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Hi John,

> I've recently acquired an Argolight HM-slide (no commercial interest). 
> The instruction manual is a bit light on the procedure to properly 
> clean immersion oils from the slide. I'm concerned about breaking the 
> glass during cleaning.
>
I have become a fan of Ultra Clarity.  It is designed for lenses in 
glasses, but works very well on all other types of optics.  It 
emulsifies oils including some that are difficult to clean with organic 
solvents.  It seems to be similar (identical?) to cleaning reagents from 
the microscope vendors.

Clean your slide as any other optic.  I have worked with the Arolight 
slides only once and may not have noticed, but it did not seem as if 
they were especially thin.  Optical tissue (optionally wrapped around a 
cotton-tipped wooden stick) with a drop of Ultra Clarity should do the 
trick.

Best,


Nico