c8 cleaning, Baader wonder fluid?

[{CP}-Brooker]

Hi Guys

I screwed up and took a (albeit new and unused) microfibre cloth to the corrector on my C8 after one too many. The result is a horribly smeared mess.

I have the Baader Wonderfluid and just wanted to double check that its compatible with any coatings on the corrector of a Nexstar 8SE before attacking it.

Any words of warning or thumbs up?

Cheers

CP

[durr]

cp, I use 50 per cent alchol and 50 per cent de ionised water with a few drops of washing up liquid, this works really well but do not rub too hard on the corrector plate and dont use to much fluid.steve.

[durr]

The corrector plate does smear easily and I would buy some lens cleaning tissue especially for lenses. The same happened to me but using the alcohol and water cleared away the smear so do not panic. Steve

[Psychobilly]

The wonder fluid will be OK

Billy.,..

[mike bacanin]

I too have used Baader fluid on both C8, and Tak 225 sct with no problem at all.

Mike

[jonathan]

Could I ask about technique on this please? In fact, I'm wondering if I even have to clean the front glass element of my 8SE as it looks perfectly clear and clean until there's a hint of dew, it just tends to fog up in patches on those freezing winter nights (I have a dew shield and dew heaters).

I purchased the Baader fluid and lens cloth from FLO, but there's no instructions for applying it. Can I damage anything such as eyepieces or glass by rubbing too much? What's the general method for removing eye lash grease and dust etc? I have some camera lens cleaning tissues, they are pretty old but should be fine, or do I need special ones?

Thanks!