Hi Folks.
I just bought myself a pair of Interfit Stellar X150 lights, I know they are lower end older generation units but I don't think I need massively powerful lights for the primary task of lighting my workbench to make a time lapse of some work. They are in really good clean condition with a soft box and three brollies, stands etc and I got them for £165 which I feel is a reasonable price even with the one issue they do have.
These units are coated (on the handles and rear parts of the casing and the release catch for modifiers) in that rubber film similar to that on the EOS 300D grip which has gone sticky, possibly because the seller kept them (everything in the kit) in the original polyethylene bags.
On my 300D when that coating on the grip went sticky I sat for an hour or so and scraped it all off with my finger nails, this is not a feasible solution for the lights so does anyone have any thoughts on treating the sticky with something to reduce or preferably eliminate the tacky feel of the surface?
I had a fleeting thought of dusting talcum powder over the surface and then blowing the excess away with compressed air but this seems to pose the risk of getting talc inside the lights which might or might not be a problem! Also the silver reflective umbrella coating sticks to itself so this needs addressing too.
I have attached a picture of the Stellar X300 twice the power but the same series that I have so that you know which version I have.
I believe there are three 'marks' of the Stellar X150 and I have no idea if I have the earliest or latest version either!
Anyone care to offer their thoughts please?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Cheers, Graham.
I just bought myself a pair of Interfit Stellar X150 lights, I know they are lower end older generation units but I don't think I need massively powerful lights for the primary task of lighting my workbench to make a time lapse of some work. They are in really good clean condition with a soft box and three brollies, stands etc and I got them for £165 which I feel is a reasonable price even with the one issue they do have.
These units are coated (on the handles and rear parts of the casing and the release catch for modifiers) in that rubber film similar to that on the EOS 300D grip which has gone sticky, possibly because the seller kept them (everything in the kit) in the original polyethylene bags.
On my 300D when that coating on the grip went sticky I sat for an hour or so and scraped it all off with my finger nails, this is not a feasible solution for the lights so does anyone have any thoughts on treating the sticky with something to reduce or preferably eliminate the tacky feel of the surface?
I had a fleeting thought of dusting talcum powder over the surface and then blowing the excess away with compressed air but this seems to pose the risk of getting talc inside the lights which might or might not be a problem! Also the silver reflective umbrella coating sticks to itself so this needs addressing too.
I have attached a picture of the Stellar X300 twice the power but the same series that I have so that you know which version I have.
I believe there are three 'marks' of the Stellar X150 and I have no idea if I have the earliest or latest version either!
Anyone care to offer their thoughts please?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Cheers, Graham.