[LargeFormat] CLA
Les Newcomer
largeformat@f32.net
Fri Jan 24 21:30:07 2003
On Friday, January 24, 2003, at 05:07 PM, Jim Brick wrote:
> At 04:05 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Les Newcomer wrote:
>
>> One is, remove the cells, drop the shutter in a zip lock bag pour in
>> some lighter fluid, let marinate over night. then dry with canned air,
>> let it 'vapor off' for a day or two, put the cells back in and your
>> ready for a day on the grassy knoll in Dallas.
>>
>> I see two faults with this system: 1. It doesn't put any lubricant
>> back in. Now I've heard people say they've run their shutters for years
>> without a problem.
>
>
> I remember watching my father-in-law CLA a watch and an old shutter by
> using kerosine rather than lighter fluid. Kerosine, when evaporated,
> leaves a slight film of lubricant.
>
> Jim
>
>
It might lubricate for a while, but sooner or later it turns to sludge,
then varnish. That's why SK Grimes dissassembles the shutters, cleans and
dries them completely. Even V&HP Naptha will leave a residue. Lighter
fluid is worse, and Kero is below that.