Refreshing vulcanite on a Leica M 240 to remove small light mark

[epmul]

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I am looking at trying to refresh a  small area of the vulcanite to the left of the lens mount on my Leica M 240 as it is slightly lighter than the rest  Is there any recommend way of doing this without making things worse ?

Appreciate any sound advice

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[wizard]

Looks like some kind of dirt may have accumulated there. Take an old tootbrush, dipped in warm water and a little dish liquid and try to rub it out. Dry carefully afterwards and you should be good.

[jdlaing]

Alcohol wipe.

What’s more concerning is the camera sitting there with no body cap on it.

Edited November 20, 2020 by jdlaing

[Good To Be Retired]

Difficult to say with only seeing the photo, but it does not appear to me that I'm not seeing actual damage to the material.  It looks more like dirt imbedded into the texture of the material, in which case any mild cleaning method might help.

If it's a mild abrasion, you might investigate a Q-Tip and a tiny amount of one of the various auto trim refreshing products.  There are about a zillion of them at any auto supply.  I don't think this would be too risky if done with restraint.

[epmul]

Dear all,

 

Many thanks for the fast response and the good advice.

In fact, once source I contacted for advice has decided to purchase my M240!  An ideal solution !

Problem solved !

[epmul]

vor einer Stunde schrieb jdlaing:

Alcohol wipe.

What’s more concerning is the camera sitting there with no body cap on it.

It was taken off only for a photograph as I was selling the M240....