Hosa F5S-H6 CAIG DeoxIT FaderLube, 5% Spray, 5 oz

The only thing I use on conductive plastic faders and slide pots. It doesn't wash out the lube or remove conductive carbon. I've been an electronics tech for 30+ years, and FaderLube has saved many a vintage stereo without having to replace all the potentiometers. Great stuff!

I started getting back into recording on my Tascam DP-32SD. I knew that record #1 knob needed to be cleaned so I always used another one. When I started to record last week all my record knobs were scratchy and needed to be cleaned. I started to look for a repair place to take my Tascam in. Actually I thought about purchasing another porta studio because every musician knows if you take your gear in to be repaired you might want to think about getting something new because of the cost. I saw a guy in a video pimping this product for his Tascam. I thought for $20 what do I have to lose. I received it today and within a few minutes my record knobs were working like new. I don't know what is in this stuff but it works great. I posted some pictures because I saw some 1 star reviews that the straw did not fit the nozzle making the product useless. As of today 6/7/2026 there was no issue for me. I also thought that it was a great idea that you can adjust the spray to Low Medium or High. A very clever idea. Try this first before you take your gear in for a cleaning. What do you have to lose? It will only cost you $20 and a Tascam, or other music repair shop, probably uses the same stuff and will charge you $300.

This little can saved me two grand! Have an old Presonus Studiolive 16:4:2 ai. The main output fader has been slowly going bad. Got to the point where volume from the unit would get soft and loud without moving the fader. Had dead spots in the fader and other spots that would be full volume. Tried using a compressor as well as some standard tuner/contact cleaner with no change. Was getting ready to purchase a new mixer. Trying to source a new fader and install it was more that I was willing to attempt. As a last resort per some google results researching fader repair I ordered this product. Used as direct and voila! I have a perfectly functioning fader.

I don't review 90% of products I buy, but I am reviewing this for a good reason: This stuff WORKS. My volume pot on my Ibanez EX370 was behaving oddly - getting in fights at school, grades dropping...okay, that was me back in the day (or century..20th, to be exact). My volume pot was cutting out and fading, notably at max volume, my favorite volume! I'm not mechanical (I'm biological) and was skeptical but hopeful. A couple of sprays of this to the inner-stuffs of my guitar (apologies for the technical jargon)...problem SOLVED. Full volume achieved. I am...blown away in the good sense. This stuff works.

Like most users I buy a lot of vintage stereo components. Not all, but most have really funky controls and the pots containing a carbon disc are the most likely to be damaged with high solvent contact cleaner. There are only a couple I use. For really dirty ones I'll use a contact cleaner, allow a couple of minutes to dry and then use this F5. For lesser issues I go directly to this. You have to really "exercise" the controls after use for best results. That means up to 40 or 50 full rotations for adequate cleaning. This F5 leave a lube coating to help prevent future funk. All those old components will never be made again, so I treat them as best I can to give them another 50 years. I won't be here, but someone will always love the vintage sound. It's expensive but I haven't found a proper substitute, so what are you going to do?

Standard stuff, overpriced but does the job. Spray is reasonably controlled.

Used on an old school vintage clock radio. The volume control made a horrid sound when used. Making the radio useless. We all know the situation. We go to turn on our favorite radio and one day SCRATCH, CRRRRRRUUUUNNNCHHHHH, STTTTTAAAAAATTTTTIC.. And, your heart sank. Knowing your old trusted friend has seen better days. Or has he? All you need do is have or gain access to the rotary mechanism inside your electronic friend, and no need to even take it apart or remove it. Just need to get behind the cover. Find the knob or slider and see where it comes together. The board material, and the metal or plastic housing for the rotary or slider? Unplug the electronic device. This stuff is very flammable. That is all you need access to. Dust off any dust in the area if any first. Have some paper towel or rags handy to help clean up. It won't be much. When using the straw make sure it is at a right angle or sticking out straight. I used a pair of pliers to make the end of the straw oval and thinner to fit into the crossfader fader slots. You do not need to spray a lot. A solid press then stop. You only need a few drops to get into the mechanics. Then rotate or slide the item being cleaning back and forth for a minute. Then if the rotary or slider started all the way to one side. Move it to the other now. Spray again. Just as before a few drops. This is water thin material in the can. And, a small amount goes and goes a long ways. Repeat the moving of the dial or slider. Doing this for a minute or two. Imagine your car is dirty, you take it to a car wash. You are in effect doing the same now for your electronic devices. And, the lube is built into this, so it is like the wax on the finish to keep it clean longer. This can be used on any rotary or slider styled electronic control. It is best to take apart the actual electronic item to get you closer to the mechanics behind the scene that are in need of help. Always unplug your device, remove batteries and such as this is a very flammable liquid. Do not use WD40. Because you are only cleaning the mechanics a little. Then leaving them raw and exposed. If your electronics get water in them then use WD40 because it is a water displacement spray. Not a lube or oil. Value for the money: My one repair tonight paid for this can and more. My new Mini Innofader Plus came 100% ready to use as is. After using this on it the movement improved 100% more. If you own anything electronic with rotary or slider controls, then do yourself a huge favor and get a can of this. Become your neighborhood electronic hero with this. Or, just to save yourself a fortune in repairs or worse replacements. How I discovered this product - The InnoFader I bought years ago had a tiny cute tube of DeOxIt redish color in it, I honestly didn't even notice it until my first InnoFader was having issues. I cleaned the years of dust and such out of it. Still goofing up. Went online and read about DeOxIt and wished I had some. Out of frustration I pulled out the InnoFader box, it is very small so I kept it with my DDJ SX2 original crossfader in it, and that was when I noticed that cute tiny tube of DeOxIt. I used 3 drops and the 99% of the issues solved. The movement felt like a hot knife through melted butter. Smooth! I had unfortunately handled the InnoFader in a manner that caused it to eventually skip or jump around as it went to the left or right 100%. As it would close or turn the sound to the left or right off. It would occasionally jump towards the middle open. I did check curve settings and made sure I was not in CUT mode. The curve setting dial was half way. Mechanically I must have pulled the lever towards me, causing the carriage to fail partially.

I bought this to fix controller drift on a Quest 3 controller. It worked perfectly. I've done used it on an X-Box controller and on a Quest 2 controller with similarly impressive results. Simply remove the power from the controller. Spray this in at the base of the stick and then dance that controller stick around for a few. It's very important to let it sit and dry after that. Most likely one round of this will cure stick drift. I did have to do it twice on the older Quest 2 controller though.

This product works really well but it isn't cheap. However it can save you from having to track down obsolete components , or waste time trying to find compatible components

Combiné avec Deoxit D5, très efficace pour redonner vie à vos potentiomètres qui crachotent. Produit cher mais résultat incomparable. Référence chez les pros du repair.

Pues no sirvió para mis joysticks

Produit très efficace. Réglage du spray efficace aussi. Un produit inévitable dans la restauration de votre matériel électronique (HIFI, électroménagé...). Je le recommande.

Goede kwaliteit contactspray, ideaal voor het reinigen en smeren van faders en potentiometers. Werkt nauwkeurig dankzij de applicator en laat geen storende resten achter. Merkbaar soepeler en stiller resultaat na gebruik. Zeker aan te raden voor audio-apparatuur.