Orange Amps Forum

So which do you use, oil-based or not?

Please don't name brands of spray as it won't make any sence to me living in Sweden..

I use a general switch cleaner, which from the smell is isopropyl alcohol (IPA). I'm nervous of oil based products as it tends to leave crap behind which can gunk your pot up.

<b>With Lubrication!!! Definitely... </b> [:p]

You have to use a cleaner/ lubricant. If you just use a cleaner, your pot will seize up and need to be replaced.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bclaire</i>
<br />You have to use a cleaner/ lubricant. If you just use a cleaner, your pot will seize up and need to be replaced.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
<br />
Yeah, it seems like people divide up in two. Half of them sit in your boat while the other half sits in Simons.

I read on another forum some guy said that lubricant will attract dust and stuff which will lead to that the pot will soon start to crackle all over again.

My boat sets sail to my amp or guitar tech in a case like this.






Not much help though.....sorry David.

www.StewMac.com sells the good stuff

WD40 works serious MAGIC on pots, but is this stuff ok to use? will it cause future issues?

Jon

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Satanic_Versus</i>
<br />WD40 works serious MAGIC on pots, but is this stuff ok to use? will it cause future issues?

Jon
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Definitely do NOT use WD40.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by kittenface</i>
<br />www.StewMac.com sells the good stuff
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
<br />
Thanks, but I'm not going to order a spray can from the other side of the globe. That's a little bit the reason why I wrote:

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Please don't name brands of spray as it won't make any sence to me living in Sweden..<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bclaire</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Satanic_Versus</i>
<br />WD40 works serious MAGIC on pots, but is this stuff ok to use? will it cause future issues?

Jon
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Definitely do NOT use WD40.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
+1 That is an oil based compound that contains silicone grease. It'll gunk the pots up no end. First thing i was told by an EE friend of mine.

Thanks Joker, but it seems no one of these are for pots..

Just go to your local hardware store and get "contact cleaner". I don't know if it's oil based or not, I searched and searched the can, but there's nothing on there. All I know is that when I spray my contact cleaner, whatever I sprayed appears wet for like 5 seconds, then makes whatever I sprayed feel bone dry. There is no oily residue left behind.

Yeah, ask for contact or switch cleaner at your local electronics shop. There is a difference but they do the same job pretty much.Just dont use anythin that contains silicone oil.

Sort of on topic... Where do you spray the cleaner? From the front down the shaft?