adm wrote:
I hope someone can give me some advise here.....

Anyway, today I went to clean my very grimy LX200 corrector plate and
after an initial wash with isopropyl alcohol & distilled water, I
painted it with collodion to get the remaining bits off.....

Now, I've succesfully used collodion on several occasions with smaller
optics, but this time it didn't come off cleanly (maybe 2-3% has stayed
behind and now doesn't want to come off), and where it has come off, the
surface is pretty mucky and smeary.

Any ideas what to do next? Should I paint another thicker coat over it
and try again, or can i dissolve it off with more alcohol and go about
it that way.



From Wiki, yeah I know...

Collodion is used in the cleaning of optics such as telescope mirrors.
The collodion is applied to the surface of the optic, usually in two or
more layers. Sometimes a piece of thin cloth is applied between the
layers, to hold the collodion together for easy removal.