# Power Antenna Cleaning **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 24, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494 "2005-03-24T18:05:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/1 "2005-03-24T18:05:27Z")
My power antenna gets stuck on occasion in the cold, as i’m sure many of you can relate. Is there anything I can do other than wiping it with a dry cloth to clean it/“unstick” it? Can I use a lubricant on it, such as silicone spray? Would that pose a possible electrical issue? ---
**Author:** ![s13cruiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@s13cruiser](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13cruiser)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/2 "2005-03-31T11:06:31Z")
> [@DarkForceJackal](#): > > My power antenna gets stuck on occasion in the cold, as i’m sure many of you can relate. > > Is there anything I can do other than wiping it with a dry cloth to clean it/“unstick” it? Can I use a lubricant on it, such as silicone spray? Would that pose a possible electrical issue? I am having same problem, check the most recent post Power Antena not working, one of the guys suggested lubing it. ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/3 "2005-03-31T11:49:16Z")
WD40! ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/4 "2005-03-31T12:01:09Z")
Yeah – I hit mine with some WD40…seems to work fine. and you won’t have any electrical issues using WD40 either. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/5 "2005-03-31T15:21:35Z")
Let it come all the way up. Soack the sucker with WD-40, and force it to go up and down a few times. If you got extra time on your hands, take the entire antennae unit out. ---
**Author:** ![Daddy\_Rim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddy_rim/32/5483_2.png) [@Daddy\_Rim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddy_Rim)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/6 "2005-03-31T15:25:07Z")
Personally, I wouldn’t recomend WD40 as it is essentially a solvent/penetrant which once evaporated offers little protection against friction. I have used a moly-lithium grease on all my power antenna’s (pathfinder, accord, 240) and they never have jammed since being lubed. ---
**Author:** ![DTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-antenna-cleaning/84494/7 "2005-03-31T18:15:49Z")
just cut the wire on the back of the deck so it stops working and stays down. its quieter and looks good.