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    How to clean a ground glass ?

    Well, the title says: how do you clean a ground glass without damaging it ? I have one with some fingerprints, another one with some stains, etc .. (I just got some from the Surplus Shed, cheap and ok, but a bit dirty).

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    You can clean it in the sink with dish soap and a sponge. Wear gloves. Rinse and drip off and then dry in a bath towel.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    Regular household window cleaner works fine. If you have a ground glass where someone drew grid lines with a pencil you may have to redo them eventually. Just use a pencil.

    If you have a fresnel lens made from plastic or wax then don't.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    Warm water and washing up liquid, followed by glass cleaner, I use a UK product used in the glaas industry "Nilglas" but it's very similar to screen was used for cars.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    As others have already said, dish soap and hot water. Perhaps some windex....clean it just as you would clean glass.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    If it's not too dirty I just use a microfibre cloth and maybe some lens cleaning fluid or windex.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    Give yourself a gift of Invisible Glass, the best window cleaner made. I don't know what is in it, but it cleans without leaving any smears or haze.

    Use a new microfiber cloth.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    But don't wash a Deardorff GG.

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    Re: How to clean a ground glass ?

    I am vaguely aware that some GG/Fresnel assemblies are joined with a wax . . .what cleaning technique is advisable in this case?
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