Slide controls hard to move after contact cleaning

[JustMike]

You can easily find the ingredients in Deoxit and most any commercially sold chemical by looking for the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet). Its required by law.
Its 75% Petroleum naphtha and 20% Isobutane propane. The rest is inert ingredients.

There you go: Petroleum Naphtha. Much the same as WD40
Thanks for that

 

[88Z52]

You're welcome....

http://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/sds/mup/wd-40-multi-use-product-aerosol-sds-us-ghs-7-20-14.pdf

 

[laatsch55]

Works on fishin lures too...

 

[laatsch55]

What is an 88Z52??

 

[NavLinear]

What I've got is D5 which seems to be the 5% solution. So I guess I should have been using D100 for better cleaning effect?

I'll skip a charity event on Sunday that wants $25 to participate and pop for a can of Fader Lube instead. Maybe that will improve the slide's action and they're still clean from the Nutrol spray I've already applied. If' not, I'll use the DeOxit D5 then re-apply the Fader Lube. I can only afford one can of something so D100 will have to wait.

D5 should be able to clean and flush the sliders and the Fader Lube will lubricate them. From my experience with sliders I've found most have a lubricant that was factory applied to facilitate the movement and give the switches a longer life. Over time the lube dries up and can get contaminated so cleaning and a lube job may be necessary.

Spray a shot or two of D5 into the slider and then actuate the sliders carefully through their full motion - I've heard 50 (or more) times of full movement as being the magic number. Let the D5 completely dry and if necessary do this another time or two - it depends on how contaminated the sliders are. After the sliders have dried and you feel confident that they are working properly spray a shot of Fader Lube and move them back and forth a few times. It they feel smooth and you don't hear any issues while moving the sliders than you may be done. If not repeat.

Arkay over at AK has a decent write on using Deoxit.

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207005

 

[fitz43]

Works on fishin lures too...

I thought you were a fly guy.....

I've seen wd40 used to clean stainless steel elevator interiors before people move into hi-rises.

 

[fitz43]

I use LPS products for lubrication jobs. LPS 1 mostly. (door locks, hinges, etc,) I don't use it on slide pots. MG chemicals contact cleaner and D5. From the back of the LPS 1 can - The greaseless lubricant that penetrates quickly, displaces moisture, and will not attract dust or dirt.

http://www.lpslabs.com/product-details/560

 

[laatsch55]

I thought you were a fly guy.....

I've seen wd40 used to clean stainless steel elevator interiors before people move into hi-rises.

I am, but still throw some hardware once in awhile...

 

[stuwee]

Caution advised: some products can cause distress in plastic parts...IE: Do not use deoxit on Marantz switches/knobs/sliders. there might be more, check specialist websites for your unit.

 

[88Z52]

What is an 88Z52??

1988 Z52 Corvette. What is a "Backass Woof"?

 

[laatsch55]

Backass woof is where you have one of your cornerhorn bass bins out of phase with the other......it really helps if they are in phase....