Scratched laser lens???!?!?

It's only been 2 days since I got my Executive pro. :cryyy: I just noticed besides the dirty lens, there is a faint PERFECTLY straight line from the top of the laser (where the button is) to the bottom of the lens when I shine it. Is it scratched? It kind of looks like this:l
oo o l oo
oooo oo oooo
ooooo o ooooo
ooooo o ooooooooo
ooo oooo
o o
l
l
l

l = scratch mark? o = the lens being dirty. And also, I still can't clean my lens. Jeez, please tell me it isn't a scratch. By the way, the line is very faint it's not too noticeable but still, it's a perfect straight line. Help me please.

I usually don't carry my nice lasers in my pocket without something protecting the lens just for that reason. I'm afraid the lens will get dirty, and I'll scratch it. I don't think your lens is scratched though. That happens to me sometimes. It's just from not getting it perfectly clean. Don't clean your lens to often though it will raise your chances of scratching it. Just find something to keep dust from getting to the lens so easily and you wont have to clean it so much.

can you post a pic?

ElektroFreak said:

can you post a pic?

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Oh sorry can't. The cameras I have capture light too well it looks like a giant dot.

kevinmassey said:

I usually don't carry my nice lasers in my pocket without something protecting the lens just for that reason. I'm afraid the lens will get dirty, and I'll scratch it. I don't think your lens is scratched though. That happens to me sometimes. It's just from not getting it perfectly clean. Don't clean your lens to often though it will raise your chances of scratching it. Just find something to keep dust from getting to the lens so easily and you wont have to clean it so much.

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Well I tried using those thin plastic syringes that have bendable end to blow air in my laser. unfortunately I accidentally slightly touched it. I don't think it's a scratch either cuz I barely touched it and I didn't move it when I did on accident. And also, I carry my lasers in my pocket wth the protective plastic Wicked lasers gave me, laser end facing the bottom of the plastic.

You probably just left some sort of residue from touching it. You'll have to use some sort of cloth to get it off now.

kevinmassey said:

You probably just left some sort of residue from touching it. You'll have to use some sort of cloth to get it off now.

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I'm real glad to hear that. Now I guess I'll have to find some sort of thin cloth. Perhaps an iPod Touch cleaning cloth? Do you think that's thin enough?

I don't know what "iPod Touch cleaning cloth" you are talking about, but look for a lens pen.

I use my iphone cleaning cloth on my lenses it works pretty good.

randomlugia said:

I don't know what "iPod Touch cleaning cloth" you are talking about, but look for a lens pen.

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I looked em up and were they the ones on lenspen.com? The tips are freaking huge it looks like they can scratch the lens.

There are some big ones on that site, but I found one there that could work: LENSPEN is The superior Camera lens cleaning system for all fine optics, rifle scopes, camcorder and camera viewer screens, binoculars
You could also get one of the lens cleaning kits that are usually sold at most convenience stores, which also work well.