[rollei_list] Re: cleaning old Rolleinars and filters
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:58:08 -0800
Jerry,
Now WTF are you mixing all that for. If you can't get what the manufacturers
use, which is Anhydroxous Ethly Alcohol, just buy a bottle of Everclear.
Works like a charm. BYKT and I am sure would CMIIW.
BTW, Johnnie Walker Green Label is quite good. Not on lenses mind you, but
in a glass with a splash. :-)
Peter K
On 1/20/06, Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Jeff,
>
> There is no reason to avoid aqueous cleaners. Just don't spray it on
> any mounted lenses directly. Apply it to the new Kimwipe or lens
> tissue.
>
> For the last 48 years I have been using the following solution to
> clean lenses; 50% 80 proof Trader Joes Vodka, 50% distilled
> water plus 4 drops of Kodak Photo-Flo per liter of the mix.
>
> I spray it directly on my eyeglasses and sunglasses, not on camera
> lenses.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jeff Kelley wrote:
>
> > >A friend, who worked for Bausch and Lomb many years ago, told me they
> used
> > >plain old Windex on the production line.
> > >
> >
> > Interesting, since I know from working for Purex Corp. decades ago, that
> > glass cleaners like Windex are probably 99% water!
> >
> > We would make a 3000 gallon batch of glass cleaner by filling the vat
> with
> > one 55 gallon drum of Isopropal alcohol, a tiny amount of "soap", a few
> > grams of blue dye, and the rest was city water...same as that dripping
> out
> > of the factory's bathroom sink faucet.
> >
> > If you want to avoid water on your glass, Windex and similar are NOT a
> good
> > choice.
> >
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