Ultimate camera cleaning tool
Feb 5, 2019 09:40:27 #
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Feb 5, 2019 11:14:31 #
ggab
Loc: ?
hochocke wrote:
I would never use one on a camera, especially the lens.
Isn't that how you "Polish your Lens"????
Feb 5, 2019 11:18:06 #
Rather than Magic Eraser, I prefer to use a standard glue and residue eraser to clean old cameras. Works equally well on chrome and bakelite surfaces, and no danger of scratching. Non-abrasive pencil erasers work well too.
Feb 5, 2019 12:09:13 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
cmaxi wrote:
I have been around cameras for many years buying, ... (show quote)
I take excellent care of my camera equipment. I have never taken any cleaning agent to them, don't need to because they are in such fine shape. I have no problems getting top dollar for my used equipment on Ebay because of my excellent reputation for selling fine, mint camera equipment.
However, if the product works for you, great. But it is not for me. I want folks to know I had to take nothing to the camera to get it clean. It shows how well I took care of it.
Feb 5, 2019 12:31:36 #
Proof. Just got this camera. Removed all of the old gunge from finger oils, etc. Don't knock it until you try it. Seems to be a lot of negativity and snarkiness here. Just trying to help.
Feb 5, 2019 12:59:02 #
billnikon wrote:
I take excellent care of my camera equipment. I have never taken any cleaning agent to them, don't need to because they are in such fine shape. I have no problems getting top dollar for my used equipment on Ebay because of my excellent reputation for selling fine, mint camera equipment.
However, if the product works for you, great. But it is not for me. I want folks to know I had to take nothing to the camera to get it clean. It shows how well I took care of it.
However, if the product works for you, great. But it is not for me. I want folks to know I had to take nothing to the camera to get it clean. It shows how well I took care of it.
But when you buy a 50+ year old camera and you want to restore it such that it looks like it just came off the assembly line, it's helpful to know what methods work to get the surfaces perfectly clean without causing damage.
Feb 5, 2019 13:24:32 #
I think I will stick to using the Magic Eraser on the white rubber parts of my tennis shoes. Works great for that.
Feb 5, 2019 13:38:00 #
LouV wrote:
They look like foam but are actually fairly abrasive (see link).
Someone in our office used one on a wood countertop and it
took the finish off. I know OP says they work but I would not
use them on my cameras.
https://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser1.htm
They look like foam but are actually fairly abrasive (see link).
Someone in our office used one on a wood countertop and it
took the finish off. I know OP says they work but I would not
use them on my cameras.
https://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser1.htm
Thanks for the link. I can see many uses for that
product and I had never heard of it before. Now I
know and can use it appropriately.
.
Feb 5, 2019 14:07:18 #
Reading PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS seems to be a lost art today (for many).
Also are people rolling their cameras and lenses in Pizza or what? (Photographers trekking thru mud and dirt in an open vehicle excepted.)
Decades and over a dozen cameras and I once spilled a Taco on a camera at the County Fair. Now that was a later problem as some of the sauce did work its way inside the camera. Though luckily not the optical path or system. The camera did require professional cleaning a few years later due to a few too many desert visits and lens changes.
Air, a brush, and micro fiber cloth, is all I need most of the time. I've even used a CPAP machine to blow off sensors with filtered/clean air at low pressures.
Also are people rolling their cameras and lenses in Pizza or what? (Photographers trekking thru mud and dirt in an open vehicle excepted.)
Decades and over a dozen cameras and I once spilled a Taco on a camera at the County Fair. Now that was a later problem as some of the sauce did work its way inside the camera. Though luckily not the optical path or system. The camera did require professional cleaning a few years later due to a few too many desert visits and lens changes.
Air, a brush, and micro fiber cloth, is all I need most of the time. I've even used a CPAP machine to blow off sensors with filtered/clean air at low pressures.
Feb 5, 2019 14:26:01 #
latebloomer
Loc: Topeka, KS
Just use the wire brush on your grinder. Use the steel wire brush rather than the brass wire brush. It will will clean just about anything. If necessary, push hard on the camera while the grinder is running at top speed.
Feb 5, 2019 14:50:44 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
To put an end to the debate here is how the Mr. Clean website describes the Magic Eraser:
Melamine Polymer
Abrasive Foam
Water-Activated Micro-Scrubbers That Penetrate Surface Grooves Virtually Anywhere Grime Is Trapped To Remove Built-Up Soap Scum, Grease And Surface Dirt
It is abrasive. It may appear to work, but at what price? Are you willing to pay that price?
Melamine Polymer
Abrasive Foam
Water-Activated Micro-Scrubbers That Penetrate Surface Grooves Virtually Anywhere Grime Is Trapped To Remove Built-Up Soap Scum, Grease And Surface Dirt
It is abrasive. It may appear to work, but at what price? Are you willing to pay that price?
Feb 5, 2019 16:14:42 #
If you haven't tried it, please feel free to not comment on its effectiveness. Just makes you look foolish. All things are abrasive - from microfiber cloths to toothbrushes. I am telling you from experience that it is 100% effective and there is no downside. If you are happy pushing the dirt and grime around with alcohol, lens cleaner, microfiber cloths, toothbrushes, etc, have at it.
It is disappointing to have received such snarky and sarcastic comments regarding my post. Again I see the ugly underbelly of the Internet.
I'll not darken your doorstep again, if you follow me.
Bye.
It is disappointing to have received such snarky and sarcastic comments regarding my post. Again I see the ugly underbelly of the Internet.
I'll not darken your doorstep again, if you follow me.
Bye.
Feb 5, 2019 17:07:17 #
LouV wrote:
They look like foam but are actually fairly abrasive (see link). Someone in our office used one on a wood countertop and it took the finish off. I know OP says they work but I would not use them on my cameras.
https://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser1.htm
https://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser1.htm
Thanks.
It never occurred to me use one and now I am glad I didn't and never will.
I will stick with a toothbrush dampened and a soft cloth for the body and lens cleaning materials for the glass.
Feb 5, 2019 17:55:53 #
cmaxi wrote:
If you haven't tried it, please feel free to not c... (show quote)
Please don’t let the troglodytes turn you away from all the really good stuff on the UHH. If you want real vituperation, try saying “I only shoot jpeg in auto mode.”
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