Friday, July 31, 2015

The benevolent cleaner

Finally, something to put this issue to rest- Is WD-40 suitable for curing stuck pots/ cleaning the guitar's electronic contacts?

The malignant WD-40 that we know is the blue/ yellow can that lazy techs resort to when cleaning dirty contacts. Personally, I had negative experiences with that version but now we have the appropriate WD-40 for our guitar needs.This one is especially for contact cleaning so it won't treat your pots & switches like dead industrial parts that need to be dealt with. It's available at hardware stores for $15+/- & it's on my to-buy list.

1 comment:

Charles Trantham said...

WD-40 Specialist Electronic Contact Cleaner Spray, featuring patented Smart Straw® technology, blasts away oil, dirt, flux residue and condensation from sensitive electronics and electrical equipment with pinpoint precision. It dries quickly, leave no residue and removes more soil than leading competitors, making it the best at cleaning electrical contacts. Safe to use and 50-state VOC compliant, it's ideal for use on printed circuit boards, controls, switches, precision instruments and electric panels.