A creative way to remove dirt from a Summicron R 50mm

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Sometimes the dirt trapped in the lens grip can be too stubborn to be brushed off by a tooth brush.

A bamboo chopstick can help.

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1 hour ago, mark_pw said:

Sometimes the dirt trapped in the lens grip can be too stubborn to be brushed off by a tooth brush.

A bamboo chopstick can help.

https://lenspotion.com/blogs/news/how-to-clean-the-lens-body

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For both rubber and chrome surfaces, I have found the best tool is an artist's eraser. The brown ones that look like a piece of toffee seem best. They are brilliant at cleaning up dirty chrome on my Barnack cameras. They also cleaned up the rubber sleeves on my Contax lenses very well. 

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On 1/16/2019 at 8:36 PM, wlaidlaw said:

For both rubber and chrome surfaces, I have found the best tool is an artist's eraser. The brown ones that look like a piece of toffee seem best. They are brilliant at cleaning up dirty chrome on my Barnack cameras. They also cleaned up the rubber sleeves on my Contax lenses very well. 

Wilson

Thank you. Could you show some photos of the eraser and how it works?

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31 minutes ago, mark_pw said:

Thank you. Could you show some photos of the eraser and how it works?

Mark, 

Below is a pic of what I have found to be the best sort of eraser. Unlike the white versions, which work very well on paper but which leave persistent white smears on the chrome, the gum erasers tend to leave no marks, that don't polish off with a soft cloth. You literally rub the chrome with them and this removes years of grime in front of your eyes. You then blow the debris away with an air line or vacuum it up. For rubber lens sleeves, I tend to use a black suede cleaning sponge rubber, as again this leaves fewer marks. 

Wilson

 

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On 1/17/2019 at 9:38 PM, wlaidlaw said:

Mark, 

Below is a pic of what I have found to be the best sort of eraser. Unlike the white versions, which work very well on paper but which leave persistent white smears on the chrome, the gum erasers tend to leave no marks, that don't polish off with a soft cloth. You literally rub the chrome with them and this removes years of grime in front of your eyes. You then blow the debris away with an air line or vacuum it up. For rubber lens sleeves, I tend to use a black suede cleaning sponge rubber, as again this leaves fewer marks. 

Wilson

 

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