Optics cleaning

First Contact™ Polymer Solutions provide Next Generation cleaning technology allowing researchers and practitioners the ability to clean optics without any possibility of scratching precision surfaces or optical thin films. These products can be applied with a brush, pipette, or by spraying. When used properly there is no way to scratch the substrate – no matter how much particulate matter is on ... 

First Contact™ Polymer Solutions provide Next Generation cleaning technology allowing researchers and practitioners the ability to clean optics without any possibility of scratching precision surfaces or optical thin films. These products can be applied with a brush, pipette, or by spraying. When used properly there is no way to scratch the substrate – no matter how much particulate matter is on the dirty surface.

Is a safe, one-part, easy to use strip coating. It cleans and protects precision surfaces in use, during assembly, in shipping and in storage. Leaving zero residue, First Contact goes on as a liquid, dries to a flexible, resilient film and peels off with low adhesion and no tearing. It’s fast and environmentally friendly.

  • Clean off contaminants and nano-particulates
  • Remove fingerprints (skin oils)
  • Leave no residue
  • Remove residue from treatments using other products or chemicals
  • Leave optical thin films intact on optics, mirrors, and gratings
  • Physically protect optics from airborne contaminants and accidental contact

Cleaning & Protection: First Contact™ provides a thin film to oxygen, sulfur compounds, water (not immersion) and water vapor. The tough, elastic film prevents abrasion damage and eliminates the possibility of sensitive surfaces becoming scratched or dirty.

 Safe for use on: First Contact™ is safe to use on all glasses and metals, also silica, Si, Ge, NaCl, KBr, KRS-5 etc. and all polar inorganic crystals including nonlinear optical crystals like coated BBO. It is safe on all coatings, including AR & reflective coatings, and most first surface mirrors & gratings.

Optics cleaning - RFCAST Red First Contact Combo Assortment Kit
RFCAST Red First Contact Combo Assortment Kit

The Red First Contact Combo Assortment kit is a good choice for customers requiring both spray and non-spray formula polymer such as for testing / evaluation, cleaning a 12" telescope mirror to ...


Optics cleaning - RFCD Red First Contact Deluxe Kit
RFCD Red First Contact Deluxe Kit

The Red First Contact Deluxe All-Inclusive Kit contains even more polymer than our Regular All-Inclusive kit, and also the accessories you need to complete your cleaning application Deluxe Kit ...


Optics cleaning - FCBB First contact Bulk Bottles: 500 ml 1000 ml polymer or spray
FCBB First contact Bulk Bottles: 500 ml 1000 ml polymer or spray

Red First Contact Polymer- DTC Formula – FCP formula - FCL Legacy formula Bulk bottles do NOT come with any applicator brushes, pipettes, or peel tabs/floss/mesh for removal from the surface. Please ...


Optics cleaning - FCR First Contact Regular Kit - Legacy Formula
FCR First Contact Regular Kit - Legacy Formula

The FCR is a Legacy formula. Unless there is a specific reason you need this product vs the Red First Contact Formula (which dries faster, has lower adhesion on gold, and is easier to see), we highly ...


Optics cleaning - DTC First Contact Regular All-Inclusive Kit
DTC First Contact Regular All-Inclusive Kit

The DTC Polymer Formula was developed in response to anomalously high adhesion and surface staining with some First Contact Polymer products on strained and reactive surfaces like fresh diamond turned ...


Optics cleaning - FCPL First Contact Plastics Formula Regular All-Inclusive Kit
FCPL First Contact Plastics Formula Regular All-Inclusive Kit

The Plastics Formula polymer is a designer blend of polymers and solvents developed to safely clean plastics optics and has been tested to be compatible with Zeonex, acrylics, polystyrene, and some ...


Optics cleaning - RSFCDA Red Spray Deluxe Astronomy Kit
RSFCDA Red Spray Deluxe Astronomy Kit

Cleaning a telescope? This kit is an excellent choice for Dobsonian, Newtonian, and other telescopes up to 18"D (45cm) where the mirror is easily accessed and/or removed for cleaning. This kit ...


Optics cleaning - ESD Free First Contact Regular Kit – FCDFR
ESD Free First Contact Regular Kit – FCDFR

The ESD Free kits have been tested and shown to safely and easily clean ESD sensitive surfaces such as sensors and nanostructures. By diffusing carbon nanotubes, the First Contact Polymer film is ...


Optics cleaning - FPP First Contact Fingerprint Polymer Kit
FPP First Contact Fingerprint Polymer Kit

A kit specifically designed to pick up fingerprints off hard to read surfaces such as milk bottles and other textured surfaces. Kit Contains: 4 x 29 ml bottles of First Contact Polymer 1 x 29 ml ...

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