Achieve Atomically Clean Optics with First Contact Polymer

First Contact Polymer is specially formulated to clean and protect precision optical surfaces. Safe to use on all kinds of glass, most coated optical surfaces, fused silica, aluminum-coated mirror surfaces, and much more.First Contact™ is the safest cleaning product and the only protective film that also cleans an optic.

First Contact Polymer Formulations

Photonic Cleaning Technologies, LLC offers a wide variety of First Contact Polymer formulations. We have
provided a short description of each formula so you may better understand the use each formula so you can choose the best product to meet your requirements.

Red First Contact Polymer

Our Red Formula polymer is our “General Purpose” polymer used for most substrates and applications. Optical glass, Si, Ge, ZNSE, NaCl, KBr and many other substrates as well as nearly all coatings are compatible with the Red Formula.

Black Formula First Contact Polymer

Our Black Formula Polymer effectively hides backside reflections and also cleans the substrate to the molecular level. Transparent substrates introduce challenges in optical metrology, interferometry, and microscopy. Backside reflections reduce signal to noise, are recorded as artifacts, or introduce false signals. These reflections often need to be suppressed and semi-permanent paints and inks are often employed, however these materials require extensive cleaning after testing is completed. Black Formula First Contact Polymer can be easily peeled from the substate leaving a pristinely clean surface.

DTC Formula First Contact Polymer

DTC Polymer was developed in response to anomalously high adhesion and surface staining with some First Contact Polymer products on strained and reactive surfaces like fresh diamond tumed copper, brass, and Aluminum/Copper alloy diamond tumed mirrors. DTC Formula requires a longer drying time than other polymers.

FC WR Water Resistant First Contact Polymer

Employ our FC WR Water Resistant Polymer to protect precision surfaces during polymer and dicing operations. The polymer provides exceptional protection against water intrusion and also effectively removes dust, fingerprints, and residues. The polymer passed our testing for immersion for up to 24 hours at room temperatue and elevated temperatures up ta -25C in both static and agitated water baths, and also for 30 minutes in an ultrasonic bath.

Trial Kit

The testing kits for your application are RFC4 and RFCT1. 

Accessories: Sprayers, Peel Tabs, Mesh, etc.

All the accessory items you need to make your First Contact Polymer application and removal process faster and easier. Accessories such as pipettes, chemical resistant mesh, peel tabs, unwaxed dental floss. We offer soft, hog hair fan brushes and ultra-soft Sable hair fan brushes. Brushes are used to spread the polymer using the polymer’s surface tension, avoiding bristle contact with the substrate.

Basic Kit

This is our Basic Kit Contains:

  • 1 x 15 ml (Red, Black, ect.,)  First Contact Polymer Applicator Bottle
  • 2 x 29 ml (Red, Black, ect.,)Spray First Contact Bottles
  • 1 x 29 ml (Red, Black, ect.,)First Contact Thinner for cleaning spray heads
  • 15 Peel Tabs
  • 80 ml spray bottle
  • 2 x 80 ml Spray Bottle spray heads
  • Sample of FCUF (floss) and FCNet (chemically inert mesh)

This kit contains sufficient SPRAY polymer to clean approximately 160SqIn (1,000SqCm) square inches and NON-SPRAY polymer to clean ~60SqIn (380SqCm).

Deluxe Kit

Red Spray First Contact Deluxe Kit contains all Red First Contact & Spray formula polymer is a great choice to clean medium to large substrates

Deluxe Kit Contain:

  • 6 – 30ml (Red, Black, etc.) First Contact Polymer vials (insert the correct formula as necessary, such as “6 – 30ml Red First Contact Polymer vials”)
  • 2 – 30ml (Red, Black, etc.) Spray First Contact Polymer vials (again, insert the correct formula as necessary)
  • 2 – 30ml (Red, Black, etc) First Contact Thinner vials (again, insert the correct formula as necessary)
  • 1 – 15ml (Red, Black, etc.) First Contact Polymer applicator bottle
  • 50 First Contact Peel Tabs
  • 1 – 8ml Pipette
  • 1 Spray Bottle and Cap
    Sample of chemically
  • inert mesh (FCNet) and unwaxed dental floss (FCUF)

Bulk Bottles

Introducing our Red First Contact All-Inclusive 500ml Bottle & 1000ml Bottles.

The Kit Includes: 

  • 1 x 500ml or 1000ml Red Non-spray Polymer
  • 1 x #2 Fan Brush
  • 1 x FCPS Pipette Kit
  • 1 x FCNet Chemically
  • Inert Mesh
  • 1 x 25 Peel Tabs
  1. 500ml bottle contains enough polymer to clean approximately 2,000SqIn (13,000SqCm, 13.9SqFt) of surface area.
  2. 1 liter bottle contains enough polymer to clean approximately 4,000SqIn (25,000SqCm, 28SqFt) of surface area.