At 07:04 AM 3/6/01 +0000, "Marcus b6" wrote:
Oh yeah, any ideas on "de-fungusing" the nice but musty nylon camera bag?
Mild bleach solution, or something?
S.C. Johnson Wax, Commercial Products Division, makes a compound called
"Endbac 256" (or sometimes just "Endbac"). It is an antiviral,
antibacterial and antifungal solution used in hospitals, food plants,
etc. Dilute one part Endbac with 256 parts of water, spray it on and in
the bag to *saturate,* and leave for ten minutes. Then rinse with plain
potable water. Endbac is mildly corrosive in concentrated form (it's a
base), and may have some corrosive properties even after full
dilution. RTFM that comes with each bottle. I've used it in 1:50 dilution
for years now in other contexts where I've wanted a "scorched earth" policy
toward disinfection of surfaces etc. Smells really nice, BTW, and is a
strong odour neutralizer in its own right.
If the bag's really bad, make up a pail of the solution and immerse the
bag. If the bag can't handle such treatment, THROW IT OUT.
Endbac costs about $10.00 Canadian (around $6.50 U.S.) for a quart bottle
of concentrate. Under normal circumstances in a typical household, should
last for years. It can be bought at many janitorial supplies stores.
As for general cleaning of your lenses, it depends on how bad the fungal
blooms are. You might wanna ship 'em (pre-paid both ways, of course) to
someone like John Hermanson and ask for an estimate. In some instances,
the lenses might not be salvageable.
Garth
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