Dave928S

Yes, if the issue is just minor corrosion of the contacts there should be no need to rip things apart, as long as you can get the spray to the areas where the contacts make and break.

If the problem is a physical failure or wearing out of components or contacts, the magic wand won't work.

danglerb

Not a suggestion, more a question, one of the guys on the other forum used CLR and it "seemed" from the pictures to work, leaving the brass nice and shiny. I recall something used to neutralize, followed by distilled water rinse.

Vinegar is used by some of the flashlight guys to clean up corrosion, followed by baking soda and water rinse.

gunboot

You guys have sold it to me my passenger seat is sometimes slow to move, had to order it from ebay not so readily available in the UK!

Dave928S

Your passenger seat being slow to move may not necessarily be electrical contacts. Good chance it could be old gritty dried out grease slowing the mechanism. You'll be amazed what just removing all the crappy old grease and re-lubrication will do. Check that first ... although getting all your electrical contacts and earths in order is still a good idea.

I've also heard CLR is good for corrosion removal, and I'd think that baking soda and water rinse would be the neutraliser, considering it's listed as corrosive and therefore likely to be acidic. They don't list their 'magic' ingredients on the container I have.

Vinegar and baking soda work individually and together, from personal experience, as per my previous post # 44.

gunboot

I agree it could probably do with a tidy up but you have to wiggle the switches to get it to start moving so maybe this stuff will help.

Fnic99

Stan, thanks for the tip. The can arrived yesterday and I used it this morning to clean the grounds at the back of the motor. The corrosion came right off and the metal turned gold. I left it on for a few minutes before tightened the bolt down. The car has never run this good before. Well worth $15.

Bertrand Daoust

Found a place that sell Deoxit products here in Ottawa.
Bought two cans.
I'll try it soon.

martinss

You can usually get ingredients for the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) that manufacturers are required to make available in several jurisdictions. CLR is actually a brand name for many different products:

http://www.jelmar.com/MSDS.htm

In the case of the 'classic' CLR the ingredients are:

Component CAS# OSHA HAZARD % by Weight
1. Lactic Acid 79-33-4 YES 12.00-18.00
2. Lauramine Oxide 1643-20-5 YES 1.50-3.25

Personally I would not use it to clean electric contacts.

Gonzotiki_666

Would a few shots of this stuff help my alternator? It's grimy from lord knows how many years of ATF ooze from the power steering lines dripping on it.

Mrmerlin

I would suggest that you get a few cans of brake cleaner and also electric spray cleaner
remove the alternator from the engine,
and clean the outside with brake cleaner stay away from the bearings,
then take it apart and use the elex cleaner to clean the inside,
inspect the alt for wear and the bearings and the brushes

robot808

Stan, thank you so much!
I had a very lazy sunroof. It got to the point where I had to help it along by hand. I was just about to take it apart when I thought I'd give Deoxit a try, since it worked for you.
Two drops on the sunroof switch and it works like new.
It's amazing.
I'm gonna put that $h!+ on everything!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

MainePorsche

Yep.
But it everywhere.
14 pin connector, jump post, front point for lights on the left, EVERY GROUND POINT, CE panel front and back -> every fuse contact, every socket contact, every relay contact, your battery terminals (after you install the vents !), every harness connector you can get your hands on, the dimmer rheostat for brighter lights, MAF connectors, starter contacts, etc...

Add: Clean off the grime first.