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Old 1st November 2009, 01:27 PM
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Smile A couple of useful supermarket products

I thought I might mention a couple of things discovered of late, with apologies to those already in the Know!

Tesco microfibre cleaning cloths (find them with the dusters and j cloths) These are washable, and I have given
them a trial with a couple of scrap lens, they do not seem to cause any problems with coatings, great for personal optics too! £1.94 for two.

Oust kettle descaler perfectly removed all traces of crud and verdigis from a slide viewer's copper contacts that were covered in battery leakage. A little smear of oil and they are like new! Use in a pyrex dish or similar, with very hot water, don't leave it too long though, it does start on the copper!

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Another method for corroded copper is to use boiling water stright from the kettle and a dab of vaseline also work well on car batteries trick of the trade.
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