I wonder what a silicone-based cleaner/polish can be used for. I mean
stuff called Mr Sheen which is a household cleaner. I use it for
tarting up lenses prior to sending them to the lucky recipient. It
provides a nice black finish. But would it hurt a coated glass surface
or produce unwelcome reflections or refractions?
Armorall (sic) is also pretty good for plastics. It will even tend to
blend out chips or scratches in Samsonite luggage!
Chris
On Friday, Jun 6, 2003, at 07:10 Europe/London, Jim Brokaw wrote:
I use the 91 0.000000or cleaning chromed and black metal surfaces on
cameras. I
haven't had any problems with damaging finishes. I also have some 99%
which
I had the pharmicist at Target order for me, it was about 4X as costly
(~$3
per pint) as the 91%. This stronger concentration seems to instantly
dissolve the bad foam seal residue in cases where I've used it in
refoaming
backs.
I use the 91% to clean lens elements, wiping with a clean microfiber
cloth
seems to get a nearly perfect clean without any leftover marks. For
unsticking leaf shutter elements and cleaning oily aperture blades and
aperture mechanisms I use Ronsonol, which I believe is naptha which has
allegedly been filtered for use in lighters... when I finish out my
little
5oz bottle I'll probably buy a quart of painter's naptha at the
hardware
store (naptha is sold as a 'drying accelerator' for oil-base paints).
Much
cheaper by the quart.
snip...
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