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My uncle swore by using a toothbrush to clean shutter blades
He told me last year to get a soft kids toothbrush for a sticky Minolta SRT-101 shutter. I thought it sounded nuts, but I tried it on a junker body first. The bristles got into the tiny gaps way better than my usual brushes. Has anyone else found a weird household item that works for camera cleaning?
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robin9781mo ago
Saw a repair guide from a Tokyo shop that recommended a soft toothbrush for shutter blades too. They said to use it dry, no cleaner on it.
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blake_martinez181mo ago
My old photography teacher had a strict rule against any brush near the shutter. He said even soft bristles can push grit into the pivot points. I use a rocket blower and then a tiny drop of lighter fluid on a cotton swab for sticky blades, but only after a ton of testing on scrap parts.
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