A good cleaner for pots?

Mark Herrick · Post by **Mark Herrick** » 23 Feb 2001 4:19 pm

What is a good cleaner to use on the pots of a Nashville 400? I have an older model that sounds like it could use a squirt or two.

I was told to be careful which cleaner I used, depending on whether the pots are wire wound or carbon.

Any advice?

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 23 Feb 2001 4:31 pm

Mark, John LeMay, who works on Peavey amps reccommended De-oxit D-5. It is a bit more $ than most but it really works good. I've used it on everything. Dave

Wayne Wallett · Post by **Wayne Wallett** » 23 Feb 2001 4:44 pm

Good advice on the Deoxit D5. Keep it around the studio all the time. Bought Webb amp and all the pots were scratchy, hit each one with deoxit and have had no problems going on 4 years now. Made by company called CAIG........great stuff, comes in aerosol can for about $12-$14 but well worth it.
Wayne-bob

Mark Herrick · Post by **Mark Herrick** » 23 Feb 2001 6:43 pm

That's what I was looking for.

Thanks!

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 24 Feb 2001 3:50 am

I know MARS music carries it and I think Sam Ash does too. Probably some of the other music stores also carry it. I think it's about $10 or $12 for a relatively small spray can. But all electronic chemical sprays went up in price about 7 or 8 years ago because of the propellent in them and EPA.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 24 Feb 2001 9:23 am

Believe it or not. Quite a few years back
when I bought a Goodrich volume pedal and had it for a while, it developed a couple of little irritating scratches [my place gets
real dusty, real quick].

So I started re-reading the literature that came with the volume pedal, and Goodrich
says the way to eliminate 'scratching'
was simply to go up and down [or low to high]
about 50-60 times....back and forth, back and forth.......and this should take care of it.
And it did. They may have recommended, also,
NOT using a lubricant on the pot [I'm not 100% on this point, tho].

chipsahoy

Tommy Mark · Post by **Tommy Mark** » 24 Feb 2001 9:32 am

You can also use brake clean found in any auto supply store.It is the same as the electrical cleaner- and half the price.

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Feb 2001 10:44 am

Careful with the brake-clean! A friend used some (made by CRC) on one of my pedals, and it took the finish off!!! This is NOT a friendly product for plastic or painted surfaces.

Ron Whitworth · Post by **Ron Whitworth** » 24 Feb 2001 10:57 am

Just to let anyone know that Scotty's in St. Louis carries the Deoxit products..I recently got a small spray can from him for $10+s&h ...Ron

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 25 Feb 2001 6:48 pm

KRYLON (yes paints) makes a good a spray that is a cleaner and also provides a small amount of lubricant when finished degreasing. It comes in a red/white & black can. Good Stuff!

Ricky Littleton · Post by **Ricky Littleton** » 26 Feb 2001 1:33 pm

I use Powr-Wash by Chemtronics in my shop to clean pots. kinda expensive, but is by far the best I've used.

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