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Cleaning light sockets

By Ramakers

9 years ago


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#10 9 years ago

CLR can get off any scale but can also eat into the zinc coatings pretty quickly. Also try MetalRescue or EvapoRust to remove all the rust; they can tolerate being left in that stuff a lot longer, but not too long otherwise, as with CLR, can start to blacken. (I prefer the consistency and performance of EvapoRust a bit better but both are good)
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#42 9 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

Lately, it seems like everything at Radioshack is made of some non solderable metal......

Good not just me with some recently made stuff! I had that problem with these: (leaf switch adapters for microswitch pushbuttons to retain most of a leaf feel). I tried a 160 watt double barrel soldering iron and could not get any solder to stick for more than a little bit, even after it turned the metal dark yellow/brown. No clue what it's made of, had to switch to spade connectors.
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