Changed my mind about cleaning shutter blades after a job in Seattle

I was fixing a Pentax K1000 for a client up there, and I used my usual method with a soft brush. The owner, an older guy who used to work at a camera factory, watched me and said, 'You'll just push the dust into the bearings.' He showed me his trick with a piece of drafting tape folded sticky-side out to lift the dust off instead. I tried it and it worked way better, no grit left behind. Anyone else have a better way to clean those tiny blades without taking the whole assembly apart?

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the_karen8d ago

I used to brush them too, but that tape trick is a game changer.

christopher4028d ago

Yeah same here lol, always thought brushing was the only way until I tried the tape.