How do you keep black acrylic clean?
Feb 5, 2018 21:40:03 #
I just tried shooting a crown of thorns flower on a sheet of black acrylic. I didn't see it at first, but when I reviewed the shots in camera I could see dust motes on the sheet. I used my rocket blaster, a brush, and a lens wiper sheet to clean up the worst of them, but some remained. The attached photo is the worst example of what I saw, and a lot of this is actually pollen. But my question remains, how do you clean your base, other than in post processing?
Feb 5, 2018 21:45:33 #
YelveMaster wrote:
I just tried shooting a crown of thorns flower on a sheet of black acrylic. I didn't see it at first, but when I reviewed the shots in camera I could see dust motes on the sheet. I used my rocket blaster, a brush, and a lens wiper sheet to clean up the worst of them, but some remained. The attached photo is the worst example of what I saw, and a lot of this is actually pollen. But my question remains, how do you clean your base, other than in post processing?
Yelve, To clean acrylic and plexiglass that has slight blemishes or dirt, start off by clearing away any debris. Then, use a premium micro-fiber cloth with soapy water to clean the entire surface area. After wetting the cloth, be sure to lightly blot the surface, rather than applying pressure as you wipe.
Feb 5, 2018 21:48:03 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Yelve, To clean acrylic and plexiglass that has slight blemishes or dirt, start off by clearing away any debris. Then, use a premium micro-fiber cloth with soapy water to clean the entire surface area. After wetting the cloth, be sure to lightly blot the surface, rather than applying pressure as you wipe.
Thanks, PixelStan, I'll give this a shot.
Feb 5, 2018 21:52:59 #
YelveMaster wrote:
Thanks, PixelStan, I'll give this a shot.
If the house is dry Acrylic loves to attract stuff through static electricity.
Feb 5, 2018 21:57:17 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
If the house is dry Acrylic loves to attract stuff through static electricity.
Ouch. We heat with wood and no amount of water in the stove-top pot can put sufficient moisture in the air.
Feb 5, 2018 22:05:58 #
YelveMaster wrote:
Ouch. We heat with wood and no amount of water in the stove-top pot can put sufficient moisture in the air.
Welcome to static electricity
Feb 6, 2018 06:52:12 #
Anti-static spray? then wipe with microfiber cloth? Seem to remember anti-cling for hair?
YelveMaster wrote:
Ouch. We heat with wood and no amount of water in the stove-top pot can put sufficient moisture in the air.
Feb 6, 2018 12:04:28 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
Anti-static spray? then wipe with microfiber cloth? Seem to remember anti-cling for hair?
I wonder if wiping the acrylic with an anti-static dryer sheet would do any good.
Feb 6, 2018 13:51:31 #
This would be very challenging! Even as you set up and shoot pictures, dust motes are coming in for a landing. A weird possibility , but how about leaving a thin layer of water on top of the acrylic? That would absorb the dust and might be interesting in effect. Otherwise its post-processing, which I bet is very common for these sorts of pictures.
Feb 6, 2018 19:11:42 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
This would be very challenging! Even as you set up and shoot pictures, dust motes are coming in for a landing. A weird possibility , but how about leaving a thin layer of water on top of the acrylic? That would absorb the dust and might be interesting in effect. Otherwise its post-processing, which I bet is very common for these sorts of pictures.
Hmmm, I'm willing to give it a try.
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