They call it blow-off but it is a liquid in spray can. Can says contains
IPA and hexane. It dissolves grease and evaporates pretty quickly.
Contains no CFCs of HCFCs. Lighter fluid could be used, I suppose.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Heide Clausen" <voop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Oily blades
> Maybe John H can enlighten me (not "ignite" me, thankyou)....
>
> I've always been told (and, thus, used) lighter fluid to clean oily
> diaphram blades (and other things camera-related), then blow-drying
> (carefully).
>
> I see that you (John H) use "something else" (seems to be
> compressed air with some antistatic stuff, no?). Anything I do
> wrong/harmfully with the lighter-fluid, or can I continue this? (yes, I
> apply graphite on the blades afterwards).
>
> It's great to have "real" repairmen on the list to teach all us
> amateurs. Thanks for all your advices ;)
>
> --thomas
>
> (who really wishes that John H would set up shop in Europe so he
> wouldn't have to do such himself...)
>
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, dreammoose wrote:
>
> > OK, then where does the oil come from in the first place? Breakdown and
> > migration of helicoid grease? As long as it's apart, should the grease
> > be replaced? With what?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Moose
> >
> > John Hermanson wrote:
> >
> > >Use a good degreaser like freon if you can find it. I'm trying to
protect
> > >the environment so I stopped using it 10 years ago. I use "Blow Off"
made
> > >by AVW. try www.blowoff.com
> > >After removing all the blades and moving parts and cleaning up all the
areas
> > >that are oily, you rebuild everything bone dry. You don't relube with
> > >anything.
> > >
> > >>What does one use to clean oil off diaphram and shutter blades? More
> > >>important, what is used to relube them that won't migrate out onto the
> > >>leaves?
> > >>
> > >>Moose
> > >>
> >
> >
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