Problem with 2nd hand camera. What should I do?

Seller has just offered partial refund to cover the cost of the shop clean plus a little extra. Think I'll drop it off at the shop tomorrow
 
That's alright then.

All you need really is pec pads, eclipse fluid.
Wrap the fabric round the stick, tape it down with electrical tape.
Make about 4-5.
Then 1 drop of the fluide from on the surface of the pad (as oppose to the end), let the capillary reaction take the fluid up to the edges
Now swipe the sensor, 1 side, 1 direction. So you put it down on the edge, sweep across. Flip, sweep back.

Lens back on, F/16. Shoot at something white or the sky and wave it around.

Rinse and repeat.

Then pack up when you are done.

The thing to remember is

1 – never reuse the same stick twice
2 – don't press too hard
3 – be patient
4 – don't need too much fluid and have a steady hand.
5 – battery on full charge
 
cool, ta for advice. Just dropped it off at local camera shop. The guy who does all the sensor cleans has a D7000 himself. He said hes had to do it few times as well as quite a few others that have come through the shop. He saw the sensor and said he will get it as good as new.

I've ordered the kit so if it ever needs doing again ill tackle it myself. Whilst the seller is happy to pay I might as well get it done by someone who knows what they are doing this time. He was actually quite good about it. Apologised, sent me images day before it was sent (which were spotless) and assumed it must have happened in transit.(no doubt royal mail playing football with fragile packages as normal).
 
Erm, sticks?

It's a plastic thing that has the width of the sensor (either cropped or FF). Make sure you get the correct one.
 
Hi, sorry completely forgot to update this.

Took it in to my local camera shop and went to pick it up the following day. The guy said he hadnt seen one in such a mess and asked how I got it that way.

Anyways, he then said that he had used 6 of the wet cleaning sticks and there was still 1 tiny little spot he couldnt get rid of. He showed me on an image and its only really visible if you shoot at f22 and are really looking for it. I couldnt even see it until he pointed it out. But because he couldnt get it 100% spotless he refused to accept any payment for it.

My cleaning kit off amazon arrived a few days ago so if it gets any more marks on it im going to have a go myself. He kindly talked me through how to do it and said its scary the first time but it really is a simple job if you are careful.
 
I know the reason how all that dirt got on there.

Rocket blower. I've done it, if you hadn't puff a few times before using it on the sensor, the first blow you are basically firing all that dust at the sensor.

Luckily I cleaned it all off the same day, and none stuck but it was worse than yours compounded by the fact that I did it while on the balcony on the 14th floor building....Somehow I thought outside air has less dust than indoors.

Btw, the best air with the least amount of dust is if you go into the bathroom, close the door, turn on the hot water and let the room steam up then exit, let the steam go away, the steam should carry most of the dust down with it.

You live and learn !
 
I walked into LCE (Place of purchase) as I was passing this morning and had a chat with the guys in there, they took it off me and wet cleaned it this morning for free. I've to pop back and collect it in a moment. I treated myself to a 35mm f1.8 prime lens whilst I was in there :(

The cleaning gear I ordered is still fine to go into the gear box.
 
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