06-20-2019, 09:28 PM
20-odd years ago, I had a "switch problem" on my BMW (I've owned it 26 years). I took the switch apart, cleaned the corroded contact, then liberally daubed Vaseline all round the moving parts, of this switch and the other one. I have never had a single problem with the switchgear on the Beemer ever since, despite reading about others' woes.
When I recently swapped handlebars on the CB and had to take off the switches, it crossed my mind to do the same, but something held me back. I thought I'd do a trawl of what others think before I go ahead. There are so many products around nowadays that might be better. For instance, I'm a great fan of silicon grease (plumbers here in the UK use it a lot and I got my little tub of it from a plumbers merchant) - would that be better than Vaseline perhaps?
Any thoughts, anyone, on Vaseline, silicon grease or indeed any other ideas? Otherwise it's back to trusty Vaseline!
When I recently swapped handlebars on the CB and had to take off the switches, it crossed my mind to do the same, but something held me back. I thought I'd do a trawl of what others think before I go ahead. There are so many products around nowadays that might be better. For instance, I'm a great fan of silicon grease (plumbers here in the UK use it a lot and I got my little tub of it from a plumbers merchant) - would that be better than Vaseline perhaps?
Any thoughts, anyone, on Vaseline, silicon grease or indeed any other ideas? Otherwise it's back to trusty Vaseline!