cleaning filter

[yuliang11]

anyone has advice to clean filters(ND filter)? recently i bought this ND filter & it's really really hard to clean. maybe i should post the picture of the mess :rolleyes:

[siew]

I clean my ND grads using microfibre cloth.

[ShaolinTiger]

I had massive problems with Hoya multi-coated (Even with eclipse and pec pads I couldn't get it clean).

Conversely B&W is so easy to clean (Soap and water is fine)

[yuliang11]

thanks for the quick reply. i think i'm gonna post a picture of it after lunch. by the way i'm using kenko ND 9 stops 77MM

[yuliang11]

please have a look at the attached jpg. have tried microfibre , lens cleaning tissue & some lens cleaning fuild. it didn't help only got it worse. anyone having the similar problem with kenko ND filter?

[Alan]

This usually works for me with stubbornly dirty filters - rub it with your fingertips with some hand soap/kitchen detergent and rinse it under the tap. Remove excess water by dabbing it with a piece of tissue and leave it under a fan to completely dry it. Final step is to remove whatever residue with a microfiber cloth.

[yuliang11]

This usually works for me with stubbornly dirty filters - rub it with your fingertips with some hand soap/kitchen detergent and rinse it under the tap. Remove excess water by dabbing it with a piece of tissue and leave it under a fan to completely dry it. Final step is to remove whatever residue with a microfiber cloth.


:? hehehe .scarry ler.. i always thought water & photography equipment are bad combination. anyone else recommend this ?

[ShaolinTiger]

I wash in the sink with washing up liquid and water too :D

[Alan]

:? hehehe .scarry ler.. i always thought water & photography equipment are bad combination. anyone else recommend this ?

A filter is essential only a piece of glass mount onto an alloy ring. You can flush it with all the water you want and you would not damage it. Unless of course, you flush it mounted on the lens. ::rolleyes:

[siew]

:? hehehe .scarry ler.. i always thought water & photography equipment are bad combination. anyone else recommend this ?

Water should be fine.

[perceval]

Wow..that looks like a very bad mess. Hope you clean it soon!

[noordin]

Looks like there's a film of oil. So water alone can't clean that. You'll need dish washing liquid and wash under a flowing tap. Just use your fingers and no cloth. That way you won't scratch the surface or wipe out the multi coating.

[yuliang11]

Thank you everyone. i flush it with water. worked like a charm! should have learn this earlier. thank you again! :adore:

Looks like there's a film of oil. So water alone can't clean that. You'll need dish washing liquid and wash under a flowing tap. Just use your fingers and no cloth. That way you won't scratch the surface or wipe out the multi coating.

sometimes i wonder how it get into the filter. i bought the filter afew days ago

[easyihzy]

is your filter coated / multicoated or non coated ?

[yuliang11]

is your filter coated / multicoated or non coated ?

multicoated. what's up ?

[easyihzy]

i've read a myth on the net that it seems hoya / kenko multicoated filter are very hard to clean, guess you cleared the myth.

[yuliang11]

i've read a myth on the net that it seems hoya / kenko multicoated filter are very hard to clean, guess you cleared the myth.


:0 Gee.. i'm running out of luck i guess, maybe i should know you before getting it :((

[g88]

you can try use glass cleaner...either for house or car one...shouldn't damage the filter...

[yuliang11]

you can try use glass cleaner...either for house or car one...shouldn't damage the filter...

noted. thanks!