Whats the best thing to use to clean my controls (pots)?
The best cleaner is made by Caig Labs. Pro Gold 100 is the best control cleaner, followed by Pro Gold 5. Spraying excessive cleaner into controls can strip out the lubrication and will sometimes cause the control to sieze. Calilube is the best spray lube for pots not slide faders.Preserve-it is another good lube for pots. When cleaning slide faders first use a control cleaner, then a lubricant. The best lube for slide faders is silicone grease. Silicone grease can be bought at the scuba store in a jar and is non toxic food grade silicone. load some into an industrial syringe and squirt it into the mechanical surfaces of the slide fader. Spraying cleaner into a slide fader (dont use relay cleaner) can lock it up! There are alot of cleaners for pots but they are not as good as the Caig Labs products they wont last as long. A small can of PG 100 is $29.00.you get what you pay for! -Michael Friedlander Never use WD-40 or anything similar. It’s a combination solvent (dissolves things) and o
