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What is Happening to My Lens?

Started Jun 20, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: What is Happening to My Lens?
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Andy01 wrote:

Alcohol maybe, but acetone NEVER !

Acetone is a VERY strong solvent - it is nail varnish remover. Designed to dissolve things. Used to soften resin etc.

Sorry, but only a complete fool would even consider acetone to clean a lens, unless they wanted to create a paperweight.

Colin

So is the largest manufacture of stock optics in the world a complete fool?

https://www.edmundoptics.com/resources/application-notes/optics/cleaning-optics/

Using acetone to clean lenses is ubiquitous within the optics industry.

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