Sean,
Do yourself a big favor and get some cheesecloth.
1. Apply a coat of collodian on the mirror, and while it's still wet,
place the cheesecloth on top.
2. Paint more collodian on top of the cheesecloth with a disposable
brush. The idea is to embed the cheesecloth into the collodian.
3. Let it dry.
When it's completely dry the collodian will shrink, lifting the
cheesecloth and collodian from the surface of the mirror. All the
collodian should stick to the cheesecloth and not the mirror, so
there's no messing with tweezers.
This is the way I always clean my mirrors, and I've never had a problem.
Charlie
On Feb 29, 2008, at 6:46 PM, Sean McCauliff wrote:
> Rob, this is a summary of your experiences from your web site. Do you
> think this is correct?
>
> Collodion USP Mirror Cleaning Instructions
>
> 0) Work outside, it is explosive and toxic. Avoid satic electricity,
> flames, etc.
> 1) Tape up edge of mirror.
> 2) Shake up Collodion.
> 3) Apply over the mirror.
> 4) Allow to dry for 3 hours.
> 5) The Collodion drys to a hard film. When it is completely dry it
> remove it with tweezers. Carefully blow off flakes or use a corner
> of some tape.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Rob Hawley <rob@No-Spam> wrote:
>> The stuff is nitro cellulose! I also would not use it right before
>> getting
>> on a plane!
>>
>>
>> When I was cleaning small mirrors before I bought small tubes that
>> could be
>> fully used. I have two large tubes on order, but those are
>> committed to two
>> large mirrors.
>>
>>
>> Rob Hawley
>>
>>
>>
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