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Ulrich W.
uwittehh

Germany
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Posted - Mar 27 2010 :  09:40:04 AM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello,

I think we all have some aluminium lenses with dark spots on the metal. I've found a tool that removes them easily, it's a glass fibre eraser. The one I bought is this one here:

http://www.artifolk.co.uk/catalog/products/airbrush_accessories/faber_castell_glass_fibre_eraser_pen.htm

You can get it in a paper store.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
Richard Nuttall
Poolhall
United Kingdom
163 Posts
Posted - Mar 27 2010 :  3:20:40 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Poolhall's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Outstanding Ulrich

Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2010 :  4:06:30 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Cool! Does anyone know if it's equavalent to Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser here in USA?

Thanks,
vlad
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
837 Posts
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Posted - Mar 27 2010 :  6:21:44 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Vlad,

I don't know what "Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser" is but "Mr. Clean" is the same as "Meister Proper" here in Germany :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts
Posted - Mar 29 2010 :  05:43:43 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
try to see at "Microtools"
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BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
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Posted - Mar 29 2010 :  05:45:57 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
https://www.micro-tools.com/store/home.aspx
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Sandor Szilagyi
Messsucher
Hungary
34 Posts
Posted - Mar 29 2010 :  07:12:42 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Please do not forget to wear a dust mask whenever you are using a glass fiber eraser! Do not wipe your eyes during polishing. Vacuum clean your desk after work.



PS. Let me use this place to say hello to the forum! The introducing sticky is locked. I am a FSU-rangefinder fan since 2007. Visiting this site from the beginnings. Probably the most hits from Budapest were generated by me. :) My favorite cameras are the Fed-2, Zorki-3, 3M. I collect lenses - hard currency is a limiting factor, though. I shall add some gear to the Wiki Catalog later, as I get used to the forum. I am hungarian, speak English, German, Romanian, read Russian, but don't understand :). Please excuse my spelling errors, if occur! Sandor Szilagyi.
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2010 :  7:44:36 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Welcome Sandor! I appreciate you being a patron here for such a long time and thanks a lot for good advice, I wouldn't have though of this! Good to know!

Best regards,
Vlad
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2010 :  7:46:50 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thank you Alain and Ulrich! I always looks for great tips on restoring cameras! I have an Arfo-2A coming to me now without lens and very poor body condition, I'm planning to restore it. A new project I guess. Maybe lens and shutter will turn up in the future completing. Been known to happen . So tips like that are incredibly valuable to me.
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Martin Smith
martinsmith99
United Kingdom
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Posted - Apr 03 2010 :  09:50:54 AM  Show Profile  Visit martinsmith99's Homepage  Reply with Quote
These are great but +1 for the gloves. I am still finding splinters 3 days on.
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Yuri Boguslavsky
fedka
USA
240 Posts
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Posted - Apr 03 2010 :  1:09:39 PM  Show Profile  Visit fedka's Homepage  Reply with Quote
You need to be careful with this eraser. It is pretty harsh and easily take off more metal thank you planned. Try it first in some inconspicuous place and work it gently.

For some really fine jobs I use a pencil eraser. Cheap pencil have dark eraser and they work well on some oxidized parts. For example, Kiev-4am hot shoe contact - a pencil eraser makes it white and clean, but glass fiber eraser will take all coating to the brass.
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
837 Posts
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Posted - Apr 03 2010 :  6:04:56 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Sandor and Yuri,

you are both right, be careful with the glass fibre erazor! It can take off too much metal if you rub too much, and as Sandor says it could be harmful if you inhale the very small pieces that come off the erazor while using it. So you only need to let about 1mm of the fibres out of the pencil when using it, if more comes out they will break (they are really thin).

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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