Help! Got saliva on my sensor.

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this is...a first.

Since saliva does have...a sort of digestinating (wtf) substance in it...which can act like sea water (correct me if im wrong)...i dont know (http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Saliva :S)

maybe some distilled water can remove it...saliva is water soluble. BTW, I agree that saliva is corrosive if left in place.

Don't feel badly though I was once building some systems for a client and eating dinner at the same time...pasta with a red sauce...yup, splattered all over the motherboard of one of the systems...so, I took it out, removed the battery from the MB and shorted the CMOS jumpers to drain any remaining juice...then cleaned it in a plastic tub of distilled water. I believe the system was still running after 10-years....so all may not be lost.

I would review the sensor cleaning thread that is around here somewhere, sorry I am new and still don't have the layout burned into my retina's just yet.

Do a wet clean on your sensor as soon as possible. If you're not familiar with wet cleaning then read about it here http://www.copperhilli​mages.com/index.php?pr​=Tutorials they'll even sell you a kit.

I agree wet clean.

Also could use Lenspen Sensorklear. Some don't prefer lenspens because you are repeatedly reusing the same cleaning surface over again. I've had good results with them. I make sure to twist pen in side the cap (kinda refreshes tip), blot on a microfiber cloth, and not to reuse to many times.

Instead of using a Sensor pen in the aggressive eraser fashion, you could try using the lenspen to just 'blot up' any bigger (visible to your eye) chunks. A wet clean does seem mandatory.

I think it's only fair for you to spit on his toys now. An eye for an eye.

^hahaha

I agree with wet clean asap too. Saliva neutralises stomach acid (so I read) so I'm sure it can't do much for the sensor.

If you can't wet clean it yourself, take it to a camera shop and pay for it to be done.

For what it's worth it's not on the sensor, it's on the UV (or is it IR?) filter over the sensor. Much cheaper to replace than a sensor, not that you'll need to.

Id be inclined to take your child to the mountain......

iamaelephant wrote in post #5671045
For what it's worth it's not on the sensor, it's on the UV (or is it IR?) filter over the sensor. Much cheaper to replace than a sensor, not that you'll need to.

Yes, it is on the glass hot-mirror filter that sits in front of the sensor. No, it is not cheaper to replace that than a sensor as it is an integral part of the sensor unit - you have to replace the whole lot.

Just do a wet clean. Should sort it out unless it was a food/spit mixture...
It should come off one way or another.

NZDoug wrote in post #5671047
Id be inclined to take your child to the mountain......

For a picnic i hope.

FBI!

brecklundin wrote in post #5670868
I agree that saliva is corrosive if left in place.

On glass??? So if I spit on a window, the glass will 'corrode'?

Don't panic, just do a wet clean.

From my limited biology courses awhile ago, I believe saliva is neutral to slightly alkaline, unless of course your baby had some sour things(lemonade?) not too long ago before the accident.

But it's best to clean it anyways since you don't want bacteria growing in there, especially if you live in a humid place.

Wet clean it.
It's actually very easy, very quick. Pick up whatever your local camera store has. I used the sensor cleaning kit by American Recorder and it took about two minutes to get my Mark IIn clean as a whistle.