Snail Trail

[adamsp123]

Quite unbelievable but I found a tiny wee snail resting on the metal surround of the front corrector plate of my Schmidt Newtonian, and yes it had gone for a wee wobbly slimey walk across the glass.

a) do I bother cleaning it.

suggested methods and cleaner concoctions would be appreciated

I have heard of Naptha being a very good cleaner as it evaporates quickly without leaving any residue.

I presume the snail got on my SNT front cover when I put it on the ground the other night.

[Doc]

Maybe he wanted to see the Snail Nebula

[The Warthog]

Try steaming it, then remove the flesh from the shell and fry in garlic butter. Serve with toast and a little red wine.

[Doc]

Try steaming it, then remove the flesh from the shell and fry in garlic butter. Serve with toast and a little red wine.

Brings back memories of my trip to Paris....

[brianb]

a) do I bother cleaning it.

suggested methods and cleaner concoctions would be appreciated

a) Probably a Good Idea , the wee slimey critter's residue may attack the coatings if left too long

"Head cleaning fluid" (25% isopropyl alcohol with a drop of detergent added) is probably a good starter. Allow to soak in then rinse with distilled water. If that doesn't work, re-apply & wipe lightly with an ancient, very well laundered handkerchief (the more times it has been washed the softer it will be). When you've shifted all the slime & grit, allow to dry then polish lightly with another "optical rag" to remove drying marks. Do NOT press ...

[adamsp123]

Thanks for the recipes, the critter was tiny so not much of a meal.

Cheers Brian I will carefully clean unfortunately I haven't any hankies to use so I need to get a decent, ie expensive, optical cloth.

Gently does it I think.

Anyone else ever cleaned a corrector plate?

[brianb]

Anyone else ever cleaned a corrector plate?

Yes. Not often but eventually the salt spray become too much. (One of the downsides of living on the coast .... ) No bother with Brian the snail though.

[barkis]

Try steaming it, then remove the flesh from the shell and fry in garlic butter. Serve with toast and a little red wine.

HehHehHeh!

That spluttered my Coffee onto my just cleaned Keyboard.

Ron.

[adamsp123]

Are pure cotton wool balls OK for cleaning when using a suitable cleaning fluid, used very gently of course?