[Leica] Vaseline & Leica, a good combination?

[dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)]

Probably ok on the infinity lock.

another mention of it for the bayonet
http://leica-users.org/leica-users/v03/msg06086.html

G Medina wrote:

> Andrew Nemeth writes:
>
> "Occasionally a tiny smear of Vaseline on the detent
> knobs at the rear of the lens barrel cylinder will
> help keep the mechanism smooth and reliable for
> hundreds of clicks."
>
> My question is does anyone do this periodically, and
> how does one know when one should bring out the
> vaseline? I've also heard a reference to vaseline in
> the a Leica M book that came out recently. In the book
> the author was making a reference to using vaseline on
> the lens mount. I wonder if regular house hold
> vaseline is adequate?
>
> Thanks for your comments.