[sdiy] Caig DeoxIT

[Tom Bugs]

Hi All,

I remember people recommending Caig Deoxit sprays (or droppers etc) for 
improving old pots etc.
But reading through the main products I'm a bit confused and perhaps 
smell snake oil!

The ones I'm seeing are:
DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner which claims to be a 'superior cleaner, 
enhancer and lubricant for metal electrical connections' - so maybe 
that's not so pot orientated?

It is the DeoxIT Gold G5 spray description that sounds so hifi-buff - 
'to my ears, the effect is a reduction in smearing and background grunge 
across the whole frequency spectrum'
!!! (ok, let's not get hung up on this now.. that's not the point of my 
question)

The S5 spray sounds like it is for harsh environments - ruling that one out

And finally F5 Faderlube - now, I'm reading that this is for conductive 
plastic pots/faders... Mostly I'm dealing with carbon pots.

Oh confusion!
I actually bought a spraycan of D5 and a little tube of Faderlube last 
month for an old Powertran Delay -- I applied D5 a bit, worked it around 
and then applied a drop or two of faderlube. It certainly seemed to 
improve things, but I haven't had much of a check since then.

So - please help me cut through the jargon!
- for revitalising regular pots which would you recommend or do you 
reckon that a combination like I did before would be a good approach?
Of course, I'll probably keep a can of D5 around for things like old 
sockets, but... help me out on the pots issues ---- thanks!


Any comments appreciated!
Cheers,
Tom