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Thanks Leon. They are pretty tough filters by the look of it. This one has taken a bit of a bashing, but I managed to clean it as you suggested.
I think the big mistake I made, after fixing the new filter into its frame, was leaving it overnight for the silicon to cure. It was the devils own job to remove the dust that then accumulated.
Getting the new filter in place as soon as possible is the trick, and once in place and the most important surfaces protected, add a drop of silicon at the corners of the new filter and leave it to cure. Cleaning the top surface of the filter is much easier than the bottom with the seal in the way.
That little seal behind the factory filter is a pain to handle if it comes off as mine did.
I have some smear free cleaner, so dust removal is easy with a slightly damp micro fibre cloth followed up by the lens pen and blower.
Should have it finished tomorrow. Not that it matters, as clear nights are few and far between at the moment in Geelong.
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