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c/camera-repairers•the_thomasthe_thomas•6d ago

Found a trick for unsticking old shutter blades with lighter fluid

Had a Pentax Spotmatic come in last week with blades stuck from old lubricant. A tiny drop of Ronsonol on the pivot points, actuate the shutter 20 times, and they started moving smooth again. Anyone else use this method or is there a better solvent out there?
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evanr79
evanr796d ago
Once managed to glue two shutter blades together trying this with the wrong fluid. At least they were stuck smooth.
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iris_burns
Ouch, sorry you had to learn that one the hard way.
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