Roger, Please read my message again! I said VODKA, not gin. Vodka is ethanol and water. Gin has all sorts of additives, flavorings and colorants. And don't drink the mixture. Kodak Photo-Flo is probably a poison. Jerry "Roger M. Wiser" wrote: > Peter,Then your contention supports Jerry's suggestion on using a > certain type of gin, that is it would not leave a residue. I tried > Jerry's gin suggestion and it did not work ........ my filters, > lens, viewfinder and even my TV picture appeared more blurry. Roger > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter K. > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:48 PM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: cleaning old Rolleinars and > filters > All the alcohols you buy in the drug store have other > ingredients that will leave a residue. While 99% alcohol is > very good, there is still residue. The manufacturers add > these ingredients so people do not try and use that alcohol > ( i.e., rubbing, isopropyl, etc.) as a basis for a > cocktail. Peter K > On 1/22/06, Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > At 10:59 AM 1/20/2006 -0800, Dick Burk wrote: > > > Dry Isopropyl alcohol is also effective for > > some types of oil films and is safe. Isopropyl > > rubbing alcohol has too much water in it. The > > residual water may creep into the mounting. 99% > > Isopropyl is available at many drugstores, its > > not expensive. > > > Interesting you should mention "rubbing alcohol". > For years I had been buying those special eyeglass > cleaning pads. > > One day I just dabbed a bit of soft paper towel > with the stuff, wet my eyeglasses thoroughly > (wiping a bit) and then dried them with the other > end of the paper towel. Best cleaning job ever, > and the paper towel can be used several times, > using different corners. > > I haven't tried that with my car windshield but I > would bet it works fine there, but there may be > some wax there so it would take a bit more work. > > Haven't tried that with photo lenses, and don't > plan to. > > I usually buy two bottles of the stuff when it's > on sale at 2 for 99 cents. > > DAW > > > > > -- > Peter K > Ó¿Õ¬ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: > 01/20/2006 > >