I think most people are too aggressive with mirror cleaning.

I see a lot of posts here saying to use a swab and fluid on a sticky mirror in a Pentax ME Super, but last week a customer brought one in that was wrecked from that exact method. The coating started delaminating right where they scrubbed. Has anyone else had better luck just using a blower and hoping for the best first?

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henderson.vera3d ago

Have you tried hitting it with a rocket blower first before even thinking about fluid? I've saved a few sticky mirrors that way without ever touching the glass.

grace_allen3d ago

Wait, you mean I don't have to risk scratching my glass every time? That actually makes a lot of sense, I used to just go straight for the fluid.