Overheard a guy at a camera swap say he uses lighter fluid on shutters

I was at a swap meet in Portland last weekend and this older repair guy was telling someone he cleans shutter blades with Zippo lighter fluid. Said he's been doing it for 20 years and it works better than anything else. In my experience that stuff can leave residue if you're not careful, but he swore by it. Has anyone else tried this on a sticky shutter or is that just asking for trouble?

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noahs822d ago

Four years using lighter fluid on sticky shutters, zero issues.

ben4361d ago

I mean, I get that it's working for you @noahs82, but I knew a guy back in the day who tried the same trick on his windows and it ended up eating through the paint after about a year. He was all proud of how fast they moved and then the weatherstripping basically melted too. It took him forever to clean off the residue, way more work than just using some dish soap and water. So yeah, maybe it's just me being cautious, but I wouldn't risk it on anything I cared about looking nice for the long haul.