Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup, methanol, says so right in the manual for my 50 'cron. Just don't ask me why I was reading the manual for a lens ;-). I used Methanol to clean the haze from the internal elements of a prewar Summar and to make a first generation (8 element) 35 summicron really sparkle. A methanol clean makes the uncoated elements on the Sumar look really amazing and the summicron glass looks like new. The only thing you have to do is work quickly and remove the methanol before it evaporates. If it evaporates on the lens, the methanol will streak. I'm surprised that Solm's isn't marketing some type of official Leica lens cleaning solution and cotton cloth. Mercedes, for example, sells its own proprietry brand of windshield wiper fluid and car wash soap. Jonathan Lee - -----Original Message----- From: Charles Cason [mailto:cec@vbe.com] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:41 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Lens cleaner methanol? for real? That sounds so harsh. However, the price is right. Thanks "Lee, Jonathan" wrote: > > LUGers, > > For a bunch of Leicaphiles, I'm surprised that nobody has yet recommended > cleaning lenses the way the Leica recommends: methanol, applied and wiped > off with a soft cloth or tissue. No residue is left, the glass sparkles, > and methanol (methylated spirits in your hardware store) is probably a buck > a liter and that will last you a lifetime. > > Jonathan Lee