button cleaning 101 (with magnet)
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The 3rd magnet when you remove the botton head is reversed compared to the other 2,so that is why you got a return action on it;
It might get ejected when you remove the head,so be carefull.
that is the bulk of it
Oh yeah,use contact cleaner,no lube or the top magnet might just stick and your botton wont work.
Perhaps silicone spray,I use DeoxIT gold and it stuck for a lil while but eventually started working.
It might get ejected when you remove the head,so be carefull.
that is the bulk of it
Oh yeah,use contact cleaner,no lube or the top magnet might just stick and your botton wont work.
Perhaps silicone spray,I use DeoxIT gold and it stuck for a lil while but eventually started working.
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Well. I did my first FULL breakdown and clean / lube and put it all back together. Not only did it work
it worked even better. my wife came in with all the parts on the counter my toothbrush and hot soapy water. 
She told me that I would never get all back together....hehe...I showed her
it worked even better. my wife came in with all the parts on the counter my toothbrush and hot soapy water. She told me that I would never get all back together....hehe...I showed her
Be careful, you'll go blind. From the bright shine of course, what were you thinking???
Well just as bad as me posting about polishing my tube
How does the stinking thing come off? Just screws as one piece through the hole in the bottom tube?
Ok. New button will go on new tube coming next week 
. Have run out of patience today maybe will try again another day.
. Have run out of patience today maybe will try again another day.
The only bad part of the videos is those big ... pliers he uses. DO_NOT_USE_PLIERSOk. New button will go on new tube coming next week
I've got some pics around here somewhere I'll find and upload that will show you how to take a switch apart w/o damaging it.
Later.....
I do have one of my stainless buttons that tend to stick (locking ring against star washer) and in order to lock the switch I got to try and retry several times or break out the pliers;I might have to file the star washer some
Yep, unscrew it from the tube. If it's really dirty and stuck, spray with some penetrating oil.....let it set for a while and then unscrew it.
After you get the switch off, clean it really good with denatured alcohol....then:
Use a small amount of JB Quik and attach an old carto or atomizer to the button....let set for about 30 min. Take a flat head screw and do the same for the plunger
After about an hour it's set enough to hold.....so unscrew the top from the plunger
Since you don't give the JBQ time enough to fully cure, work back and forth and the two button pieces will detact from the tube and screw head. If the button is hard to remove from the tube, gently squeeze the tube with pliers to deform it and the button will drop off.
Peel off any JBQ residue with your fingernail or a plastic coffee stir stick
Once it's clean, reassemble and tighten everything up with your hands. Hand tight is good for GG parts.
I use polident tablets for cleaning. Dissasemble it as far as possible, drop the parts and a tablet in a cup, and water and wait 10 minutes, then polish with a toothbrush
Do you all take the buttons off when you do normal GG cleaning/polish? Excellent demonstration Para, thank you.
how did you thought of that Para 
Exellent thought buddy. You know how much I like you do you?!
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