Got a good tip for this frustration?

You'd think after all this time the grip or method to screw on/off would be updated in some way.

leave in freezer for a 20 min, rubber band and turn. Works every time!

roqdawg wrote in post #16156701
You can try holding the (filter side) in front of a cool stream of a/c few a few seconds to let it contract and thus loosen up.
Roqdawg

BAD IDEA when the filter involved is a polarizing filter. The risk is getting water between the two layers of glass. It never dries properly and leaves streaks inside the filter, ruining it.

Randman, most folks who are having problems unscrewing a filter tend to use two contact points - a thumb and a finger - to grab the filter ring. That causes a problem as it forces the circular filter ring into an oval shape and that literally tightens the threads more. Grab the filter with equal force at three or more equally spaced points around the filter and it will be a LOT easier to unscrew.

The advantage of using a filter wrench is that a well-designed wrench doesn't re-shape the circular filter ring when applying torque to it.

SkipD wrote in post #16160830
Randman, most folks who are having problems unscrewing a filter tend to use two contact points - a thumb and a finger - to grab the filter ring. That causes a problem as it forces the circular filter ring into an oval shape and that literally tightens the threads more. Grab the filter with equal force at three or more equally spaced points around the filter and it will be a LOT easier to unscrew.

The advantage of using a filter wrench is that a well-designed wrench doesn't re-shape the circular filter ring when applying torque to it.

Yup I gotcha - I already eluded to that in one of my previous posts.

SkipD wrote in post #16160830
Randman, most folks who are having problems unscrewing a filter tend to use two contact points - a thumb and a finger - to grab the filter ring. That causes a problem as it forces the circular filter ring into an oval shape and that literally tightens the threads more. Grab the filter with equal force at three or more equally spaced points around the filter and it will be a LOT easier to unscrew.

The advantage of using a filter wrench is that a well-designed wrench doesn't re-shape the circular filter ring when applying torque to it.

That explains why a lighter touch gets the filter off more easily than a tight hold.

golf / baseball batting gloves... a pair of those works every time for me!

SkipD wrote in post #16160830
Randman, most folks who are having problems unscrewing a filter tend to use two contact points - a thumb and a finger - to grab the filter ring. That causes a problem as it forces the circular filter ring into an oval shape and that literally tightens the threads more. Grab the filter with equal force at three or more equally spaced points around the filter and it will be a LOT easier to unscrew.

The advantage of using a filter wrench is that a well-designed wrench doesn't re-shape the circular filter ring when applying torque to it.

This ^^
These parts are pretty thin and will distort with very little pressure.
My Hoya CP would stick no matter how gently I screwed it in and was worst when using an aluminum step up ring. Just the action of turning the front ring would render it stuck tight. A hand-full of fingers around the perimeter would usually get it free.
Since I got brass B&W polarizers I have yet to have one stick. I did buy a set of wrenches so as not to tempt fate.

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