Cleaner for volume control

Google "wd 40 contact cleaner" and you will find a lot of reasons NOT to use it. I'm not saying they are all valid but if even one of them is it shouldn't be used. I say get some good contact cleaner, why take the chance?

Among the reasons I found:

WD-40 will conduct electricity

WD40 is nothing but a degreaser, does not remove grime and such

WD-40 is a bad idea on contacts that might spark. The residue is flammable

WD-40 leaves a sticky residue that can attract dust.

Initially, you will find the crackly noise vanishes, but the oil then attracts dust, and starts to thicken up. You can't clean it out, it also sprays everywhere making the inside of the device a real mess.

WD 40 will attack some plastics

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Kirkus, thanks for the benefit of your experience. I'll follow your lead on pot cleaning.

Thanks to all, I'll go with the Caig Fader Lube & report results.

Caig Deoxit worked wonderfully on the volume contols of my venerable MFA Luminescence Pre-amp and the tube bias switches on my MFA mono amps. They've been out of service for a number of years. Volume controls were noisy. Amp power tube biasing was impossible due to poor contact.

Judicious application of Caig did the trick.

I also "worked" the knobs and switches repeatedly which helped the Caig do its job.

And, finally, I treated the tube pins and sockets with Deoxit Gold after Deoxit.

Highly recommended.

WD-40? on contacts?

I'd as soon do that as use Armor All on a record.
HEY, I DID use Armor All on a record! ONCE. 30 yrs ago.
Absolutely NO surface noise, a ruined stylus (gunk) and a new replacement disk.