Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) I'd been planning to replace the original mini pots & switch in my '97 CIJ 1972 reissue telecaster thinline guitar as they crackled badly and randomly cut the signal making the guitar unusable plugged in. Before ordering all the bits & bobs to make a new harness, I thought it might be worthwhile to attempt to clean the pots & switch so I ordered a can of WD40 'specialist fast drying contact cleaner' (not the same as regular WD40) from amazon. It comes with a funky straw attachment to direct the spray into the pots. I wasn't sure whether to expect a big improvement, but after a quick squirt and rolling each pot & the switch back & forth a few times, there's now absolutely no crackle so I won't be needing to get the soldering kit out. Pretty good stuff for a fiver. Edited August 7, 2018 by Jean-Luc Pickguard typos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Didn't know they made such a product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Yeah - they brought out a range of 'specialist' products. I saw them in my local (to work) RS Trade Counter. I'd still opt for Caig DeOxit products tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I bought a can of Servisol about 10 years ago. I reckon it'll see me out. (Likewise the bottle of Ax Wax...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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