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1 hour ago, IFELL said:

More posts coming very soon ;)

You've been doing some great work IFELL, and thanks for sharing it with others. :)

We used to have a blog section on the forum, but this was done away with a while ago because of lack participation.  For future posts relating to watch repairs or servicing that you are dong, could you please start new threads in the relevant sections and include information regarding the watch or movement in the heading.  This makes it a lot easier for members to see what's is going on and it helps a lot when someone is searching for information on a particular watch or movement.

Many thanks,

Geo!

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Some cleaning fluids are acidic in nature, those that are such as vinegar citric acid etc combine with the iron in the steel, eat it away leaving the carbon black layer, and then the eating stops--but the part will be black....

Ive experimented with many cleaning fluids on all sorts of equipment in the past and if you're stuck for watches/clocks, a good alternative to the correct cleaners is 'Star-Drops Ammonia' cleaner, intended for household cleaning duties. A good squirt into a warm/hot ultrasonic of plain water is about right.

--Works very well, doesnt harm steel or brass/copper etc and will improve corrosion/staining left by batt leaks, shines up Omega copper coloured plates nicely!.... Great on watch cases as well as bracelets--but not at the same time!...

Swill off well with hot water, then straight into isopropyl-alc. to make sure there's no water left, dry in usual way.

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