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Author Topic: Does Kodak Lens Cleaner Contain Ammonia? Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-12-2003 10:53 AM                     I have two bottles of Kodak lens cleaner here and they smell like they contain ammonia. Could this be a correct assumption? Is ammonia safe for lenses?  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 09-12-2003 01:17 PM                        AFAIK ammonia is one of the last things you'd want to be applying to your lenses. Doesn't Windex have ammonia?  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 09-12-2003 02:47 PM                     Read Schneider's white paper on lens cleaning. Both Windex and Kodak lens fluid are specifically mentioned and are ok. http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/white_papers/ Does Windex contain ammonia? Right on the label it says "Glass Cleaner With Ammonia-D".  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-12-2003 03:02 PM                        MSDS for Kodak Products are available on-line (CAT Number 176 7136): http://msds.kodak.com/ehswww/external/index.jsp No ammonia, but it does contain less than 1 percent ammonium carbonate.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-12-2003 04:25 PM                     Okay. Thanks. John P -- Is the "ammonia" odor considered normal? Or does Kodak lens cleaner go off? I have no idea how old these bottles are. Also...One is a square bottle and the other is round. Each contains one pint. Which is newer packaging?  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-12-2003 05:21 PM                     Lens cleaner makes good after shave lotion. Used it many times in an emergency. Only I used Rosco.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 09-12-2003 06:57 PM                        What is the purpose of aftershave lotion, anyway? Regardless of whether I use an electric or real razor (or both) I am ready to go right after I shave. Am I missing out?  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-12-2003 08:52 PM                        Possibly ammonium carbonate could dissociate and have a slight ammonia odor if old or stored improperly. But since it is less than 1% of the formula, I doubt it would have any adverse effect. If you think it is too old, why not buy some new lens cleaner?  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-12-2003 08:54 PM                     Joe, the alcohol in lens cleaner stings the face a little, and when it dries up, it doesn't feel prickley anymore.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 09-13-2003 01:11 PM                     Eh, forget about aftershave. Just use a glycerin base shave soap with a shave brush. You're face will feel better after shaving than it did before. Shave soaps  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-13-2003 11:15 PM                     Whichazel has been the aftershave of choice in my family. Steve  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 09-14-2003 10:14 AM                    These signs We gladly Dedicate To men who've had No date of late Burma-Shave If your peach Keeps out Of reach Better practice What we preach Burma-Shave She will Flood your face With kisses 'Cause you smell So darn delicious Burma-Shave Lotion Train wrecks few Reason clear Fireman Never hugs Engineer Burma-Shave  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-14-2003 10:41 AM                     Due to scent allergies many workplaces forbid the wearing/use of any perfumes aftershaves or colognes  |  IP: Logged Gerard S. Cohen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 975 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 09-14-2003 11:13 AM                     She kissed the hairbrush by mistake She thought it was her husband Jake. Use Burma-Shave  |  IP: Logged

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