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What is Happening to My Lens?

Started Jun 20, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: What is Happening to My Lens?

saxyomega90125 wrote:

DON'T USE ACETONE!!!!

First, on isopropyl alcohol... you know those Zeiss-brand wet lens cleaning cloths? Lint-free lens wipes soaked in a IPA-water solution. That's all they are. I prefer distilled water, but IPA is common.

Acetone though, now THAT is bad advice. When I got the tomahawk I take backpacking it had ugly black paint on the head that I wanted gone. Steel wool wouldn't take the paint off, my Dremel wouldn't take the paint off, dedicated paint remover of hazmat strength wouldn't take the paint off, but 14 hours in hardware store acetone and a quick buff and that paint was dust. If that isn't enough to kill your lens, the impurities will be.

And don't even touch the lab grade stuff. Forget about price - I have worked with it in the lab, and I have seen the burns and inhalation issues it will give you if you are careless.

i wouldn't use that stuff on my canon and zeiss lenses no matter what! my tolerance limit is a damp microfiber cloth and cleaning my lenses with it, as i have noted in my OP. damp cloth has worked for me forever and i won't try anything else even if labs use these awful solvents!

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