# Question about Novus cleaner **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/question-about-novus-cleaner/2715 "2014-11-23T11:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MattiaMercante](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/mattiamercante/32/232_2.png) [@MattiaMercante](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MattiaMercante)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/question-about-novus-cleaner/2715/1 "2014-11-23T11:11:22Z")
Hello FormLabs team, I have a question about the cleaner product you suggest to clean the printer: [http://formlabs.com/en/support/help/care/printer-care/](http://formlabs.com/en/support/help/care/printer-care/) . Here you advice to don’t use IPA but the Novus product, right? Well, reading the specs of Novus, I found that: [http://www.novuspolish.com/pdf/PlasticPolish1RevMay2013.pdf](http://www.novuspolish.com/pdf/PlasticPolish1RevMay2013.pdf) . Seem the Novus 1 is made with IPA. Can someone explain me this, please? Many thanks in advance, Mattia ---
**Author:** ![KenCitron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/kencitron/32/1741_2.png) [@KenCitron](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KenCitron)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/question-about-novus-cleaner/2715/2 "2014-11-23T21:36:12Z")
I think because it’s not pure IPA and IPA is used just as a solvent within the polish it wouldn’t do the same damage to plastic as soaking the tank in 90/10. I have a plastic polish distributed by Honda for plastic but will test it later on a half dead tank. I have used it on sunglasses and computer screens and it works really well with no streaks. The polish Honda uses does not contain IPA. Can’t say if it’s a better product or not since I never tried Novus.