[rollei_list] Re: cleaning old Rolleinars and filters

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:14:46 -0800

Peter.

Everclear ia not sold in California, TTBOMK.

I will be sipping some Green Label in about
15 minutes.  To me Black Label tastes better as it
has more Islay malt in it.


Jerry

"Peter K." wrote:

> 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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