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DT wisdom question: Glasses wearers, how do you clean your glasses? I’m relatively new to glasses, just use them for reading. Somehow I always manage to put smudges on them, even if I’m trying to be careful. I’ve used the little cloth they came with, and also lens spray plus cloth. It works kinda ok, but neither is great. I find the cloth annoyingly small, sometimes get my fingers on the lens when I’m trying to clean them. Can I just use a regular larger microfibre?
Edit: Thankyou, so many good options! Will try them all out.
@SituationCake
I learned this from a person whose job it was to clean Panavision lenses, which cost astronomical amounts of money: The problem with the cloth is that any dirt it picks up ends up getting rubbed all over the glasses. This is particularly bad when there's dust that might be abrasive, you're basically sandpapering the lens. The way he showed us was: one lens tissue, one wipe, in the bin.
Unlike a Panavision lens, glasses don't cost as much as reasonable sized inner city apartments, so you can probably get away with using a disposable wipe each session, or if you're worried about the baby seals and shit, a clean cloth each time (I use a clean cotton hanky).
The more care you take making sure that what you're cleaning them with isn't full of grit, the longer they'll stay clear.
@YarraByte
Mum swears by doing them in the sink before the dishes while the water is soapy fresh.
Don't use microfibre - does quite a bit of scratching and NEVER use paper towel. A small spray bottle with 2:1 vinegar/water mix - mist glasses and dry with soft lint free cloth or the cloth they came with. If the glasses don't have a coating, then a gentle dab with hand sanitiser on a tissue works for emergencies. I found that the frame gets way muckier than the actual lenses, so an occasional warm water and dish soap rinse is great for cleaning the frames.
Lol, I just breathe on them and use the hem of my shirt to wipe them 😂😂
I just use the wipes, bought a big box from chemist warehouse, that way I don't worry I've done the wrong thing
Brite wipes. Big ass box from officeworks.
What you need is 2 cloths. Spray your glasses with the spray. Wipe clean with one cloth.Then polish with the 2nd cloth. Keep these separate. Basically one is for cleaning and one is for drying. They also need regular washing.
Oil free baby wipes work well instead of spray too.
Would that risk scratching them?
I saw you can wash them under the tap with a little dish soap and air dry so that’s what I do
This is what I do. I also keep a stash of those glasses-wipes for on the go use
I’ve always kept a microfibres cloth around for glasses.
If you don’t get them too dirty too often you can also get little glasses alcohol wipes too.