Silclear, xTreme Quicksilver or Walker SST ?


There are some old threads here and at 'Asylum on this subject. Looking for recent comments, now that people have had further time to evaluate. What have you tried, what do you like, what do you still use and recommend? I'm looking to move up from Caig Pro Gold. Have read that the Silclear is a bear to remove, while the other two can be more easily removed. Leaning towards xTreme Quicksilver silver (not the gold version) and I like their kit, but am open to suggestions. Am hesitant to use on my tube pins, but the general consensus is to put on very sparingly so you don't short things out. Oh, and I'm not spending $170 on a contact enhancer (Walker Extreme SST). I still think it's nuts to spend close to $100 for a contact enhancer. Why doesn't someone sell half the amount (since you need so little and they supposedly include enough to do all the systems in your town) for half the cost??? I know, not enough profit. But at half the price, maybe they would sell a lot more?
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Showing 1 response by rushton

I've continued to rely on the Walker Audio SST. (I do use the Extreme SST version, and find it makes a nice improvement over the regular SST, but your comments about price are well noted.) This week I removed some tubes on which I'd treated the pins with SST four years ago. The SST had dried as it is designed to do, had not migrated, and cleaned off easily with isopropyl alcohol revealing bright shiny metal underneath. Still highly recommended here.
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