TimR Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 So WD now do electrical contact, switch, potentiometer cleaner, whatever you want to call it. Available at Amazon, Halfords, Screwfix etc. Not sure if I'm late to the party. Just cleaned my amp and bass pots. Maybe there's a more suitable forum to put this in but probably crosses a few of them. https://www.wd40.com/products/contact-cleaner/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I've got a can of it. The squirty nozzle bit on the top fell off and so it squirts all over the place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 There was a recent zombie thread where someone was looking for straws... Which prompted me to search to try and fix my crackly pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Motip, 3m, Griffon, kontakt Chemi, etc,etc,etc ... It's WD that's late to the party. My favourite: Woah that pic is way larger than it needs to be, sorry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Oh yes. I've used Servisol for years - which I believe is now rebranded as Kontakt? Which means searching for Servisol won't get you the results you might be after. 🤣The problem is finding it in the shops. I have 3 cans of it - with no straws. 🤣 The thread I saw had a few people suggesting using WD-40 with others saying NEVER use WD-40. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I've used Servisol and WD-40 on my basses - no issues with either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, TimR said: ... NEVER use WD-40. unless it's contact cleaner, for cleaning contacts. Folk are so used (conditioned..?) to thinking of WD40 as a rust remover et al, it's not (yet...) in the Public Psyché to imagine that they do, now, make a contact cleaner. It's so easy, though, to reach for the wrong can; I use KF2 (I'm in France...), or Kontact. Both are very good; WD40 may well be, but my can lasts so long, I may never get to try it out. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I'd give the WD40 variant a go, but I've had the same can of Servisol for probably 20 years, and at this rate it'll outlive me. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Bassassin said: I'd give the WD40 variant a go, but I've had the same can of Servisol for probably 20 years, and at this rate it'll outlive me. I’ve got a can of own brand I bought from Tandy back in the day , I don’t use it much either 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 The stuff of nightmares since I saw this today… 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 WD-40 is a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer. It's not a switch cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, chris_b said: WD-40 is a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer. It's not a switch cleaner. Did you miss the bit in the original post, with a helpful link included, saying they've launched a WD40-branded switch cleaner? Edited December 17, 2023 by mike257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 OK, so the new WD-40 does clean switches. The old one didn't. Make sure you are using the right one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Great band. Sadly how the brothers ended up hating each other. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 5 hours ago, chris_b said: OK, so the new WD-40 does clean switches. The old one didn't. Make sure you are using the right one. They've branched out and now make a range of products, from silicone spray to brake cleaner, and still make the original water deterrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I have used the WD-40 contact cleaner for a little while. Does the job nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Bassassin said: I'd give the WD40 variant a go, but I've had the same can of Servisol for probably 20 years, and at this rate it'll outlive me. Me too. Same with my wee bottle of Dr Ducks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoBass Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 20 hours ago, TimR said: Oh yes. I've used Servisol for years - I have 3 cans of it - with no straws. 🤣 I can relate to that! Where do the little blighters go?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, MungoBass said: I can relate to that! Where do the little blighters go?!?! I bought a couple of cans of Servisol a few years ago that didn't come with straws. I emailed them and they sent me a bundle. Might be worth a try. Edited December 18, 2023 by ahpook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 16 hours ago, chris_b said: OK, so the new WD-40 does clean switches. The old one didn't. Make sure you are using the right one. It's not a new WD-40. It's a contact cleaner sold by WD-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoBass Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, ahpook said: I bought a couple of cans of Servisol a few years ago that didn't come with straws. I emailed them and they sent me a bundle. Might be worth a try. Thank you! I’ll give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Yeh, get the right one for the right job. Plenty of decent fixes out there now. Edited December 19, 2023 by la bam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) There was a can of WD-40 contact cleaner in the goody bag at the Screwfix Show last year. I don't think I've used it; I've still got a half-full Maplin one. It is one of a range of WD-40 products, but the name has tended to be a bit Hooverised to refer to the original penetrating oil. https://www.wd40.com/products/ (Back in the day, the bass guitar used to be called the The Fender Bass.) Edited December 19, 2023 by prowla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, prowla said: ... to refer to the original penetrating oil Apologies for the pedantry but "WD" actually stands for water displacement. Yes, it lubricates. Yes, people use it to try to free up rusty parts. However you'd do much better with a dedicated penetrating fluid like Plus-Gas if your nuts are seized up 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 hours ago, prowla said: (Back in the day, the bass guitar used to be called the The Fender Bass.) TBH I don't think I've ever heard a Bass Guitar being called that unless it actually had a "Fender" logo on the headstock. When I was getting into music in the early 70s the bands I liked were more likely to be be sporting bass guitars by Rickenbacker or Gibson as they were Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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