^ Yeah a Linty Crack is bad,right ?

ha,,

wheel,

I used to own a large commercial/residential window cleaning business. Try lemon pledge. Then find out how much it s to get a replacement piece.

LOL at 16.

All ya need is one of those Microfiber rags and a little water..

^Jack........I used a BRAND new one; wasn't even opened yet.

It handles the streaks pretty well, but the dust jumps off the rag and sticks (REALLY SMALL PIECES OF DUST).

Also, all it takes is for you to touch that rag with your fingers a few times to make it useless when it comes to this degree of cleaning.

2:25 am ET, your family if probably asleep, you're downstairs in your orange man-cave, you're on the Internet... talking about cleaning your scanner glass/plastic?

This is a cry for help. There's PORN out there, man! Go drink some peach brandy and go to sleep.

ScottHar

Dumb question here, but have you ever tried just plain dish soap, water, followed up by a cotton towel?

Streaks are generally caused by residual oil (or cleaner, for that matter) left on the glass. If you dilute the soap in the water, and wash the glass that way, the soap can bond with the oils, and not leave much of a resedue behind (thin at best).

I usually clean my glasses with plain hand soap and rinse them in water. I usually get no streaks whatsoever. And trust me, I KNOW when my glasses aren't clean.

^tried that Potts.

It works for streaks, but streaks I have conquered. The issue now is static causing dust to adhere. I think I need to set up a ESD workstation.

BTW...........DO NOT.....I repeat DO NOT wash the scanner glass frame with a "flow" of water or any other fluid. I followed directions that indicated this was OK (for my model).........turns out the guy who wrote them was a dip****. The water gets between the glass and the frame and will not dry out.....therefore not allowing your scanner to color calibrate properly (light grey banding).

My scanner lid is now hanging near a heater...and will be for some time.

geez...how clean does it have to be? Sounds like you got it pretty darn clean for most applications...unless you're scanning/printing money. 🙂

The static is most likely caused by the rubbing against the glass.

What I was thinking was - since you removed it from the scanner - basically washing it with soap and water, and letting it drip-dry.

It may avoid all the static build-up.

^not an option........I can't get it that wet.

I still don't know if I'll be able to dry the thing out as it stands right now. You gotta wipe.

I ordered some ROR and kimwipes on TG's recc.

I use a product called Brillianize on the photo eyes and light curtains on my robotic painters at work. Cleans very well, no streaks, and is antistatic.