How can I safely remove Optrix from my CDs?

As to using the Mikro-Smooth, isn't that kind of like robbing Peter to pay Paul ??? In effect, you are adding yet another chemical agent to the disc and who knows what the result of such a combo might be ? Even if the Mikro-Smooth does remove the Optrix, who is to say that you won't want to remove the Mikro-Smooth at a later date ? I would stick with the highest purity isopropyl alcohol that you can find and then thoroughly rinse the discs after that.

Like the others in this thread, one has to wonder if this is related to a bad batch of chemicals, improper application or simply a side effect of Optrix after a long period of time. Sean
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* We can get 99% isopropyl here but it is much harder to find than the 91%.

I posted the same question at Audioasylum.com, and the general consensus is that the clouding is due residual Optrix on the read side of the CD (apparently, the Optrix instructions say to wipe that surface dry).

Has anybody tried to reapply Optrix to remove the clouding?

Herman, the manufacturer suggested that the tissue used to wipe the excess Optrix may have been treated with a chemical softening agent or perhaps may have been made from recylced paper stock although I was careful to use the recommended untreated Kleenex tissue. He did not think the cloudiness should affect sonics. However I am not taking any chances and therefore have since stopped treating discs.