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I had luck with WD-40. Bought Switch ca. 1 year after Zelda, small drift was mitigatable through whiggling the joys a long time. Then, Witcher, I had enough of it and sprayed a tiny amount into both. Working like a Charm since then. YMMV


Or just grab a replacement sticks from aliexpress. A set of 4 sticks is around 2-3$. I've changed them twice in 8 years of using a console.


I replaced mine with sticks using hall effect sensors. The stick replacement process isn't easy, but also not too bad. When I first opened my joycon, a spring flew across the room and I had a hell of a time trying to find it.




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