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Matt, NO, no no. Cleaning Corrector plates should only be done once every 3-6 months. Do not use the method you used this time again. You might damage your corrector plate.
Procedure.
1. use hurricane blower over the entire plate first. Do this until all the loose dust is removed.
2. Use a blush brush to remove any fine particles.
3. use a spray of IPA solution, place directly onto a cotton wool bud. Clean a small section at a time going in a circular motion. Do not use a radial pattern from the secondary out to the edge of the tube. Sections should be no great than 3 inches wide. After each wipe replace cotton wool bud with a new one. Dont reuse the same bud.
4. before IPA dries use a facial tissue (must be one without any scents or oils in it. It must be plain tissue paper) to give final clean and polish to cleaned area. Use your breath and clean tissue to take away final smears. Through out each tissue after one area is clean.
5. repeat steps 3-4 until entire corrector is clean.
Now tips on when the corrector needs cleaning.
Tree oil will not generally damage the coatings, nor will dust or pieces of gunk. Nor will it affect your viewing or imaging. Only clean the corrector when absolutely necessary. Months and months of exposure can occur before cleaning is necessary. The coatings are very resilient but each clean will degrade the coatings and potentially produce scatches on the plate. You can test your plate for scratches by shining a torch on it at an angle. The scratches will show in the light.
For a recipe of IPA solution go to CN's website which has the formula in the articles section.
Sorry I was so terse, but you need to stop cleaning your plate the way you have.
Paul
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