The coating on a lens is very thin(1/4 wavelength IRRC). It seems to me
getting anything on the lens surface would have to change the optical
properties. Probably too thin to change the focus but could affect how
effective the MC is.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Gwinn" <joegwinn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: [OM] Household cleaner, was Ranking of alcohols by
aggressiveness
> At 7:56 PM +0000 6/6/03, olympus-digest wrote:
> >Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:38:48 +0100
> >From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] Household cleaner, was Ranking of alcohols by
aggressiveness
> >
> >I wonder what a silicone-based cleaner/polish can be used for. I
mean
> >stuff called Mr Sheen which is a household cleaner. I use it for
> >tarting up lenses prior to sending them to the lucky recipient. It
> >provides a nice black finish. But would it hurt a coated glass
surface
> >or produce unwelcome reflections or refractions?
>
> I doubt that this will have the slightest bad effect.
>
>
> >Armorall (sic) is also pretty good for plastics. It will even tend
to
> >blend out chips or scratches in Samsonite luggage!
>
> Armorall is intended for vinyl, such as is used in automobile
interiors. Samsonite is made of a different plastic, ABS, but Armorall
shouldn't harm ABS.
>
> Joe Gwinn
>
>
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