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THE CLEANING PROCESS
How does this miraculous three-minute reel tune-up work ? First , start by assembling the essentials – Q-tips , isopropyl alcohol , reel grease and reel oil .
From there , take the side plate off your baitcasting reel and remove the spool . Put some alcohol on a Q-tip and use the Q-tip to clean the spool shaft . After that , use a Q-tip to clean each edge of the spool .
Next , try to clean every tight place you can without taking the reel apart . The goal is to get any dirt and grime out of the reel , while also removing old oil and grease .
Move to the worm gear ( the grooved part that allows the line guide to go back and forth ) and use a little bit of alcohol
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on a Q-tip to get all the old grease off . Once that ’ s done , give it all a second for any remaining alcohol to evaporate .
While still working on the worm gear , hit that with just a little grease ( see sidebar ), then put one drop of oil on the spool shaft , using the Q-tip to rub it around . Another drop can go on the edges of the spool . Again , rub it around with a Q-tip so there ’ s an even , light coating . And after that , you ’ re done . Seriously , that ’ s it . “ It ’ s pretty much night and day ,” Davis says of his reels before and after this quick maintenance routine . “ As long as there ’ s no internal issue like a gear or bearing , this simple cleaning makes your reel work brand new again .”
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