Reply To: L&R solution

[Bob Tascione]

Hey Brian, I forgot you were MrRoundel! Good to hear from you!
It’s much more common running into clocks that have been blasted with WD-40 than watches but it does happen. That stuff is evil when used in horology! Just a tiny bit will mess up the solution.
Well, if it’s been a few years then it may be solution gone bad as you pointed out. L&R says shelf life is 18 months but I’ve gone much longer than that with no problems. Might depend on the surrounding environment. As for the rinse I would think as long as it looks nice and clear that it would still be good. I’m just guessing though so could be wrong there. I think I would hold on to that rinse and check it with some new solution before chucking it. Of course that’s your call and you may feel better starting out with all fresh solution.

Good luck with it and if you do find that it’s something different then please let us know.
Adios for now,
Bob