Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or you could use carburetor cleaner, as I heard Japanese Asahi repairmen doing years back :) :):) Eric's right, R.O.R. is the godsend..... Cheers, Walt On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Eric Welch wrote: > At 08:37 AM 4/17/99 -0400, you wrote: > >One reads that methyl alcohol is the cleaning fluid of choice for > >Leica lenses: glass and lens body. What is a likely source for this > >"wood" alcohol? What are the caveats for its use? > > I don't think so. The best cleaning fluid is ROR Mist. Much better than the > Kodak stuff. Cuts grease and you don't have to rub a lot to get rid of it. > I think it can be found in most well-stocked camera stores. They also have > a web site, but don't have the URL. The guy in the production department at > work borrows mine to clean the optics on the image setters for the > newspaper. He fell in love with it on his first use. > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > My computer's sick. I think my modem is a carrier. >