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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 365094" data-attributes="member: 13090">I can not say I've ever seen the coating on any filter *damaged* solely by it getting wet. Heck, I rinse my Hoya HD CPL under running water from the kitchen faucet on a regular basis, but those are Hoya HD's... I suspect what people may be complaining about is that trying to clean a typical&nbsp; multi-coated filter can sometimes be an exercise in the most extreme&nbsp; frustration. What I *have* seen, more than a time or two, are filters damaged by people who go crazy over-zealous with cleaning and in so doing damage the filter. Of course at that point it's all the filters fault somehow; it's &quot;defective&quot; or what have you. Never mind that acetone was never meant to clean a photographic filter. Anyway...The key to effectively cleaning a multi-coated filter without losing your sanity is to use a real, legit, lens-cleaning paper and a real, legit lens cleaning solution. It's really just that simple but some people just don't seem to want to go that route. Get a freaking box of Uvex tissues and a bottle of Orion lens cleaning fluid and for $20 or so, you're set for a good looooong time.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 365094, member: 13090"] I can not say I've ever seen the coating on any filter *damaged* solely by it getting wet. Heck, I rinse my Hoya HD CPL under running water from the kitchen faucet on a regular basis, but those are Hoya HD's... I suspect what people may be complaining about is that trying to clean a typical multi-coated filter can sometimes be an exercise in the most extreme frustration. What I *have* seen, more than a time or two, are filters damaged by people who go crazy over-zealous with cleaning and in so doing damage the filter. Of course at that point it's all the filters fault somehow; it's "defective" or what have you. Never mind that acetone was never meant to clean a photographic filter. Anyway... The key to effectively cleaning a multi-coated filter without losing your sanity is to use a real, legit, lens-cleaning paper and a real, legit lens cleaning solution. It's really just that simple but some people just don't seem to want to go that route. Get a freaking box of Uvex tissues and a bottle of Orion lens cleaning fluid and for $20 or so, you're set for a good looooong time. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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