I think this technique is obsolete now. There are ways to clear the lens without needing to damage anything in the moderen world. ( Trick involves using a UV lamp - email for details if you really need to know). JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:41 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Repairing Older Pentax Lenses Of course on the digitals, the color cast is probably a trivial problem...oops! At 1:08 PM -0600 4/19/05, jtainter wrote: >http://www.hermes.net.au/bayling/repair.html -- Alan P. Hayes Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design Pittsfield, Massachusetts Photographs at http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm