I've started using the microfiber things (got a couple of them with my recent eyeglasses purchases) and am sold on them. However when my glasses get really grungy I use the dish soap and then an old piece of flour sack to dry them. Seems to be the only thing I can find that does a good job of drying/polishing but does not either scratch the lenses or leave fuzzies behind. Can't seem to find paper towels that don't leave a few fuzzies. (if someone could recommend a brand that'd be great, because that would make paint prep easier too, fewer tack cloths to go through...)
nate On Dec 27 2008, 8:07 pm, "John Szlachta" <[email protected]> wrote: > Use regular dish soap (not dishwasher machine soap) - and warm water. > Wash everything, the lenses, nosepads, temples, etc. Rinse thoroughly. > Use common kitchen paper towels to dry. Do not rub too hard, use more > of a pat dry method with gentle wiping. I wash my eyeglasses once or > twice daily for about 12 hours of usage. > > Most eyeglass stores sell a spray cleaner, which is just isopropyl > alcohol (common rubbing alcohol) and water. You can make your own > version for far less at home - be sure to use distilled water if you > do. The store-bought paper towels are lint-free and may contain cotton > fibers with less wood content - the wood content can scratch some > lenses. Although these fancy paper towels might work better, it's very > unlikely you'll notice any difference and they're much more expensive. > > Examples of what not to use to clean your glasses include toilet paper > and facial tissue - these contain a small amount of moisturizer that's > good for your nose of butt but not so good for your lenses (it > smears). > The same can be said about hand soap or other bathroom soaps. They > commonly contain some lotions or animal fats that won't remove the > grease and oils from your lenses like dish soap will. > > I don't know any serious optician that uses chamois cloth or t-shirts > and expects good results. If you're in a pinch, use whatever clean, > soft cloth you have available and the breath method - the idea is to > make the entire lens moist and wipe whatever oils you can from the > lenses. > > > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 11:08 AM, ElginStill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > I am quite new to eyeglasses so I still have a few questions to ask > > all the experienced users here. You can read about my awesome first > > time buying experience with Optical4Less here: > >http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes/browse_thread/thread/1653a1.... > > > My questions: How do you clean your eyeglasses properly? Are there > > certain methods? Is using a cotton shirt to wipe the glasses damaging > > to the glass? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Elgin.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
