First Contact red polymer was developed over several years using designer polymers and a complex solvent system. The polymer solution adheres strongly to itself and particulate contaminants but has very minimal adhesion to the surface of an optic. The polymer dries to a red flexible film that can be peeled off easily, revealing a pristine optic surface. The polymer has been carefully developed to work with high quality lenses, mirrors and diffraction gratings. It is designed to dry at a controlled rate to avoid thermal coating stress that could damage an optic. First Contact red polymer optic cleaner is safe for use with optical glass, metals, Si, Ge, KBr. KRS-5, ZnSe and NaCl, as well as thin films like AR and reflective coatings. It can be used on smooth or rough surfaces, flat or curved surfaces, and continuous or non-continuous surfaces. The fluid polymer conforms easily to the optic's surface, while the dried film releases from the optic with a simple peel.

Our brush applicator polymer cleaning kits include a nail polish style brush applicator bottle, polymer refill bottles, peel tabs and a carrying case. The red polymer can be poured or brushed on the optic. After allowing the polymer to dry to a thin film, a peel tab is applied to remove the film from the optic. Our standard RFCR optic cleaning kit includes 73 ml of designer red polymer solution and 30 pull tabs. Our deluxe RFCD optic cleaning kit includes everything in the standard cleaning kit plus 2 additional 29 ml polymer solution refill bottles and 20 additional peel tabs.