I aim my answers at people who INSIST on doing things themselves. I don't
recommend
trying these things at home, but if someones gonna learn that, let them try and
know better later.
I've cleaned thousands of mirrors this way, spanning 22 years, without a
mishap.
I guess I must be doing something right.
John
Camtech
Kennedy wrote:
> In article , John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> writes
> >Lens tissue wrapped around a narrow flat object, dipped in denatured alcohol
> >works for me. Don't press too hard on the mirror as the silver can come
> >right
> >off if you trap a piece of grit in there. If there is old mirror foam in the
> >corners, that'll smear around alot and you'll have to clean it 10 to 20 times
> >to get it all off.
> >
>
> Ok John, I know you have a lot of support here, but that HAS to be one
> of the worst (and most dangerous) answers I have ever seen you give!
>
> If there's a recipe for scratching the mirror then wiping it with
> anything - including lens tissue - is it, and soaking the tissue in
> alcohol (any type) is only going to exacerbate it.
>
> I never thought I'd do this, but here's a tip for you to lift dust off a
> front silvered mirror :-)
>
> Take a small clean polythene bag and cut a narrow triangle of polythene
> out of it. Now rub the polythene on a piece of silk or wool to create a
> static charge. Use the electrostaticly charged narrow point of the
> triangle to 'lift' the dust off the surface without actually touching it
> at all. You need to hold the polythene so that there is a slight
> curvature to it to prevent the charge from pulling the tip down onto the
> mirror.
>
> Works for other surfaces as well, like the bottom of the pentaprism once
> the focus screen has been removed.
>
> --
> Kennedy
> Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
> A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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