Cool! I have a couple old screens that probably *should* have been
thrown away but remain in a drawer so I'll try it.
Now to find a remedy for scratches . . . ;o)
ScottGee1
On 9/26/05, PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service <olyfix@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Washing/cleaning OM screens:
>
> I was blown away the first time my Japanese boss told me to do this, but
> sometimes it's worth the risk, and usually works.
>
> We used to keep Ivory on hand at the office, but I've used generic
> anti-bacterial soft-soap from a pump bottle dozens of times without harm.
> We only do this for oily fingerprints and smudges that can't be removed with
> "normal" cleaning techniques. Be prepared to replace the screen or toss it
> if it doesn't work. (Like I tell my customers, the difference between you
> and me is that if I screw it up, I can replace it pretty easily!)
>
> Begin by washing your fingertips thoroughly (we repair types sometimes end
> up with "glue buggers" and moly grease on them!), then work up a nice foamy
> lather of soap between the fingers of one hand. Holding the screen by the
> edges with the other hand, rinse it in warm water to carry away any
> particles, then gently scrub the screen between the soapy fingers of the
> other hand. Rinse all thoroughly, shake excess water off, then blow dry --
> a cool or warm hair drier works fine.
>
> As a last resort, for example on screens that have smudges from
> disintegrated mirror bumper material and the like, you can resurrect _some_
> screens using denatured alcohol and tissue, but you _must_ work quickly. I
> think most of the problems occur when the alcohol is allowed to get "wet".
> But realize again that there is a chance you will ruin it!
>
> With a tissue such as a kimwipe damp with alcohol, sandwich a little over
> one half of the screen with the tissue held between two fingers and softly
> wipe quickly from one edge to the other, pulling the tissue completely off
> the screen. Rotate the screen 90 degrees and wipe again, and so on until
> you've wiped along all four sides. Blow gently to evaporate any residue --
> and hope!
>
>
> >
> > Yikes! I didn't know this could be safely done with focusing screens.
> > Everything I've read/been told boils down to 'do NOT touch The
> > Screen'.
> >
> > What type/brand of soap works well?
> >
>
>
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