I am concerned about the soaking in vinegar overnight. That base plate I
believe is aluminized steel. Might corrode a little over night. A good
cleaning and flat silver spray paint might take care of that though. Have
to make sure the battery cover threads do not get painted over though.
On Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 06:24 Charles Geilfuss via olympus <
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> I have tried Deoxit and so far no luck. Neither with a short time with
> vinegar. I have removed the base plate, so I think I will soak it overnight
> in vinegar.
> This camera was donated with a Takumar 55/2 , a Hanimex 135/2.8 and a
> Vivitar 285 flash. Lenses and flash work fine. Also two blister packs of
> Varta PX400 batteries. Now, if I can just get that battery cover out...
>
> Charlie
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 9:24 PM Mike Lazzari via olympus <
> olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I would try CAIG Deoxit. I use it on electronics and don't see why it
> > wouldn't work in a case like this.
> > FWIW a SP500 w/ 28mm/3.5 and 135mm/3.5 was my first "real" camera
> kit
> > Mike
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