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Cleaning bins etc

To: Greg Little <>, 'Judith Hoyle' <>, <>, Birding Aus <>
Subject: Cleaning bins etc
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:12:59 +0930
Afew years ago Y front men's undies became unavailable in Darwin and Michael
began wearing boxers.  They aren't half as good for cleaning glass!
Denise


on 29/11/09 8:55 PM, Greg Little at  wrote:

> 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
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Denise
> Goodfellow
> Sent: Saturday, 28 November 2009 4:03 PM
> To: Judith Hoyle; ; Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] 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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