Best way to clean grips on outside of lenses?

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Is it a case of a dry cloth, or what can I do to get the grip to the way it was when the lens was new.

Any help much appreciated.
 
Soft toothbrush should get down into the nooks and crannies and shouldn't do any damage.

Hope all's not too grim "up North", John - and regards to 'er indoors!
 
sof ttooth brush, then I was thinking of trying that dashboard, back to black stuff....
 
Agree on the toothbrush, but I wouldn't go applying anything, especially if it's from an aerosol. You could use a tiny amount of water if you needed to shift more stubborn bits of detritus.
 
Depends what lens. My 24-70 canon lens, I removed the rubber from the lens and washed in fairy liquid and with a small brush.
 
I take the grip off (carefully!), into a bowl with fairy liquid and warm water, toothbrush, grip back on, looks new.
 
Nod said:
Soft toothbrush should get down into the nooks and crannies and shouldn't do any damage.

Hope all's not too grim "up North", John - and regards to 'er indoors!
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Ta Nod not to grim but not much sea around here and regard to your 'er indoors!

gpc1 said:
sof ttooth brush, then I was thinking of trying that dashboard, back to black stuff....
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Adam J said:
Agree on the toothbrush, but I wouldn't go applying anything, especially if it's from an aerosol. You could use a tiny amount of water if you needed to shift more stubborn bits of detritus.
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Harriers9 said:
Toothbrush. Bit of water, Knock the excess off then use carefully
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simonblue said:
Another here for the toothbrush :)
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LBJNBA said:
Depends what lens. My 24-70 canon lens, I removed the rubber from the lens and washed in fairy liquid and with a small brush.
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twist said:
I take the grip off (carefully!), into a bowl with fairy liquid and warm water, toothbrush, grip back on, looks new.
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Thanks every one of you for your help and toothbrush it will be (me being silly now thinking shall I use my electric brush with tooth paste - joking though).

Cheers John
 
Not the back to black aerosol, I think you can get wipes that do the same. Like dashboard wipes.
 
A boot polish brush which has just been used on boots/shoes so there is a very minimal amount of polish within the brush fibres, honestly, this brings everything up better than brand new.
 
Gary Coyle said:
A boot polish brush which has just been used on boots/shoes so there is a very minimal amount of polish within the brush fibres, honestly, this brings everything up better than brand new.
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But after a session with camera your hands are black :eek:

But I'll have to dig deep to find a shoe brush as it's a long time since I wore 'polished' types of shoes :)
 
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