Cleaning/repairing an EL-Nikkor 80mm f5.6

MCB18

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Hi! Any of you guys have experience cleaning haze/dust from an EL-Nikkor 80mm? There are some on the big auction site with some haze, but nothing else wrong, for pretty cheap. If I can repair it without needing any special tools, that would be great!

Thanks!
 

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This thread has a disassembly guide which might be helpful:

Disassemble a Metal 80mm EL-Nikkor for Cleaning

Here ya go. I put together a very basic photo guide, demonstrating how easy it is to disassemble the older, chrome-base, all-metal El Nikkor 80mm F/5.6, for cleaning. 1. The front of the lens, with yellow arrows added to indicate the two "turning slots" where a small flat-head screwdriver can be ...
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