I just used Ivory dishwashing soap, water, and an old toothbrush. It worked
fine at degreasing the helicoid, and also cleaned the distance and aperture
scales quite well without removing the coloring. Something like Simple Green
or Quick'n'brite would probably be a little stronger at degreasing while
still not damaging anything.
Mark Marr-Lyon
Dogbreath <hopi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Now that we're talking about lens helicoids and helical grease, please
> recommend a good, basic degreaser. I looked in the Fargo catalog, and they
> have either ultrasonic concentrated cleaner for ultrasonic machines, or
> some high-tech freon replacement stuff that's very expensive. All's I want
> is your average "parts cleaner" solution that's strong enough to degrease,
> but not so strong as to threaten delicate enamel paint finishes. And I
> guess I'd rather have something I could immerse the part in, rather than
> just spray on. I have auto-related parts cleaners in spray cans such as
> carb cleaner and Brake-Kleen, but I worry that they could be too strong.
> Any/all suggestions would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks for reading!
>
> DB
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