[Leica] Guerrilla Filter Removal

[Aram Langhans]

Good idea.  I seem to remember another "fix" and I think it was from 
Ted. Press the filter against the sidewall of a tire and then turn ti 
unscrew.  Does anyone remember that tip, or who sent it?

On 7/2/2021 6:19 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
> Not GORILLA, guerilla.
>
> A few weeks ago I write up my problems in removing a filter from my lens.
>
> Well, today, I have a new, different, solution:
>
> You can purchase removal tools for this....   It is usually either a 
> single piece of material  (plastic of metal)  that closes like a pair 
> of pliers... pinching the filter in its jaws, around the 
> circumference.  You need 2 to make this tool work  Or it is a silicon 
> or hard rubber tool that has a thick rubber or metal back that allows 
> you to turn the filter off, by using equal pressure around the entire 
> rim of the filter from the front of the stuck filter.  The first one 
> sometimes works, the second almost always works.
>
> But, if you are in the jungle ( someplace not home) getting to a tool 
> to helps is almost impossible.  But wait, here is the new solution:
>
> Go to a hardware store or a plumbing store.  Ask for a flapper valve 
> replacement seal (gasket).  It is doughnut shaped item, usually made 
> from silicone, about a tenth of an inch thick.  Find one that is 
> bigger than your filter... they usually come in different models in 
> different sizes.  Find the right one. (cost is usually $5 or 
> less....).  You really want a silicone one, not a rubber one.  
> Silicone is usually almost transparent, but may have a color cast.  
> Light will not pass through a rubber ring.
>
> Place the ring on a flat surface (table top?), put lens with stuck 
> filter on this ring (everything is upside down,)  and turn the lens as 
> you apply light downward pressure.  ..... the filter will loosen.
>
> Silicone has the right properties to stock to the filter as it is turned.
>
-- 
Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
  
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