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Author Message   Nickon51 Tinkerer Username: Nickon51 Post Number: 157 Registered: 05-2008 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 09:29 pm:    Shellite is what I use for shutters here in Oz. It's lighter fluid, "ronsonol", "naptha" etc. Its one of the safer of the petroleum based solvents, not that any of them are completely safe. Restrict its use to degreasing and dissolving old petroluem oils and greases. It works fine on shutters, wind-on levers and links etc. Keep it away from lenses, plastic, leatherette. I haven't seen any damage to those items from Shellite, but there are better cleaners to use out there. My answer to your question is no, it wouldn't be my solvent of choice for lenses.