I am just starting large format photography with a Bender 4x5 kit that is now co mplete. I am waiting for a lens to arrive but have a Kodak Recomar 33 with a Ko dak Anastigmat 135mm f4.5 in a Compur shutter.

The lens is in excellent shape and I mounted it on the Bender tonight. I get fu ll coverage and it appears that the lens is useable but for a shutter that is wo efully out of time. The shutter is immaculate inside and it appears that the sl uggishness of the shutter is hardening lubricant. I have excellent mechanical s kills and would like to get the shutter functional rather than simple use it in B for night photography.

Is a solvent used to clean shutters? Are there any hints about cleaning and ret iming shutters? Any help you might have is appreciated.

Thanks, Dennis