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03/26/2006 12:54:07 PM · #1 |
I'm having trouble cleaning a 77mm UV filter. I noticed a pretty bad smudge on it, so I blew the dust off with an aerosol blower, then used lintless lens cleaning paper with a drop of lens cleaning fluid on it to get rid of the smudge. It only seemed to make things worse, and now the entire surface of the filter is streaked. :/ Try as I might, I can't seem to un-streak it by wiping, and I don't want to try too much for fear of scratching the glass.
Anyone have any experience successfully cleaning a well-soiled filter or lens? At this point, I'm just glad it wasn't the lens itself. |
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03/26/2006 12:57:53 PM · #2 |
Get some warm water running in the sink, wash your hands throuroughly with detergent, get the filter wet, drop of detergent on each side, rub gently in circular motion with thumb and forefinger under running water, rinse thouroughly, shake, dry with lint-free, microfiber-type cloth (you can get them from an optometrist or any Lenscrafters-type store).
R.
Message edited by author 2006-03-26 13:02:05.
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03/26/2006 12:59:32 PM · #3 |
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03/26/2006 01:02:47 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Louis:
Thanks, I'll try that. |
YW; I been doing it for years :-) It's how I clean my glasses too. Recommended by my optometrist.
R.
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03/26/2006 01:08:11 PM · #5 |
My optometrist said hand soap. Just a little bit. I'd be careful of "detergent". What do you mean by that? Dish Detergent?
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03/26/2006 01:11:02 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
My optometrist said hand soap. Just a little bit. I'd be careful of "detergent". What do you mean by that? Dish Detergent? |
Yes, but I use organic, low-phosphate detergent. I suppose some might be too powerful, I donno. Soap tends to leave a film, I've found... Some of them are actually abrasive.
R.
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03/26/2006 01:40:35 PM · #7 |
Thanks. I'm talking of course about liquid soap, not bar soap :)
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03/26/2006 01:43:21 PM · #8 |
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03/26/2006 02:07:52 PM · #9 |
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03/26/2006 02:30:00 PM · #10 |
| I've cleaned many DVDs using regular soap like Lux. Works fine. |
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