Hi Rob,
thank you. That helped perfectly.
 

I also ask type examples - even with specific ones "to check alignment issues" :D
Also unusual perspectives like from underneath or the gears of the spool assembly help to see if someone likes to scam you.
 

Good point, my mom always said, take good advices but don't forget to think - So I checked the ingredients or in this case use one where I know whats inside. Also a lot of detergents have high amounts of oxidizers so sometimes an old fashioned "full" (German term) detergent is better. That's what I used here. Warm water often helps a lot so yesterday just brushing parts with foam instantly turned the foam deep brown. Now all is shiny like a piano
 

Hi,
I am trying to clean the surfaces of an Olympia Mod 8. The typewriter is completly corvered with a light layer which makes the black parts dull and the metal parts also a bit brownish. Like a thin layer was evaporated onto everything. According to my tests at a hidden part of the typewriter, its quite responsive to acetone but also cleans well with cotton especially if there is mild warmth applied. Rubbing alcohol doesnt work. As the machine consists of too many parts to clean them individually I seek for a better solution.
Is there an expert advice how to clean. Even letting it stay for a longer poeriod in a cleaning bath would be ok, but I dont want to do this before I have some better ideas than my guesswork now.
 

An Olympia with Script would be also my next hunt :D

I really like the typeface