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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/29/2004 12:25:25 AM · #1

I was shooting a candle being blown out by the burst of a balloon when some wax hit my lense. What is the best way to clean it. It is splattered candle wax.HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks

oh and I missed the shot..... bad night

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

12/29/2004 12:27:15 AM · #2

Not sure but how about blowing a hair dryer on it with the lens pointing down and hope it melts and falls off?

12/29/2004 12:28:31 AM · #3

Push it off with your finger delicately when it dries.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/29/2004 12:30:00 AM · #4

its a bunch of little splatter, cant just scrape it. I need some kind of cleaner that will work on wax......ugh

Message edited by author 2004-12-29 00:30:19.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

12/29/2004 12:32:36 AM · #5

What faidoi said. the vast majority of it should flick right off. It may help to cool the camera slightly. Refrigerator for just a couple minutes?
After you flick the blob off, whatever remains can be removed with any good solvent-baseed lens cleaning solution. Eclipse should work very well. Don't use any solvent that's not recommended for lens cleaning. they leave very nasty residues.

12/29/2004 12:32:40 AM · #6

DO NOT SCRAPE.

Prof_Fate

12/29/2004 12:33:53 AM · #7

to get wax off most things, use ice - it cools and hardens the wax. it will then come off easily.

12/29/2004 12:34:30 AM · #8

nooooooooooo, no scraping. I was not sure if a lense cleaner would get the wax off. Its not a blob its more like a splatter.

12/29/2004 12:34:35 AM · #9

Originally posted by kirbic:

What faidoi said. the vast majority of it should flick right off. It may help to cool the camera slightly. Refrigerator for just a couple minutes?

Refrigerator usually works great when you want to get a waxy bottom of the candle holder to fall out. Just don't leave it in there too long. Take out memory stick and batteries.

Message edited by author 2004-12-29 00:35:03.

cpanaioti

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

12/29/2004 12:35:03 AM · #10

Wax gets brittle when it gets very cold. An ice cube wrapped in a soft cloth might work in removing the wax. Just an idea.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/29/2004 12:35:10 AM · #11

Originally posted by dsmboostaholic:

its a bunch of little splatter, cant just scrape it. I need some kind of cleaner that will work on wax......ugh

All the more important that thelens is qite cool when you try to remove it. If the splatters are very small and you simply can't flick them all off, then a cleaner such as Eclipse, applied repeatedly with a clean lens cloth each time, is the way to go. An absorbent lens cloth such as a pec pad would be ideal (as opposed to lens paper that is not very absorbent).

12/29/2004 12:37:31 AM · #12

This is a reminder to buy a UV filter and put in on your lens people.

Message edited by author 2004-12-29 00:38:14.