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Kyle wrote:
Would anyone happen to know of any good guides for cleaning optics in
a research laboratory setting? Our group uses alcohol pads but I find
these to be very unsatisfactory because of the residue they leave. I
have used methanol and the "drag" method with lens tissue in the past,
but don't have access to methanol currently. Is acetone a suitable
organic solvent that doesn't streak? Thanks.
Kyle
I would NOT use acetone on any coated lens. Our techs always used
isopropyl if there were no instructions on specific cleaning methods. I
don't think we had any coatings that were water soluble.
While iso is okay on most coated glass optics, apparently alcohols do
damage LCD screens. Advice seems to be use de-ionized water and very
mild soap.