According to what the OP wrote, the lens' threads are damaged, not the filter.TCav wrote: Generally speaking, the threads on filters are brass or aluminum, so they're softer than the steel threads on the lens, and so are more prone to damage than the threads on the lens.
You can try a thread chaser as @ Razky suggested, or you can try to reorient the filter on an old lens of the same size filter thread (using the old lens' thread to clean the filter's thread), but your best result will be by replacing the filter.
Be careful. Depending on the lens, the filter threads might be very close to the objective lens, so damaging the optics is a real possibility while trying to repair the threads.Jason Stevens wrote: Thank you both, yes that is correct, it's the lens threads that are damaged. Going to look to see what is a thread chaser.
TCav wrote: Because filters have threads made of softer material than is used on the threads on lenses, it would be extraordinary for the threads on the lens to be damaged. You may only need to clean those threads in order to make them functional again.
Just don't use the filter that caused the problem. Toss it.
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