At 10:37 AM -0600 8/21/07, Schlake wrote:
As a kid, my father had an electronics repair shop. He had a variety
of cleaners and solvents. The one I used the most was called TF
solvent. It worked well. One day, in the dawn of CDs, I decided that
the CD laser in little walkman type CD player was dirty. I grabbed a
can and sprayed off my laser quite vigorously. It turns out that I
had grabbed a can of TFM, not TF, and my CD player disappeared. The
bits of metal were left, but not much else.
I'd suggest that you pay Canon to clean the goo off and not go
embarking on Adventures In Solvent with a fancy lens.
On 8/21/07, Henning Wulff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's always a good idea to try the solvent on an inconspicuous area
first, but none of the above should harm the enamel on a lens.
-- Schlake
Of the ones I mentioned, acetone is the most aggressive under most
circumstances, and would probably attack some of the painted
lettering, but isopropyl alcohol and paint thinner would not damage
the exterior of an enameled lens. A little knowledge of solvents
shouldn't be beyond the ability of anyone on this list.
Canon repair is hardly all knowing, as has been demonstrated repeatedly.
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* Henning J. Wulff
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