[Davekyn (David)]

Hi,
after reading many posts in here on cleaning mirrors, I have decided to clean my 12" Dobsonian Mirror as well as my secondary. Here is my situation so far.

The water in our Dam is like at 9% with most of us using bottled water rather than out of the tap. Q- Would this water be ok to soak my mirror in?

Q-is it ok to add a few drops of dishwashing liquid to a sink/Basin half full of water for soaking my 12" mirror?

Q-Should I keep the water warm or cold?

For rinsing I have aquired a distiller from a friend who ussually supplies me the odd drink now and then. I will be making up about 18litres (two buckets of pure distilled water) I'll glad wrap the buckets untill I have heaps where upon I'll fill a 2litre bottle for pouring over the mirror and finally using a Bulb blower to remove the last droplets as well as stand the mirror up on its side with some paper towels for drying (which will be replaced several times)

Q-Rubbing!!!! Is it ok to lighty brush wet cotton wool clumps (under thier own weight) over stuborn spots?

Any advice on my proposed method would be greatly apreciated. (I was smply going to do the same with the secondary along side the main during the whole procces making sure to mark the alignment points to assist with collimation after cleaning.)?????

Cheers
Dave.