txcollector Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Folks, I have a few smudges on my Ploprof dial and I'm wondering what's the best way to clean the smudges on that mirror finish dial. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I used a very high quality and soft eye glass cleaning cloth. Working in strokes out from the centre and between the hour markers. Worked great. Mind you, i had to ruin two dials before I learned how carefully i had to approach the task. Hope you have better luck. They're a [censored] eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've tried that but still some marks in certain angles. Darn hard to make it shine without marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yeh, one of the things I learned during my ploprof saga was to keep my grubby fingys off the darn dial! The very best way to do it would be to remove the indices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 i actually use this first kit here http://www.giottos.com/CL.htm i found that microfiber cloth in this kit (and ive owned many from various places) to not leave a single scratch or smudge, even the solution in this kit is far superior to anything else ive ever used. these kits are inexpensive and ive cleaned many dirty grimmy gloss dials with them, when complete they were perfect, no prints or scratches in any light. also keep in mind when handling the cloth that your finger grease is getting absorbed by the cloth by you handling it, so keep one end primarily as the business end. i also roll my cloths to a point for finer accuracy and more applied pressure. you have to wipe the grease clean across from where it is off the end of the dial to completely lift it away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 also keep in mind when handling the cloth that your finger grease is getting absorbed by the cloth by you handling it, so keep one end primarily as the business end. i also roll my cloths to a point for finer accuracy and more applied pressure. you have to wipe the grease clean across from where it is off the end of the dial to completely lift it away great tip. I had to use a new cloth but using a fine felt tip brush to apply the right amount of pressure on the cloth. My big fat fingers wouldn't do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 i actually use this first kit here http://www.giottos.com/CL.htm i found that microfiber cloth in this kit (and ive owned many from various places) to not leave a single scratch or smudge, even the solution in this kit is far superior to anything else ive ever used. these kits are inexpensive and ive cleaned many dirty grimmy gloss dials with them, when complete they were perfect, no prints or scratches in any light. also keep in mind when handling the cloth that your finger grease is getting absorbed by the cloth by you handling it, so keep one end primarily as the business end. i also roll my cloths to a point for finer accuracy and more applied pressure. you have to wipe the grease clean across from where it is off the end of the dial to completely lift it away I just ordered one of these. Thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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