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Getting hockey puck residue off the glass
Roger Ogden, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Brookline | nh | USA | Posted: 11:06 AM on 01.24.05 |
| ->> At my first hockey game there was brand new piece of glass behind the net. It gave me a clean view to the action coming at the net. I got some great shots. I’m shooting my second hockey game tonight at a different rink and I know I won’t be as lucky. Anyone know how to get rubber puck residue off the glass? I know I’d need to sneak onto the ice while the Zamboni is out there but I don’t mind. Will windex work? |
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Chris Machian, Photographer, Assistant
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Omaha | NE | USA | Posted: 11:13 AM on 01.24.05 |
| ->> windex doesn't work well, but i used a paper towel. You might need something a bit more sturdy. |
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Jan Langsner, Photographer
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Lloydminster | AB | Canada | Posted: 12:19 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> I've tried window cleaner, vinegar, soap and water and the only thing I found to work is a straight razor.
Ask the rink guys; they might have a magical solution. |
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Robert G. Stevens, Photographer
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Halifax | NS | Canada | Posted: 12:53 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> The rink guys use a power buffer and polishing compound. The arena I shoot at does this quite regularily, while some of the other arenas look like they very seldom polish the glass.
The problem I have found is you can start with a clean piece of glass, but I think the players during warmup get a kick out of shooting the puck at the photographer. This puts the puck marks right where your lens goes, plus make you deaf.
The tape on the sticks also leaves a glue residue on the glass which also hard to get off.
I go out between periods and us a microfibre cloth and scrub hard. It will get most of it off just by fogging with your breath. Sometimes the ice guys will have a little squirt bottle with soap in it. Don't use Windex or they will freak out on you. I think they don't want the amonia around the ice. |
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Lyle Waisman, Photographer
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Chicago | IL | USA | Posted: 12:59 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> http://www.magicamerican.com/googone.shtml
Takes rubber scuffs off of hardwood floors... I think it would probably work well for puck residue, too.
Or perhaps:
http://www.homaxproducts.com/catalog/oopsmulti.html
Final solution... something radical like Naphtha, Acetone, MEK, Xylene. There's whole worlds of industrial solvents that would probably strip glass clean. I would recommend some testing first tho, since if the glass is actually plastic, some of these may melt big holes in it. |
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Eric Lian, Photographer
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Sebastopol | CA | USA | Posted: 1:19 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> ...Acetone, MEK, Xylene...
Though some areas use tempered glass, using the aforementioned solvents is not the best way to find out. All of these solvents will most certainly destroy plexi/plastic. If you think the rink guys will freak out over Windex, I'm sure they'd have an absolute meltdown if someone used one of these solvents to clean the "glass".
...meltdown... get it? ;) |
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Eric Lian, Photographer
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Sebastopol | CA | USA | Posted: 1:20 PM on 01.24.05 |
| ->> oops: areas = arenas |
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R. Grabowski, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Roselle | IL | USA | Posted: 1:43 PM on 01.24.05 |
| ->> Use novus scratch remover it's for deep scratches and is good for both plexi or glass. |
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Larry Vaughn, Photographer
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Zack Podell, Photographer, Assistant
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Marina Del Rey | CA | USA | Posted: 6:25 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> Has anyone tried lighter fluid??? Like the stuff for Zippos?? I know it gets the annoying residue from stickers and adhesive tags, off of almost anything....
Just a hair brained thought.
ZAP |
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Guy Rhodes, Student/Intern, Photographer
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East Chicago | IN | USA | Posted: 6:28 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> Goo Gone should be in every photographer's work shop! Great for getting gummy residue off cables, light stands, etc. Beware, though, it will remove silk screening! So watch it around your SLR bodies, or anything else that has screen-printed control surfaces.
(Lyle: I learned this from someone who took the silk screening off an entire lighting board trying to get the board-tape gunk off!) |
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Jeffrey Racette, Photographer
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Montreal | Qc. | Canada | Posted: 9:44 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> use a SPRAY GLASS cleaner ( the type you find in a can ) and a razor blade.
works at the Bell Center like a charm....
remember to bring a SMALL hand towel to wipe away your mess..... |
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Scott R. Galvin, Student/Intern
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Mentor | OH | U.S.A. | Posted: 11:31 PM on 01.24.05 |
->> There is a product called Censor. It comes in an aerosal spray can that is mostly black with some blue and an orange top. I used to work at an ice arena and every summer we would clean the glass on the two rinks. This is what we used and it worked great. The only draw back is that the fumes get really bad. I have no clue what magic ingredients were in it, we just used it and it removed everything.
Spray it on then wipe it off with a towel/rag. For really bad marks, spray on, let sit for about 30 seconds and wipe off. Very easy to do. |
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Amir Gamzu, Photographer
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Ann Arbor | MI | USA | Posted: 8:47 AM on 01.26.05 |
->> I've been using a razor at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, along with a rag, some water and a lot of elbow grease.
One of the guys at the rink was telling me about a product called Puck-Off, a specialty cleaner for exactly this situation. Anyone here of the stuff or know where to buy it?? |
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Chuong Doan, Photographer
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Kansas City | MO | USA | Posted: 1:16 PM on 01.27.05 |
| ->> Microfiber and water. |
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Gerald H. Ling, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Storrs | CT | USA | Posted: 12:37 AM on 01.28.05 |
->> Be careful with untested solvents. The plexiglass is actually a polymer just like your rubber puck. Strong solvents may not only remove rubber marks, but the plexiglass as well. However, that's not to say that all strong solvents are bad. There are some solvents that are selective to different polymers and may work wonderfully.
Some of the strong solvents that have been mentioned above are actually health hazards that require additional safety handling. One
I trust Scott's remedy given that he has a product that is proven to work, and is ice-rink-staff-friendly. However, I have the feeling that most ice rink staff would get quite nervous if you brought a container of unknown liquid and started spraying it on the plexiglass even if it was windex.
Personally, as others have mentioned, razors, breath condensate, and paper towels is what I would use.
Cheers. |
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