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POT clean OR repair?
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07-24-2020, 08:34 AM
If you have an ultrasonic cleaner, get some Miicro-90. I was able to rejuvenate an one-off switch and pot combination from dark, heavy tarnish to bright brass and copper, making the part fully functional.

Otherwise, deoxit or 5% oleic acid in solvent should restore it.
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POT clean OR repair? - by ODPILOT - 07-23-2020, 10:51 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by RodB - 07-23-2020, 01:50 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2020, 01:55 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 07:32 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by RodB - 07-23-2020, 09:15 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by rfeenstra - 07-23-2020, 09:15 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 10:22 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 10:24 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Kestas - 07-24-2020, 08:34 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by 462ron - 07-24-2020, 08:57 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Eliot Ness - 07-24-2020, 12:41 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-24-2020, 12:55 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by 462ron - 07-24-2020, 04:10 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Eliot Ness - 07-24-2020, 07:13 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Paul Philco322 - 07-24-2020, 08:02 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-24-2020, 09:18 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Phlogiston - 07-24-2020, 10:51 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Stall-U-Rated - 07-24-2020, 11:09 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-25-2020, 06:11 PM



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