I’ve only cleaned the ultimatum faders, and I do remove the fader from the rod. On the ultimatum faders it comes off easily and I wipe the rod with alcohol before reassembling. Be careful not to disturb the delicate wires that contact the fader track. Your faders may be different, though. Somewhere there is a good video or two about cleaning and reconditioning those faders …
We have about 240 channels of SSL consoles, so after cleaning all the faders, I start at the top again…
We have about 240 channels of SSL consoles, so after cleaning all the faders, I start at the top again…