Coleco Gemini Paddle Cleaning with pics

I was playing Jr Pac Man with the Coleco Gemini Atari 2600 clone joystick / paddle and decided to try a paddle game, Circus Atari.
The short throw joystick is great for quick turns and reverses.

The paddle, however, was jitter city. The second controller did not jitter so I decided to clean or replace the paddle part.

Remove the four corner screws and the Center screw. Five screws. They sure didn't go cheap here as there is a sixth screw, but that is for the joystick. Leave that one in.
No clips, it just opens.

OMG, there is no potentiometer! Well, not completely true - it is like a big exposed potentiometer.
It is just a circuit board with a carbon strip that will change the resistance value.
I have seen them smaller, used for volume knobs on radios. If used a lot they wear down and cause noise when moving.
Is Coleco cheap, or brilliant? I am still not sure, but this makes cleaning a breeze, and replacement impossible.
So, out comes my ancient "Realistic® Tape Recorder Head Lubricant" and a bit of paper towel.
A quick wipe, put it back together...
And it is rock steady! A fixed paddle controller.
Tip: when using with Harmony cartridge, holding down the fire button changes the way the stick / paddle is read by the menu software.