Gooday all
I lick the lenses sometimes too but use a clean pair of white cotton
underpants. They are nice and soft and don't scratch the lenses.
Greg Little
Greg Little - Principal Consultant
General Flora and Fauna
PO Box 526
Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia
Ph 02 49 556609
Fx 02 49 556671
www.gff.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Denise
Goodfellow
Sent: Saturday, 28 November 2009 4:03 PM
To: Judith Hoyle; ; Birding Aus
Subject: Cleaning bins etc
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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