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Alan Balmer
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Too little information. What type of laps are you using for cutting and prepolish? What cutting grits? Spectra Ultralaps are OK though they wear out and may round facets, and should show any contamination by visual inspection. I’d get a master lap. They’re cheap and easy to keep clean.