Pec Pads for cleaning lenses & filters?

[paulhillion]

When it comes to cleaning I tend to first use a rocket blower, then maybe a lens brush & then a spot of heavy breathing & wipe down with a lens cloth. Question: do you/can you use dry Pec Pads (ie without Eclipse fluid) for wiping lenses & filters?

Thanks

[Tim23011407]

I try to save the Pec pads for cleaning the sensor. For the lenses and filters, I use a rocket blower like yourself and a lens brush on occasion.

I have used a little bit of HPLC grade methanol to clean of fingerprints from the filters, too. It seems to work fine... no residue or stripping the coatings.

[paulhillion]

It's just that I've seemed to accumalate a lot of them & rather than not use them I was going to use them as throw away lens cloths.

[Tim23011407]

I guess the pads are handy for cleaning residues off. The microfibre cloths work well too, but they collect oils and dust and require cleaning themselves.

If I had a big cleaning job I'd use the Pec pads, but I don't use them dry. I use a little bit of methanol and it evaporates quickly and cleanly.