Risa

To be fairrrrrrrr.....

The beams are wider than normal phasers in most situations. Like mariner cleaning carbon off slightly harder carbon or the crew cleaning the crystal graffiti off the ship.

I could see that being an energy-intensives thing though, and having worked on handheld high-current devices, I could totally see limiting the beam power/width settings to ensure you don't melt your hand. Or accidentally trip the overload setting...

here's a crazy idea: dedicated cleaning beams that make that kind of thing a "boop and we're done" situation. Or like.... Use the rifles. Those have to be able to handle more power, right?