I also use the whiting + grain alcohol recipe others have mentioned for cleaning glass intended for wetplate. I like using "PEC-Pads" instead of paper towels or other cloths. They really hold up to the cleaning process. I usually use a pad to clean and polish the plate and then a paper towel to knock any remaining whiting (calcium carbonate) from the roughed edge of the glass.
Joe
On Dec 8, 2006, at 8:47 AM, richard jones wrote:
I'm searching for glass cleaning concoctions for preparing dry-plates, any suggestions? Up till now, I've been using Sodium Carbonate 1tbsp in hot tap water and kitchen towel. This seems to work quite well, 'till the plate dries and I'm left with very faint marks caused by residual carbonate. No matter how much I rinse, I still get these marks.