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Multiversal

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Does anybody else keep a can of this stuff handy at all times?

I use it for everything.. guitars, pedals, computers, and it's even fun to spray at people when they least expect it.

I used to get annoyed at dust that would collect under the strings between pickups and under the saddles on bridges, but it's easily taken care of with a couple of sprays of air.

I just want to make sure I'm not too crazy about this stuff.
 
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PugNinjas

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I used to get annoyed at dust that would collect under the strings between pickups and under the saddles on bridges, but not it's easily taken care of with a couple of sprays of air.

That used to piss me off as well, good idea to blast the area with the compressed air.
 

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I used it on my POD XT as the previous owner I think had a cat and there was an animal hair that somehow got under the screen on the POD XT. Everytime I messed w. a preset the hair would get in the way so I wedged the nozzle of the compressed air near the edge of the screen and blasted it and it worked.
 

Multiversal

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I have my own "Home-Brew" compressed air after eating certain foods.

and it's also fun to spray at people when they least expect it

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i used compressed air at work everyday.. :D but at a much greater pressure than the canned stuff..
i use the canned air on my computers.. havnt used it on my guitars yet.. but more than likely would have if i needed to..
 

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I'd be afraid of some of the liquid coming out and freezing/cracking the finish. But on all my electronic stuff its great.
 

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As long as its upright should be fine. If you turn it upsidedown and let the liquid run out on to a coin for a few seconds, you can easily smash the coin into pieces with a light tap with something hard.

A small electric compressor is handy to have around too, those cans add up quick.
 

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I used to use it ALL time on guitar repairs. Every time I used steel wool on a frett board, minor routing, drilling new holes... I wouldn't worry about it damaging an EB finish. The only ones you gotta look out for are those nitro finishes.
 

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I keep a can of compressed air in my toolbox, I use it for blowing the little bits of wire and whatever else out of a completed electronic project before closing up the chassis and powering it on.

I never thought about using it to clean around the bridge and pickups of a guitar, that's a great idea.
 
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