Definitive list of De-Oxidizing sprays available in Canada?

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This post is somewhat related to my other post here.

As Deoxit is not readily available here in Canada and it appears that it will not ship here from sellers in the US and ones advertising it online in Can. have either a long postal shipping schedule (up to 26 days) or are sold out not to mention it being double the price ($30) for a small can.

In another thread on AK someone mentioned MG Chemicals Nutrol Control Cleaner (which is what I have been using). In Montreal you need to drive to a speciality electronic shop to get the stuff.

However I'm wondering whether or not the MG being a cleaner+lube in one does as good a job as say using a non-residual cleaner and lubricating separately?

After some searching I've only found 2 more alternatives available here:

1.Available online: Ez-Flo 45292 Electrical Contact Cleaner

2. Available in store: MotoMaster Electrical Contact Cleaner, 150-g


Firstly can anyone comment on the effectiveness of doing a two stage deox then lube vs. an all-in-one?


Secondly can anyone comment on the above mentioned chemicals or add to this list with other good alternatives? Preferably for in-store purchases.

Cheers.
 
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I'm in montreal and I buy deoxit at addtronique. They also have a spray called Contact 2000 by Alsaco that do a ok job.
 
I don't know about the one(s) in Montreal, but the Long and McQuads stores here carry it.

I forget which one exactly, but I've used MG cleaner with good results.

Also, be careful with electrical cleaner from an auto place. Some of that stuff is not suitable to electronics work.
 
KrisM said:
I don't know about the one(s) in Montreal, but the Long and McQuads stores here carry it.

I forget which one exactly, but I've used MG cleaner with good results.

Also, be careful with electrical cleaner from an auto place. Some of that stuff is not suitable to electronics work.
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Yeah, some of those cleaners will cause plastic to go soft and sticky.:yes:
 
Also, I've used the cleaner, then the cleaner/lube on a couple receivers with very good results. Then I used just the cleaner/lube spray on a couple others that were really nasty, still with really good results. I suspect that for all metal switches the cleaner only might have a bit of advantage maybe being a bit stronger, but for volume controls etc, the faderlube seems to work pretty darn good. Might be a little easier on the carbon tracks too? That D5 deoxit will really shine up some black looking copper terminals for sure. Amazing stuff.
 
Nutrol user here. It's always worked for me. I like it because it has a contact cleaner and lube all in one and I can get it locally for about $17.

Deoxit could indeed be better but it's difficult for me to justify the cost and extra effort of using two seperate products.
 
I use a variety of spray cleaners from M G Chemicals that I buy at a privately owned electronics supply store. I also use CRC electronics cleaner that I buy from the local Home Hardware store. Never seen deoxit brand products around here and when I ask about them noboby has even heard of them.
 
Some good info thanks. And thanks RenD for the local info, guess I now have an excuse to visit RDP in the future...

One of the things I noticed with using the Nu-trol all-in-one is that the lubricant does not dissipate, even in open areas, it also builds up in places and I wonder if at a certain point too much of this stuff can interfere all at with the current or board?

You may not be able to see it in the photo but the clear wire coverings at these contact points have collected the lube and are full, it totally surrounds the wire.
 

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I bought Deoxit online at Amazon when it was at a good price but I had it shipped to Point Roberts (USA) which is relatively close to where I am. I was going anyway to get a more important package so it made sense.

That's obviously not going to work for many people, and I still find the Caig products expensive so I use it less than the MG brand I buy locally.

I get that here: http://www.mainelectronics.com/mgcontcleaner.htm

Usually I use the one without lube but if the controls feel particularly coarse I am starting to use the one with lube. In fact I was working on a Sansui AU-555A that had seized tone controls that were so bad I had to to use WD40 on the shafts, and then pliers, just to get them to turn. I followed that up with the MG stuff with silicone.
 
Deoxit should be available everywhere, they recently reworked the formula to be non flammable.... hence, shipments can now "fly" .... AL
 
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