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Cleaning bins etc

To: Judith Hoyle <>, <>, Birding Aus <>
Subject: Cleaning bins etc
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:33:06 +0930
That's what I do too, with both binoculars and spectacles.
Denise


on 28/11/09 9:41 AM, Judith Hoyle at  wrote:

> 
> I think I need to lift my game...I clean my binoculars by licking the lenses
> and drying with an old hankie!  Works really well cos it gets rid of any grit
> and I have never scratched a lens with this method!
> 
> Judith
> 
>> From: 
>> To: 
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Cleaning bins etc
>> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:55:28 -0600
>> 
>> AusBirders,
>> 
>> My method for cleaning lenses is to saturate a soft tissue with
>> demineralized water (don't use rainwater as it will leave a residue) and
>> thoroughly wet and wipe (lightly) the lens using a clean region of the
>> tissue after each wipe. Then dry using a lens cloth, again not applying too
>> much pressure. This particularly works well when there is a salt film on the
>> lens. I would not recommend compressed air.
>> 
>> Dean Cutten
>> 
>> Victor Harbor, SA
>> Australia
>> 
>> 
>> 



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