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Disinfecting SS bracelet and case
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ExpiredWatchdog
·Are there people like that on OF? 😲
Sheepishly replies "Yeah, I confess".
But I've only been at this for maybe five or six years. Not like all you OLD guys 😎
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speedydownunder
·Soap and water. The lipid (fat) coating of the virus does not tolerate soap well
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DougA
·Great suggestions, thanks all. In my case USPS is late in delivering the watch from NYC so will be over 100 hours since packed and shipped and should be safe. However, (after securing the crown), will still give it a good soap and water wash.
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CajunTiger
··Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers!using a Clorox wipe would be much safer than soap and water imo...unless you are opening up the watch first nothing should be getting inside the watch and it evaporates much faster than water.
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sah
·using a Clorox wipe would be much safer than soap and water imo...unless you are opening up the watch first nothing should be getting inside the watch and it evaporates much faster than water.
I agree Clorox maybe stronger to eliminate infections, but for Covid soap will do the job needed.
The downside of Clorox, is that it reacts with rubber. That is why I rinse my watch after swimming in a pool, with much less chlorine than Clorox. Chlorine reacts with watch seals made of rubber. This can cause them to degrade and dry out, causing them to crack. Not good for a dive watch.
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CajunTiger
··Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers!im going out on a limb here and think you have never used a Clorox wipe before...because not sure what kind of Clorox wipes you guys are using...but if you are getting enough Clorox on your seals to degrade them something is wrong with your technique, your watch and your wipes...just saying.
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sah
·im going out on a limb here and think you have never used a Clorox wipe before...because not sure what kind of Clorox wipes you guys are using...but if you are getting enough Clorox on your seals to degrade them something is wrong with your technique, your watch and your wipes...just saying.
First, coronavirus is what virologists call an enveloped virus - the “envelope” being the fatty sphere in which it harbors its human-cell-corrupting RNA. To kill the virus, tear open the envelope. Plain soap does the trick for disinfecting coronavirus, but that demands sufficient physical agitation– hence the 20-second hand wash. That works in the household, too, as do other household cleaning products (hat tip to Consumer Reports): Soap and water can clean household surfaces - as long as you really scrub. Think about mashing coronavirus to oblivion - which it richly deserves - as you do.A simple mix of bleach and cold water also works for disinfecting coronavirus: four teaspoons of bleach per quart of water - or, for larger loads, five tablespoons (1/3rd cup) per gallon. With standard Clorox or similar, a five-minute period exposed to those mixtures should kill coronavirus, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Given bleach’s harshness on stainless steel and countertops, wipe surfaces down with water after those five minutes. A plastic toy or metal item can be immersed in bleach for 30 seconds to disinfect. Two important caveats: 1) wear gloves, and 2) don’t mix bleach with ammonia as the combination is toxic. Bleach solution should be used within 24 hours as it loses effectiveness with time
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janice&fred
·The downside of Clorox, is that it reacts with rubber.
Also, Clorox and any bleach can screw up painted bezels fairly quickly. Found that out the hard way.
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Gruesome
·If it were my watch, I'd rather use alcohol than bleach. You don't want any bleach hanging around in tiny cracks and crevices (e.g. under the bezel, and around the crown, pushers and screws or pins in the watch band), where it then can corrode the steel. See for example https://www.ssina.com/education/corrosion/chloride-stress-corrosion-cracking/ . Alcohol will kill the virus just the same, not attack the steel, and do a much better job at evaporating without leaving tiny pockets of solution with chloride ions behind.
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speedydownunder
·70% alcohol is the prescribed concentration
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Dan S
·Folks, I know that Clorox makes bleach, but Clorox wipes don't have bleach on them. It's just the same company. They make lots of things. Lysol disinfecting wipes have similar active ingredients. 😁
That said, they are not just alcohol, and I don't know if the active ingredients are compatible with gasket rubber.
That said, they are not just alcohol, and I don't know if the active ingredients are compatible with gasket rubber.
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sah
·70% alcohol is the prescribed concentration
40% is the preferred drinking concentration.
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Dan S
·The bleach active in Clorox® Regular Bleach2 is sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)
We're talking about wipes, which do not contain chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite). I will find a link. It looks like the active ingredients are all quaternary ammonium salts (aka "quats").
Good little write-up here, which seems accurate in my opinion:
https://prudentreviews.com/clorox-vs-lysol/
"Clorox vs. Lysol: Which Disinfecting Wipes Kill More Germs? ...
Clorox and Lysol disinfecting wipes both kill 99.9% of germs, bacteria, and viruses when used as directed...
Most people associate Clorox with bleach; however, both Clorox and Lysol disinfecting wipes are completely free of bleach. Instead, their active ingredient is Alkyl C12-18 Dimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride. This ingredient is an antimicrobial ammonium compound responsible for disinfecting and sanitizing surfaces...
Besides the germ-killing ingredient that Clorox and Lysol share, their other ingredients differ slightly but serve the same purposes. These minor material differences have no impact on their ability to kill germs..."
The article goes on to discuss how to use the wipes, what viruses and bacteria they are effective on, etc.
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sah
·We're talking about wipes, which do not contain chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite). I will find a link. It looks like the active ingredients are all quaternary ammonium salts (aka "quats").
Good little write-up here, which seems accurate in my opinion:
https://prudentreviews.com/clorox-vs-lysol/
"Clorox vs. Lysol: Which Disinfecting Wipes Kill More Germs? ...
Clorox and Lysol disinfecting wipes both kill 99.9% of germs, bacteria, and viruses when used as directed...
Most people associate Clorox with bleach; however, both Clorox and Lysol disinfecting wipes are completely free of bleach. Instead, their active ingredient is Alkyl C12-18 Dimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride. This ingredient is an antimicrobial ammonium compound responsible for disinfecting and sanitizing surfaces...
Besides the germ-killing ingredient that Clorox and Lysol share, their other ingredients differ slightly but serve the same purposes. These minor material differences have no impact on their ability to kill germs..."
The article goes on to discuss how to use the wipes, what viruses and bacteria they are effective on, etc.
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Evitzee
·Crikey, you guys are overthinking this. I keep a small pump bottle on my desk filled with alcohol, when I'm done wearing a watch I spray some on a soft tissue and wipe it down, then finish with a wipe with a soft cloth. Done. Never had any issues. If the watch has been in a pool or saltwater give it a good rinse under warm running water. The probability of a watch purchased and shipped containing active Covid-19 virus is extremely remote, not worth worrying about imo.
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·MD Internal Medicine
My everyday work watch is either a Rolex OP or SMPC on stainless steel. Soap and water them before heading home, just as I do for my exposed head and arms. No need for alcohol or clorox on my face or watch. Biggest problem is leather straps. Cannot wear them at work even though I prefer them. Too hard to clean.
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sah
·Hey glad to see a doc. I work in a mental health facility I need to take precautions I started wearing my skx007 to work as it’s the only watch I have with a rubber strap at this time. I figured the rubber strap and waterproof factors would be the best cleaning. Does that make sense to you?
