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Cleaning Kits?

Started by Vermel, 11/01/2006 07:28PM
Posted 11/01/2006 07:28PM | Edited 11/01/2006 07:29PM Opening Post
Can anyone recommend a good cleaning get for my scope's optics. I smudged up the corrector on accident, tried a little warm water with a drop of soap, however this leaves a thin film on the corrector and rewipping the area does not seem to help.

Chris
Posted 11/02/2006 01:28AM #1
Usually Alcohol is the best for this, using alcohol that is 92% or more pure and no additives such as lanolin.
You must use clean wipes and use them for one pass only and throw it away and use a fresh one.
Do not rub, no pressure need be applied.

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Posted 11/02/2006 05:28PM #2
I called Pentax yesterday and spoke to their telescope expert, wanting advice for cleaning their eyepieces. He told me to never use Isopropyl alcohol (I didn't ask why). He said to use denatured alcohol at full strength. 1st blowing and brushing dust away, then use coton covered with lens tissue to apply the alcohol, then use the same to wipe off. He said to then follow that treatment with standard lens cleaning fluid.

Anyway, quick trip to local well stocked drug store (not CVS) and the bottles were there on the shelf - I believe it was ethyl alcohol, as opposed to methanol or isopropyl. In any event, it worked extremely well when I used it on the eyepieces. ...then did all my eyepieces with it. No streaking problems at all as long as you swab it dry before it evaporates.

-Bill