With Windex there is no heavy rubbing, it disolves the fungus easily. SMC is tough stuff anyway, I've used lacquer thinner to remove paint from one! The paint slightly stained the coating but that's all.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: fungus amungus? > > > In a message dated 12/26/2005 7:53:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've done 3 fungused SMC Takumars this morning. > Not that hard with the right tools. > 1.) Something to remove the beauty ring. > 2.) Windex. (Works best on fungus) > 3.) Proper screwdrivers and spanner wrenches. > 5.) Canned air. > 6.) Lens cloth. > 7.) Lintless gloves. > 8.) Patience. ;-) > > Don > ========= > I've wondered about Windex. Not that I have any fungused lenses. But it > doesn't remove coating, even with lots and lots of rubbing and > cleaning? That's > what I've wondered about it. I mean Windex can be a heavy duty > cleaner for quite > a few things. > > Marnie aka Doe >
