Cleaning fingerprints and scuffs from metal prints
Is there a way to clean metal prints from all the marks? It would be fairly easy to clean the back of a print but front gets tricky since nobody wants to damage the inks. Someone suggested rubbing alcohol + water solution. Any ideas? Just to make sure there's no responses like 'scuffs are part of the medium, handling metal is tricky', - I do understand that not everything can be cleaned up. Should the inks be touched at all?
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yes, somebody please enlighten us. The borders of my emek metals are full of fingerprints and it's annoying me
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yeah I would like to know also. glad you started this, i got one i move around and its got fingerprints on it.
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qtip and rubbing alcohol, roll the qtip while you clean.
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Yes me too! Some advice on this would be great!
Just a suggestion, I haven't tried this...
I wonder if you can remove fingerprints with a microfiber cloth? The kind they sell for removing fingerprints from photos. Seems those *might* be less abrasive then the kind to clean your computer monitor. Not sure. One brand I saw online (Pioneer) is acid free. I'm sure there's other brands available...here's a link for a bit more info.
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I wonder if you can remove fingerprints with a microfiber cloth? The kind they sell for removing fingerprints from photos. Seems those *might* be less abrasive then the kind to clean your computer monitor. Not sure. One brand I saw online (Pioneer) is acid free. I'm sure there's other brands available...here's a link for a bit more info.
http://discountkitchenphotostore.co.cc/ ... 9UT7Q.html
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ammonia is some harsh stuff. who told you this info ? what is glasses cleaner, Windex ?wizdom wrote:I've been told that the 'glasses' cleaner solution can work. It doesn't damage the inks but no idea about long term effects. What do you think?
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No, like eyeglass cleaner. Isopropyl or isopropanol alcohol.ChefFerrari wrote:ammonia is some harsh stuff. who told you this info ? what is glasses cleaner, Windex ?wizdom wrote:I've been told that the 'glasses' cleaner solution can work. It doesn't damage the inks but no idea about long term effects. What do you think?
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wouldn't that dry out the ink though ? and dont tell me "well the ink is already dry" LOL I hope you know what I meanrmoore wrote:No, like eyeglass cleaner. Isopropyl or isopropanol alcohol.ChefFerrari wrote:ammonia is some harsh stuff. who told you this info ? what is glasses cleaner, Windex ?wizdom wrote:I've been told that the 'glasses' cleaner solution can work. It doesn't damage the inks but no idea about long term effects. What do you think?
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Yeah, that's what I meant. Not sure if it dries out the ink. I might just clean the borders and not risk any damage.rmoore wrote:No, like eyeglass cleaner. Isopropyl or isopropanol alcohol.ChefFerrari wrote:ammonia is some harsh stuff. who told you this info ? what is glasses cleaner, Windex ?wizdom wrote:I've been told that the 'glasses' cleaner solution can work. It doesn't damage the inks but no idea about long term effects. What do you think?
Yeah, I guess it might maybe fade the ink a bit? Let's just mix some ammonia and bleach and see what happens.ChefFerrari wrote:wouldn't that dry out the ink though ? and dont tell me "well the ink is already dry" LOL I hope you know what I meanrmoore wrote:No, like eyeglass cleaner. Isopropyl or isopropanol alcohol.ChefFerrari wrote:ammonia is some harsh stuff. who told you this info ? what is glasses cleaner, Windex ?wizdom wrote:I've been told that the 'glasses' cleaner solution can work. It doesn't damage the inks but no idea about long term effects. What do you think?
I've used microfiber and q-tips. No moisture.
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