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Not everyone can say they’ve held $250 million in their hands. The man who developed First Contact did! He traveled to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where he demonstrated how First Contact could be used to clean large gems. He cleaned the Hope Diamond, arguably the most famous jewel in the world.

First Contact is applied to the surface to be cleaned, typically with a brush. The film solution conforms to the surface shape and dries to a plastic film in intimate contact with every surface feature and contour. The dried film is removed, leaving an optically clean surface.

First Contact cleans organic residues and small particles from surfaces. It will remove human skin oils, specifically fingerprints, from any object suitable for cleaning with polar organic liquids.


First Contact solution works on organic contamination and small particles. It cannot remove water soluble residues by itself. Contact Dream for an explanation on how to clean such surfaces.


FIRST CONTACT™ WILL DISSOLVE MOST EYEWEAR OR PLASTIC LENSES! The solvent system contains strongly polar liquids capable of dissolving many plastics including polycarbonates and polystyrenes.

First Contact can be used to clean precision optics, crystals, metals and glass. It can clean diffraction gratings, lenses and much more.



Above is a Si wafer with diamond scribed cross pattern, before (left) and after cleaning with First Contact (right).


1ml of First Contact will cover approximately 4 square inches of surface. First Contact is roughly $1.35-1.65/ml for smaller quantities. Contact Dream for pricing for 1/2L and 1L quantities and if you have questions about your particular application.

First Contact clear is available in spray bottle form. This version is perfect for non-horizontal surfaces, like secondary mirrors in telescopes, horizontally mounted mirrors used in laser labs, etc. There is no need to remove the optic for cleaning.


pricing, availability and specifications subject to change without notice