Is there a permanent way to fix Atari paddles?

[vintagegamecrazy]

I know you can spray TV tuner cleaner and spray them with air to clean them, but they jitter again after a short while and it seems less likely to work again. Is there anyway to fix them more reliably and permanently?

[omnedon]

Pry the pots completely apart, clean them out and re-assemble. Time consuming, but works, should last for years.

[SnowKitty]

Pry the pots completely apart, clean them out and re-assemble. Time consuming, but works, should last for years.

or you can buy some new pots and solder em in. that should make em work like new.