fotomas Posted January 25, 2014 Share #21 Â Posted January 25, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I try to avoid wet cleaning and with my Leica lenses this worked fine until now. For dust or particles I just use a brush. If there is something on the lens I can't get rid of that way I use a chamois leather. Works great. Tried this microfiber stuff before, but was not so pleased with the results. In the past I used normal tissues with Kodak lens cleaner for my Canon lenses. This also never lead to a noticeable damage. For the viewfinder I take the wet tissues you can buy for glasses. Â f-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mirekti Posted January 25, 2014 Share #22 Â Posted January 25, 2014 Casey Aluminium black can recolour small dings on the black and scratches. Â Â This sounds interesting. Does it peal off easily, like, by rubbing the newly colored dip with a finger? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted January 25, 2014 Share #23 Â Posted January 25, 2014 A digression, but none the less: This "demo" has been shown/discussed on this forum before. Yes, I try to keep my lenses reasonably clean. Absolute cleanness, well, that's another issue... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted January 25, 2014 Share #24 Â Posted January 25, 2014 This sounds interesting. Does it peal off easily, like, by rubbing the newly colored dip with a finger? Â In Dallas, find yourself a firearm supply store like Academy, Cabelas or the like. Birchwood Casey is originally for re-bluing or blackening firearms. With the advent of aluminum parts the product shown here is an anodizing repair. Pretty good stuff too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted January 26, 2014 Share #25 Â Posted January 26, 2014 This sounds interesting. Does it peal off easily, like, by rubbing the newly colored dip with a finger? Â No it's very good, it needs a few applications then it's quite hard wearing, it actually reacts with the alloy and chemically blackens it, for small scratches it's superb. The lens in the picture was quite marked when I bought it with minor abrasions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirekti Posted January 26, 2014 Share #26 Â Posted January 26, 2014 I'll give it a try as I have a small white mark on one of the hoods. How well it matches the color? Is it hardly noticeable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted January 26, 2014 Share #27  Posted January 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll give it a try as I have a small white mark on one of the hoods. How well it matches the color? Is it hardly noticeable?  It's magic to be honest, takes patience but easy to do, the finish is very similar to the original coating. See below one tatty, one dirty and one mint after some TLC, they all look luvley  It is only really useful for scratches through to the aluminium though Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/215719-lens-clean-methods/?do=findComment&comment=2519204'>More sharing options...
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