Re: Cleaning glass for dryplates

[Rob McElroy <idag@pce.net>]

D. Mark Andrews wrote:
> I use this same formula. You can substitute hardware store grade denatured
> alcohol if you can stand the odor.
As a final step in glass cleaning prior to sealing a daguerreotype, I 
used to use hardware store denatured alcohol but it kept leaving a faint 
streaky haze (probably due to impurities) that was difficult to 
completely remove.  Common isopropyl alcohol worked better and didn't 
leave any haze.  Ethanol would probably work even better.

Regards,
Rob McElroy
Contemporary daguerreotypist
Buffalo, NY