cleaning wah

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 05, 2013 6:05 pm

ive an old vox wah pedal which has seen better days, it sounds a bit crackly when using it so I was a way of cleaning it up? Or would it be better to change it for another wah and if so what would you recommend for the funky moments in life

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun May 05, 2013 6:10 pm

Just hit the pot with some switch cleaner, I have the servisol stuff you can buy from Maplins and it works wonders on guitar pots.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun May 05, 2013 6:38 pm

Yep, switch cleaner, never WD40 (unless it's one of the few - I think Fulltone - wahs that instruct you to use WD). A jet of air sometimes does the trick, too - I poke a thin drinking straw in and blow like fuck. Rather fantastically, this worked like a charm last time.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun May 05, 2013 7:30 pm

Isopropyl alcohol or an Contact cleaner , thus i trust more on Isopropyl alcohol

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 05, 2013 7:32 pm

Tried the pot cleaner but still very crackly. Will try the air trick. It's pretty old so wondered if the pot was totally shagged

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun May 05, 2013 8:43 pm

then going need open and lubricate it manual. whit cotton head stickÂ´s till remove all the crap.

if stills not work need replace

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Mon May 06, 2013 6:42 pm

Pour beer on it. Seriously though, if you have to take apart the pot to clean, I would be wary of doing that. I did that to an old 70's King Vox wah and it was very dificult to reassemble it, I should have just replaced the damn thing.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Mon May 06, 2013 8:05 pm

I use DeoxIT FaderLube, it's a contact cleaner that has a bit of lubrication built-in. Stuff cleaned with this FaderLube will never really feel the same again, but at least it will be safe to use.