Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 8 Oct 1998 13:54:56 EDT, RBedw51767@aol.com wrote: > I have noticed that the finish on my black M6 is getting a dull matte finish > to it. Does anyone have any suggestions on how maintain a clean and new > finish on the camera. It's probably gotten degreased. I'm pretty sure the black bodies come with a light coating of oil in the `pores' of the finish, and if you get wild with a solvent like ROR you can end up making the finish cleaner than it's meant to be. > I am sure it is from the oils from my skin and the dust that settles on the > camera. I doubt it. I suspect the problem is... > I use "ROR" periodically[...] Ha! > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Oil it back up. Very subtly. My apologies to the fastidious, but you may have fine luck with good old Nozoil(TM). -Jeff Moore <jbm@jbm.org>