How does everyone clean their CFL ?

[Brimstond]

Hello , I was looking at my 125w CFL the other day and noticed there was some dust and shit built up in the CFL , so I just lightly dusted it and blew out some crap ......but it didnt seem like it got it as clean as I wanted it ....but because I didnt want to go hard (and maybe wreak it ) I just left it as clean as it was , set it up and used it ...........

 

What I want to know is ............

 

How do you guys/girls clean your CFL's?

Has anyone had a bad experience with cleaning a CFL?

Has anyone had a bad experience with a dirty CFL?

 

 

Any information would be appreciated .....thanks

[Naycha]

Only advice I can give is if you touch it with bare hands give it a really good wipe down. The oils from your hands can make a hotspot on the globe and blow it.

[STONEDAJ69]

I think that's more for HID, naycha, I have gotten cfls WET and they still were lit

[kush_chek]

I smoke a water machine. Here's a photo))) and wash nothing.

[El Gato]

touching any incandescent globe will cause hot spots and make it melt in that area.

 

Don't know bout cfl. They don't get as hot though. Just a bit of soapy water should do..... But I would just replace them