Lens Cleaning

[TPiorkowski]

 

I want to ask the Fuji community if anyone has a good process of cleaning the outer barrel of a lens?

 

I recently had my 10-24mm repaired by Fuji service, and not only did they fix it, it came back looking brand new.  All the rubber and metal was cleaned to perfection.

 

I have a few other lenses that can use a good cleaning, however, I not sure what to use and I don’t want to dry out the rubber rings using the wrong cleaning products.

 

Any input and help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance,

Tom

[jerryy]

Try to avoid alcohol cleansers, as well as cleansers such as vinegar & water combinations. These are fine for household cleaning, but are very hard on rubber type seals.

The best results I have had come from using Eclipse fluid on a Pec pad (sorry for the commercialism, there are equivalents!) for the lens glass. And then use a soft -- not medium or hard -- toothbrush swished in slightly dish-soapy water to get bad stuff of the barrel, then wipe the barrel off with a damp clean soft towel. Try to avoid the seals as best you can.

[TPiorkowski]

Thanks everyone for the great advice, much appreciated.