Getting dust off acrylic cases

[Simpo Two]

One thing I've never quite achieved is to get an acrylic case dust-free. For every speck you remove, another appears, even with a lens cloth.

What's the secret?

PS This is the track bed I settled on. Chairs are cut from the (nasty) plastic sleepers that came with the (nice) brass rail New sleepers are cut from stained utile, and the 4mm gloss black acrylic base came with the case from Puffin Plastics. That is also a sod to keep dust-free but it looks surprisingly good! That's glued to a rectangle of MDF, and the surround is pine moulding sprayed satin black:

[generationx]

Mine are just a bit dusty

However. How about one of those lens cleaning bellows (a sort of small hand-operated turkey baster/whoopee cushion) that photographers use? It might be better to blow than brush

I searched “lens cleaning pump” on Amazon.

[Simpo Two]

generationx said:

Mine are just a bit dusty

However. How about one of those lens cleaning bellows (a sort of small hand-operated turkey baster/whoopee cushion) that photographers use? It might be better to blow than brush

I searched “lens cleaning pump” on Amazon.

I have a 'rocket blower'. The problem is that the dust sticks. Inside the case, you'd just blow it from one side to the other...

A microfibre car cloth perhaps? Maybe with meths on to get rid of fingerprints?

[henryk001]

Tamiya sell a really fine anti static brush which i use from time to time. With very good results.
Tamiya Model Cleaning Brush-Anti Static - 74078.
I always put it back in its pouch ready for the next clean.

You can also use Ambersil anti static foam cleaner which is good on acrylic cases amd a micro fibre cloth.
Trust this helps.

[CoolHands]

I have no idea but could you make a small wand out of wire that has a charge with an AA battery or similar, and would that attract the dust away?

I might be getting my positive ions mixed up though

[Simpo Two]

henryk001 said:

You can also use Ambersil anti static foam cleaner which is good on acrylic cases amd a micro fibre cloth.
Trust this helps.

Thanks - is this the stuff? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ambersil-30241-Amberclens...

I just can't get all the bits off at the same time, or traces of fingerprints.

[henryk001]

Simpo Two said:

Thanks - is this the stuff? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ambersil-30241-Amberclens...

I just can't get all the bits off at the same time, or traces of fingerprints.

No Its "anti static" foam cleaner.Contact ambersil.
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[Simpo Two]

Ta!

[Boxbrownie]

You could try a “tacky rag” used for getting dust off vehicles before final spraying, they are anti static and (as the name implies) slightly tacky, they leave no residue of course.

[Simpo Two]

Boxbrownie said:

You could try a “tacky rag” used for getting dust off vehicles before final spraying, they are anti static and (as the name implies) slightly tacky, they leave no residue of course.

That could be less messy... these ones any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Starchem-Lightweight-Base...

ETA: In the end a microfibre cloth did the job

Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 7th April 15:50