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     Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 732 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
I have used graphite on rare occasions, but it has mostly been as a last resort if for some reason I couldn't get a proper cleaning job done. If the grains of graphite are large enough to be visible (they are in most graphite powders) they are like little grains of sand in the works ... you want it to be ground VERY Fine. Even then, the dust will get on lens elements and float around all over the place inside the works. About the only way I will use graphite is by rubbing a soft pencil lead on the blades, and frankly I can't remember the last time I even did that. If it's really clean and dry, graphite should not be necessary. |