Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/02

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Subject: Re: oxidation spots
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 21:38:38 -0700

Lee Kay Ming wrote:
> 
> You can try using diluted Hydrochloric acid.
> Lee
> 
> On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Alfred Breull wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know by chance how I might remove oxidation spots from an old
> > Leica's chrome parts ?

I would never use any acid on the finsh, no matter how dilute.  I am not
sure what the size of these spots are but I think the acid will also
attack the good chrome plating too.

Dennis

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