Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, I have been using mineral oil to bring back the richness of the Leica vulcanite and works great....I checked out that LEMON oil and it 99.98% mineral oil with lemon scent.....You can also use BABY OIL which is same thing with a baby fresh scent added and you may already have it in the house....I apply it with ear buds and let it sit for a while in a dust free area, then polish.....with older dried bodies you may have to apply more than once until it soaks in.......Below I found some data on Mineral Oil........ Craig PRODUCTION: Mineral oil is produced from highly refined hydrogenated paraffin base stocks having the following properties: - - low sulphur, oxygen and nitrogen contents - - low volatility - - color and oxygen stability SAFETY DATA: Non flammable, non oxidizing, non corrosive and non toxic product. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 06:04:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeffrey Peterlin <peterlinj@yahoo.com> Subject: [Leica] Minor Cosmetic Cleaning of Leicas How would one (carefully) clean the leather of a IIIf? Is there any trick to this, or is it best to either leave it alone or pay for the CLA? Thanks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Try to clean off any gross amounts of dirt with a moist cloth and then apply small amounts of lemon oil on a cotton ball several times and it should bring the finish back to almost like new. The lemon oil is the kind that is used for furniture. Jim Licquia Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 05:48:48 -0400 From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] Minor Cosmetic Cleaning of Leicas Isn't lemon oil a petroleum product?