I touched it....

[Pfiltz]

I had some time to kill, so I was looking over my new to me, camera.

I thought I would pull the back off, and check out the ground glass. I now have a finger print, on the inside portion of the glass. Nearest the lens part. Nothing real bad. I tried to clean it down with a soft rag.

What if anything do folks use to clean ground glass [both sides]?

TIA

[lenser]

Alcohol or lens cleaner with a soft cloth such as a very old T shirt.

[Pfiltz]

Appreciate it. It's not real noticeable under my cloth, but I would like to clean it, since I haven't since I got it in.

Thanks

[E. von Hoegh]

90% isopropyl rubbing alcohol. This will likely remove any grid, too.

[Henry Ambrose]

Take the glass out and wash it in water and dish washing soap, rinse, dry and install.

[Louis Pacilla]

Take the glass out and wash it in water and dish washing soap, rinse, dry and install.

Same here Henry.This works the best in my book.

I take the ground glass out and wash it lightly with warm water and dish soap on a wet "Bounty" paper towel. wash both sides w/ very light pressure in circular motion. When finished washing I lay the GG on a couple of dry Bounty towels then a couple on top. Pat dry & then reinstall in back.

***Word of caution. If you have an original Deardorff grid screen, you need to take care not to wash the grid off. The few I have had were simply laid on the ground glass with something like a bead of silicon or like product. On these it might be best to clean with the 90% rubbing alcohol.

[Peter Gomena]

Windex will take the grid right off a Sinar ground glass. Please don't ask me how I learned this.

Peter Gomena

[Uri A]

Windex will take the grid right off a Sinar ground glass. Please don't ask me how I learned this.

Peter Gomena

For real? It seems incredibly odd for Sinar to use ink that wouldn't stand up to some watered down kerosene.. Thanks for the warning.

[dsphotog]

Don't worry, It's certainly alot better than touching a digital camera sensor.

[Uri A]

Don't worry, It's certainly alot better than touching a digital camera sensor.

Haha! Good call.