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How do you clean your glasses? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Lens manufacturers say that anything other than a microfiber cloth will damage the coatings on a lens. But microfiber cloths eventually pick up crap and they look like they're a pain to wash.

How do you keep your lenses clean? Are you using cloth/kleenex or microfiber cloths? If you use microfiber cloths, how do you clean those?

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[–] masto@lemmy.masto.community 1 points 2 years ago

Zeiss wipes.

[–] ProtonBadger@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Same as my laptop screen/keyboard - I use a dab of Dawn (or whatever brand I currently use) and a moist very soft sponge and dry with an old teatowel.

[–] NotAnArdvark@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every once in a while I'll use dish soap and my fingers, then dry with a microfiber cloth.

Microfiber cloth and whatever that glasses spray is works ok, but after a while it feels like I'm just pushing smudges around. Dish soap for the microfiber cloth will also fix that.

When I see people using their shirt to clean their glasses I cringe inside.

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[–] dim@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I bought so many microfiber cloths that when one gets too dirty, it goes to workshop duty and I get a new one for glasses.

For cleaning lenses properly (which I do once a week or so), I tend to use lint-free tissue (Kimwipes) and a mixture of 85% petroleum ether & 15% pure isopropanol; both of which should be available at your local hardware store. Bonus is that this is also appropriate for scientific optics, like microscope/camera lenses & instrumentation components (mirrors, prisms etcs) - just don't rub them!

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