Vintage Gear question
Hey fellow enthusiasts.
I have a vintage pedal I bought back in the mists of time.
I hooked it up last night and it works but the pots are a little scratchy.
Is it considered bad-form to go thru it and clean all that?
Does it adversely affect the price I might get for it?
Would it matter to you if it had been cleaned?
I have a vintage pedal I bought back in the mists of time.
I hooked it up last night and it works but the pots are a little scratchy.
Is it considered bad-form to go thru it and clean all that?
Does it adversely affect the price I might get for it?
Would it matter to you if it had been cleaned?
Nah man. If you can then open up the pots and blow out all the shit and then give them a bit of Vaseline and put them back together. As long as they haven’t corroded you’re good to go.Dabbler wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Hey fellow enthusiasts.
I have a vintage pedal I bought back in the mists of time.
I hooked it up last night and it works but the pots are a little scratchy.
Is it considered bad-form to go thru it and clean all that?
Does it adversely affect the price I might get for it?
Would it matter to you if it had been cleaned?
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just a quick spray of some WD40 on the pot and a few twists should get you back up and running. learned that little tip at the recording studio I interned at back in the 90s. very handy.Dabbler wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Hey fellow enthusiasts.
I have a vintage pedal I bought back in the mists of time.
I hooked it up last night and it works but the pots are a little scratchy.
Is it considered bad-form to go thru it and clean all that?
Does it adversely affect the price I might get for it?
Would it matter to you if it had been cleaned?
WD40 corrodes them man. I’d get some sort of contact spray without oil.guitfnky wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020just a quick spray of some WD40 on the pot and a few twists should get you back up and running. learned that little tip at the recording studio I interned at back in the 90s. very handy.Dabbler wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Hey fellow enthusiasts.
I have a vintage pedal I bought back in the mists of time.
I hooked it up last night and it works but the pots are a little scratchy.
Is it considered bad-form to go thru it and clean all that?
Does it adversely affect the price I might get for it?
Would it matter to you if it had been cleaned?
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All I’m saying is WD40 works in the short term but it gunks them up. You’re better with an electrical spray that breaks down all the shit and then evaporates. I lost a vintage Wah to WD40.
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it was literally made to prevent corrosion.
I highly doubt your wah was destroyed by the WD40. there was almost certainly something else going on there.
Sure. Probably. WD40s main use is for displacing water as far as I understand it. Putting oil into a pot which is already gunked up with shit will help in the short term but as said, it's oil. The WD40 evaporates but it leaves a residue which binds grit and dust so the pot will just end up worse. That's why I'd use a spray which dissolves all the dust and dirt and then evaporates and is designed for the purpose of cleaning pots. That's just me though. I'm not taking any chances
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yep, to each their own. never had a problem with it, and definitely never seen it gum anything up, but obviously go with what you’re comfortable with.MrFigg wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Sure. Probably. WD40s main use is for displacing water as far as I understand it. Putting oil into a pot which is already gunked up with shit will help in the short term but as said, it's oil. That's why Id use a spray which dissolves all the dust and dirt and then evaporates. That's just me though. I'm not taking any chances
I will admit that it works wonders on creaky door hinges :)guitfnky wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020yep, to each their own. never had a problem with it, and definitely never seen it gum anything up, but obviously go with what you’re comfortable with.MrFigg wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020
Sure. Probably. WD40s main use is for displacing water as far as I understand it. Putting oil into a pot which is already gunked up with shit will help in the short term but as said, it's oil. That's why Id use a spray which dissolves all the dust and dirt and then evaporates. That's just me though. I'm not taking any chances
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Thanks.
I would not open them but I'd spray Deoxt in them if I could borrow some from someone.
Everything I've ever heard about WD40 on studio gear is yea, it works but then attracts more dust/gunk than it would have done before treatment. No studio I've ever worked for or at would use it for dirty pots, especially as there are far better solutions specifically designed for the job such as Deoxit:
https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/amp ... eaner.html
https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/amp ... eaner.html
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Yep. Exactly that. Also, guitar fretboards should not be cleaned using furniture polish. They really should tell this stuff to kids in school.selig wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Everything I've ever heard about WD40 on studio gear is yea, it works but then attracts more dust/gunk than it would have done before treatment. No studio I've ever worked for or at would use it for dirty pots, especially as there are far better solutions specifically designed for the job such as Deoxit:
https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/amp ... eaner.html
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wait, so we’re saying WD40 attracts dust, but recommend putting <checks notes> Vaseline on your pots?
uhh...how’s that work?
uhh...how’s that work?
Here...read this.
https://askanydifference.com/difference ... -vaseline/
Vaseline is grease. You use it to lubricate the pots and prevent corrosion.
Again...open 'em up, blow out the shit, apply a little contact spray, grease 'em with vaseline and close them up again. Just like new.
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huh? it doesn't say anything about how Vaseline doesn't attract dust, or about WD40. not sure what I'm supposed to take away from this?MrFigg wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Here...read this.
https://askanydifference.com/difference ... -vaseline/
Vaseline is grease. You use it to lubricate the pots and prevent corrosion.
Again...open 'em up, blow out the shit, apply a little contact spray, grease 'em with vaseline and close them up again. Just like new.
Just use WD40 thenguitfnky wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020huh? it doesn't say anything about how Vaseline doesn't attract dust, or about WD40. not sure what I'm supposed to take away from this?MrFigg wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020
Here...read this.
https://askanydifference.com/difference ... -vaseline/
Vaseline is grease. You use it to lubricate the pots and prevent corrosion.
Again...open 'em up, blow out the shit, apply a little contact spray, grease 'em with vaseline and close them up again. Just like new.
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I'd love to see some actual science behind this claim, because as far as I can tell, this WD40 attracts dirt thing is an old wive's tale, and it doesn't look like there's much more than opinion out there in google land saying one thing or another. never had a problem with it collecting dust, as long as you wipe up any excess, which of course you should do no matter what you're using to clean your pots--and I kind of thought that was a given, but--maybe not?
Just use it then .guitfnky wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020I'd love to see some actual science behind this claim, because as far as I can tell, this WD40 attracts dirt thing is an old wive's tale, and it doesn't look like there's much more than opinion out there in google land saying one thing or another. never had a problem with it collecting dust, as long as you wipe up any excess, which of course you should do no matter what you're using to clean your pots--and I kind of thought that was a given, but--maybe not?
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it's just a general statement. I thought my opinion was already pretty clear.MrFigg wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020Just use it then .guitfnky wrote: ↑27 Oct 2020I'd love to see some actual science behind this claim, because as far as I can tell, this WD40 attracts dirt thing is an old wive's tale, and it doesn't look like there's much more than opinion out there in google land saying one thing or another. never had a problem with it collecting dust, as long as you wipe up any excess, which of course you should do no matter what you're using to clean your pots--and I kind of thought that was a given, but--maybe not?
I can only advise you man. Don't use WD40 on pots. My next door neighbour builds everything from amps to compressors. He renovates vintage amps and he uses the method I've outlined to save original pots. WD40 drives out water (WD=Water Displacement). It breaks down the dust and grime and works in the short term. It also however breaks down any lubricant and leaves an oil residue which in turn binds grime. That's why you should use an electrical contact spray without oil. WD40 does not conduct electricity. Contact spray does. If you need a lubricant then Vaseline is good as it also conducts electricity and also protects against corrosion. All that said, if you want to use WD40 then sure...I wouldn't.
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