I used to clean shutter blades with a cotton swab, but after a Nikon F2 job last month, I switched to a tiny brush and lens tissue.

The swab left fibers that jammed the mechanism, costing me 2 hours to re-clean, so now I ask: what's your go-to method for delicate shutter cleaning?

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jennifere181h ago

Honestly, I've had the opposite happen. A brush can push dust into the pivot points. I still use a swab, but I roll it tight first and use a drop of lighter fluid. The key is to not let any fibers get loose, but a brush just moves the problem around for me. Maybe it's the shutter type, but I've cleaned a bunch of old leaf shutters this way with no issues.