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Best way to clean 5D3 body externally.

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Nov 12, 2015 06:05 |  #1

OK selling my 5D3, and wondered the best way to give the body a final clean. It looks clean, so no dirt etc. On it.
I thought of using a damp microfibre cloth with plain water on it and then a dry one .

I just wondered if anyone had used Amberclens, its a foaming cleaner, obviously I would only try that by damping a microfibre cloth. Its magical at cleaning laptops etc. And has never hurt any surface before , but I worried about the rubbery coating on this camera's body.

Or as its very clean should I just stick with the plain water option.

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Nov 12, 2015 12:24 |  #2

I wipe all my bodies down with lens cleaners from CVS. Usually go through about 5 cleaners per body. They're great. Target has an in-house brand that are good too.

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Nov 13, 2015 07:46 |  #3

sourcehill wrote in post #17781126 (external link)
I wipe all my bodies down with lens cleaners from CVS. Usually go through about 5 cleaners per body. They're great. Target has an in-house brand that are good too.

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Nov 13, 2015 07:56 |  #4

spray window cleaner on a rag, it doesn't take much, gently wipe body down.

don't ever spray on the camera as you don't want it getting inside.

this is also my preferred way to clean a monitor/LCD screen.

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Nov 13, 2015 15:27 |  #5

I have been using rubbing alcohol on a microfiber rag to clean all of my electronics for as long as I can remember.

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Nov 14, 2015 12:31 |  #6

I use alcohol too, it gets everything off thats stuck in the rubber grips.




  
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Nov 14, 2015 12:47 |  #7

Cheap wet wipes made for babies.

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Nov 15, 2015 07:46 |  #8

Thanks guys
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