Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]GuidoRidoli wrote: > > I usually shot with all my M collection bodies, > but after shooting I want to clean it perfectly from every little signs of hands sweat . > Do you know some miraculous product? > I will appreciate your experiences and feedback. > > Guido Ridoli (M-system fan) > Brescia, Italy > guirid@numerica.it Dear Guido; For cleaning the chrome bodies, use a gum eraser, made for pencils. You can find them at the bigger stationery stores and at art supply stores. (DO NOT USE AN INK ERASER, IT IS TOO ABRASIVE). Be sure and keep the body cap on the lens when doing this to keep all the little pieces of ereaser out of the camera, and be sure to blow the the peiceis off of the top deck so that they do not work themselves into the camera. Just erase the dirt off the camera. TO renew numbers where the engraving was filled with paint, get some modelling paint of the correct color. Get a very fine brush 3/0 or 4/0, and get a little paint on the tip of the brush, and touch the tip to the area that needs to be renewed. Then using some sort of straight edge wipe the excess paint off (a business card works well). Let it dry thorughly and clean up with a little lighter fluid. HTH John For black bodies, get a non-lint piece of cloth and some lighter fluid. Work in a well ventilated area. Apply a little fluid to the cloth and wipe off the camera. This does a really nice job. Do not use a lot of the lighter fluid, it can brake down the lubrication.