Re: Cleaning mirrors

Steve Bygren (bygrens@robie.cs.trw.com)
Wed, 5 Apr 95 16:59:18 MDT

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Regarding the use of "canned air" to blast dust off a mirror - I had the blue haze problem once in the past. First of all (as we both have learned), don't put the air nozzle too close to the mirror. It seems that some impurities or propellants need some distance before they are completely into the gaseous form. As for the blue haze, a gentle soap & water wash cleaned my mirror just fine.

Generally, when I clean my mirrors, I use soapy water with cotton swaps to gently wash the surface. I also use a windex-style squirter to blast grime off (using distilled water only). I then rinse the mirror on its edge with distilled water. If the mirror is truely clean, I never get any droplets to worry about.

Steve Bygren

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