WD40 considered a contact spray?

[DesertRose]

Hi all

I'm not really sure where to put this thread, but since its related to helping with the rust and oxidation of amps and pedals...

Is WD40 considered a contact spray?
Will you use it to remove oxidation or something?
I have some pedals giving some signs of rattling sounds, some told me to use contact spray.
Just needed a reference at least

Thanks guys

 

[marvar]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

WD40 is NOT contact spray-
It has kerosene in it- do not use it for electronics !! the residue does not evaporate. You can use it on metal to remove oxidation, but it will not be good for cleaning pots, jacks, electronics, etc.
Go to Radio Shack and ask for contact cleaner or TV tuner cleaner.

 

[DesertRose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Thanks bro

Any brand to recommend?
I don't have radio shack located here.

Probably if you could give me some brand names I could do a search at the hardware shops.

thanks

 

[J Moose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

In the states we can go to radio shack and get a can of Caig ProGold and/or Deoxit for a few bucks. Pretty much industry standard...

http://www.caig.com/

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

You want something labeled as being an Electrical Contact/Control Cleaner and Lubricant.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Elec...&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=

 

[DesertRose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Ok thanks alot guys

will check it up

 

[Sludgenutz]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

In the states we can go to radio shack and get a can of Caig ProGold and/or Deoxit for a few bucks. Pretty much industry standard...

http://www.caig.com/

Yup. I like CAIG's Faderlube F5. It is formulated for metal contact point/carbon disc (pots) applications. I just sprayed some between my fingertips, and there is a silicony component to the product. I washed my hands, and I can still feel the dry silicone working as a lube.

This is more of a specialty product, and available online, rather than off the shelf.

 

[KoreanGuitarMan]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

WD-40 is good at water displacement and cleaning greasy parts. It shouldn't be used on electronics and it's not a good lubricant despite what the commonly held belief is.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Just thought I'd throw this out there.

WD-40 is the trademark name of a widely-available water-displacing spray developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company, San Diego, California. It was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion, and later was found to have numerous household uses.

WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement - 40th Attempt". Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion, by displacing the standing water that causes it. In the process, he arrived at a successful formula on his 40th attempt. WD-40 is primarily composed of various hydrocarbons.

WD-40 was first used by Convair to protect the outer skin of the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion.[1][2] The product first became commercially available on store shelves in San Diego in 1958

 

[eschoendorff]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

WD-40 is good at water displacement and cleaning greasy parts. It shouldn't be used on electronics and it's not a good lubricant despite what the commonly held belief is.

This!!!!!!!!!

 

[Binnerscot]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Just a note that you can get contact cleaner with and without lubrication in it.

 

[DesertRose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Hi guys

thanks for the the valuable input.
I'm not really very conversant with this contact spray because there are so many around.

I found this brand "Narita" used as a contact spray for video and cassette head cleaning.
The shop guy told me it can be used for precision toolings as well.

Any comments? should I give it a shot? Maybe some of you had seen this before

 

[karpathion]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

hi all

i'm not really sure where to put this thread, but since its related to helping with the rust and oxidation of amps and pedals...

Is wd40 considered a contact spray?
Will you use it to remove oxidation or something?
I have some pedals giving some signs of rattling sounds, some told me to use contact spray.
Just needed a reference at least

thanks guys

nooooooooo!!!!

 

[DesertRose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Ok got it

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Hi guys

thanks for the the valuable input.
I'm not really very conversant with this contact spray because there are so many around.

I found this brand "Narita" used as a contact spray for video and cassette head cleaning.
The shop guy told me it can be used for precision toolings as well.

Any comments? should I give it a shot? Maybe some of you had seen this before

No, because it's alcohol-based to clean particulates from video heads. What you need is contact cleaner AND lubricant in one.

And another interesting point about WD40 - a certain hush-hush military airplane is coated in it to help with its "stealthyness".
They apply it from buckets, with mops.

 

[j9fd3s]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

WD-40 was first used by Convair to protect the outer skin of the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion.[1][2] The product first became commercially available on store shelves in San Diego in 1958

beat me to it! WD40 is great if you're trying to keep your atlas missile from rusting, but its not a lubricant, and not a cleaner...

mike

 

[Sludgenutz]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Don't buy it! Even though it will likely clean contacts without damage, head cleaning agents are not going to have ANY lubricant in them. This product will dry up, and leave zero residue. Any lubricants that gets onto the surface of the spinning video head is likely gonna snag the video tape, and wrap it around the video heads half a dozen times.

off topic: This product is even suspect for it's labelled purpose! Nobody in their right mind is going to aerosol blast the video heads with the hope of getting them clean. A blast of that will blast the grease inside a vcr mech all over the place.

A proper head cleaning chemical will come from a bottle, not a "wishful thinking" aerosol can.

 

[Sludgenutz]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Off topc: WD-40 is crap as stated as a lube. I used to work in a warehouse with lots of running coveyor belts. When a bearing would scream, it was hard to tell which roller was the bad one. So, we used to spray WD-40 on the row of them. If the WD-40 evaporated into a cloud, we knew we found the hot/bad bearing!

 

[DesertRose]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Hi guys

I found this to be the only one shipping sprays international.

Any comments??

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/2-Blow-Off-3...lectrical_Equipment_Tools&hash=item58887d56a3

By the way, sorry for being a noob, but is there any sequence in doing this?
Like spraying for 3sec, wait for 5mins to dry or something..
Test it and see if the cracking sound is still there. (if yes then spray for another 3sec) ... etc

 

[ginormous]

Re: WD40 considered a contact spray?

Use the straw, to get inside the potentiometer [volume/tone control] or switch contact area. Give it a small spray (a second or so) and immediately work the control back and forth from beginning to end. Don't wait 5 minutes, it will dry in seconds on its' own.