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wiggy:
Why anyone uses WD40 as a cleaning agent is beyond me. It's a lubricant and moisture repellent (in fact, the WD stands for "water displacement"). The fact that it's reacting with some parts is reason enough to drop the habit.

Anyway, take apart, scrub with toothbrush and household cleaner of choice.

Dravenae:

--- Quote from: wiggy on August 02, 2013, 06:47:36 PM ---Why anyone uses WD40 as a cleaning agent is beyond me. It's a lubricant and moisture repellent (in fact, the WD stands for "water displacement"). The fact that it's reacting with some parts is reason enough to drop the habit.

Anyway, take apart, scrub with toothbrush and household cleaner of choice.

--- End quote ---

WD40 was developed primarily for water displacement in rockets/planes, to prevent ice formations, hence all connections in the circuitry are solder-less. It took them 39 tries to get the solvent just right, and on the 40th attempt, they did so, and Water Displacement 40th Formula (WD40) was "born". The fact that WD40 can be used as a lubricant is just a by-product, which its marketing relies only heavily today.

I never specifically said to use WD40 to clean the controllers. I said use WD40 to bring back its "like new" shine (in less words), only once he has cleaned the controller with warm water, washing up liquid, and a tooth brush. The only reason why I told him not to use WD40 on PS3 controllers (or any controller that is semi-transparent) because they are made with polycarbonate plastic. If you read WD40's FaQ, it will tell you;

--- Quote ---Polycarbonate and clear polystyrene plastic are among the few surfaces on which to avoid using a petroleum-based product like WD-40.
--- End quote ---

There is another product out there that gives just as good results, but I can't remember the name off of the top of my head (will take a look for it later).

Here's a video to give you a brief idea of what I actually meant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF3S8oredDk

EDIT: Also, like Isopropyl Alcohol, WD40 is made with a solvent which has low conductivity, so using it to clean metal contacts, as suggested by the WD40 FaQ, is fine. The solvent WD40 is a petroleum based solvent.

wiggy:
ALL PS controllers are made from ABS. NONE are made from PC.

Also, why do you want them shiny? They don't come that way ???

Dravenae:

--- Quote from: wiggy on August 02, 2013, 09:42:29 PM ---Also, why do you want them shiny? They don't come that way ???

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The real question is, why don't YOU want them shiny?! ??? :o ??? ::)

It doesn't matter why I want them to have a like new shine. Its just my preference. All the consoles or controllers I have ever bought new have always had a certain shine to them.

I can't help but wonder, did you even read my entire post or look at the video I linked? If not, then well how can you have any idea of what I actually mean? ::)

Anyways, back to original topic. If you want to clean your controller use warm water, dish soap/washing up liquid, and a tooth brush. If the tracks under the buttons are dirty, use isopropyl alcohol (99%) and a cotton bud/q-tips.

wiggy:

--- Quote from: Dravenae on August 03, 2013, 02:01:38 PM ---The real question is, why don't YOU want them shiny?! ??? :o ??? ::)

It doesn't matter why I want them to have a like new shine. Its just my preference. All the consoles or controllers I have ever bought new have always had a certain shine to them.

I can't help but wonder, did you even read my entire post or look at the video I linked? If not, then well how can you have any idea of what I actually mean? ::)
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I already explained why I don't.

I did read it (strike through serves illustrate portions that aren't pertinent to my question/statement)

WD40 was developed primarily for water displacement in rockets/planes, to prevent ice formations, hence all connections in the circuitry are solder-less. It took them 39 tries to get the solvent just right, and on the 40th attempt, they did so, and Water Displacement 40th Formula (WD40) was "born". The fact that WD40 can be used as a lubricant is just a by-product, which its marketing relies only heavily today.

I never specifically said to use WD40 to clean the controllers.I said use WD40 to bring back its "like new" shine (in less words), only once he has cleaned the controller with warm water, washing up liquid, and a tooth brush. The only reason why I told him not to use WD40 on PS3 controllers (or any controller that is semi-transparent) because they are made with polycarbonate plastic. If you read WD40's FaQ, it will tell you;
Polycarbonate and clear polystyrene plastic are among the few surfaces on which to avoid using a petroleum-based product like WD-40.

There is another product out there that gives just as good results, but I can't remember the name off of the top of my head (will take a look for it later).

Here's a video to give you a brief idea of what I actually meant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF3S8oredDk

EDIT: Also, like Isopropyl Alcohol, WD40 is made with a solvent which has low conductivity, so using it to clean metal contacts, as suggested by the WD40 FaQ, is fine. The solvent WD40 is a petroleum based solvent.

I was only questioning why people use it for this application. Nothing else in that post helps to answer that question :-\

The video just shows a guy wiping down a console with WD-40 to make it shiny (which I've actually seen before). I understood your application of the product after reading the the highlighted bit of your post above. Not sure what makes you think that I still don't get what the outcome is ??? I just wonder why you want that effect. It was a legitimate question. I wasn't trying to give you a hard time.

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