How to apply Deoxit & Progold

[adirondackdestroyer]

I purchased some Deoxit and some Progold from Fenix-store.com which both came in a very small tube similar to how Super Glue is packaged.

How and where should I be applying this to my lights (P3D in particular)? I'm under the impression that I should be applying it to the contact on the head of the light and to the tip of the spring on the tailcap, but how should I apply it?

Thanks

 

[kitelights]

Think of Deoxit as your heavy duty cleaner for oxidation. Apply it to all electrical path contact points that you can and then wipe it off. The Deoxit loosens or disolves the oxidation and dirt, but you must wipe it to remove it. If it is particularly dirty (black residue on your cloth) then do it again until it is clean. It also lubricates and protects, but not as well as ProGold.

ProGold will also clean and deoxidize, but not as well as Deoxit, but it will do a better job of protecting against oxidation. I find that its ability to lubricate is far better than I originally thought.

I've got a couple of lights that I use constantly that has no other lube than ProGold and it performs very well for me. I'm hesitant to recommend it only because I don't know what effect it might have on O rings. So far it's been great on my CR2 Ion and a couple of ARC AAAs.

I usually use both the Deoxit first and then the ProGold.

 

[lebox97]

the new stuff does both at same time (cleans and protects) in one solution...

http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.292/.f

 

[Power Me Up]

the new stuff does both at same time (cleans and protects) in one solution...

http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.292/.f

I think that they've just changed the name. According to the page you've linked to, they still recommend using it after applying DeoxIT.

 

[uh1c]

"If the surface looks clean, applying DeoxIT contact cleaner first is usually not necessary." from the site above.
YMMV

 

[LuxLuthor]

Best to look at their PDF resources and proper use at their website here.

 

[asdalton]

I think that they've just changed the name. According to the page you've linked to, they still recommend using it after applying DeoxIT.

Yup. What used to be called ProGold is now called DeoxIt Gold.

 

[jayflash]

My bottle of ProGold is 100% rather than 0.5% active ingredients as is DeoxitGold. If I understand the info correctly.

 

[lebox97]

there's 5% and 100% solution of Deoxit Gold - just depends on the applicator (spray or bottle etc) -
stick with the 100%,
a small bottle/container of 100% solution should last for YEARS :thumbsup:

http://store.caig.com/s.nl;jsessionid=ac112b801f436a4762922e924a64892afe57a69173c1.e3eTaxiPc3mTe34Pa38Ta38Pch50?it=A&id=1542&sc=2&category=292
or
http://store.caig.com/s.nl;jsession...4Pa38Ta38Pch50?it=A&id=1609&sc=2&category=292

My bottle of ProGold is 100% rather than 0.5% active ingredients as is DeoxitGold. If I understand the info correctly.

 

[gilson65]

ive got the deoxit red which i know you wipe off. When using deoxit gold do you wipe it off its in the bottle with small brush i use on contacts and threads on the head area of my eagletac sx25a6 and then use lube on the o rings and tailcap thread. Is that the correct application for use on the sx25a6.Thats what i make out in the manual. thanks tony

 

[Sub_Umbra]

I usually apply mine by putting it on a small cotton jersey patch held by a pair of cross-locking tweezers. For really deep or tight applications I put a drop directly on the tip of a six inch hat pin.

 

[gilson65]

I usually apply mine by putting it on a small cotton jersey patch held by a pair of cross-locking tweezers. For really deep or tight applications I put a drop directly on the tip of a six inch hat pin.

thats the gold i presume do you wipe it off or leave it on ?

 

[Sub_Umbra]

I wipe them both off after a couple of minutes.

 

[gilson65]

I wipe them both off after a couple of minutes.

thanks for your reply Sub_Umbra

 

[Sub_Umbra]

Only slightly OT.

Life in the subtropics...

Coincidentally, yesterday I awoke, and couldn't switch on my phone, which I hadn't switched off. I couldn't boot it and it wouldn't even go into a basic charge mode when plugged in. I had 3.79v on the battery so that wasn't it. Before slipping the SIM into an identical spare phone I have for just that purpose I pulled out the Deoxit and Progold.

I used the pens because while the contacts are small they are easy to reach. First I tested the pens by making marks with them on a piece of paper so I knew that they were still dispensing product. (The pens may be refilled with the liquids, if necessary.) I hit all the contacts on the phone and battery with the Deoxit and patiently waited two minutes. Then I wiped them down with a Q-tip and repeated the exact process with Progold on all of the contacts, this time wiping it off with the clean half of the Q-tip.

Then the phone booted right up. Good products. Yet something else cool I was turned onto at cpf.

Anyone who relies on a cell phone for emergencies while camping and the like should consider implementing a schedule of contact cleaning so as not to be caught short at a bad time.