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| Thread ID: 90748 | 2008-06-14 23:23:00 | How do you keep your glasses clean ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 678474 | 2008-06-14 23:23:00 | Hi Guys I have just got some reading glasses for the first time. I am finding it very hard to keep them clean so that I can see through them and get used to them. They are dual focus ones. I often see people wearing glasses that are so clean. How do they do it ? I have bought a bottle of stuff called Calotherm Lens Cleaning Solution. I use a soft clean rag to clean them. But I would not say that the result is brilliant. Any suggestions ? for products and best type of cloth |
Digby (677) | ||
| 678475 | 2008-06-14 23:30:00 | I use normal, mild dishwashing liquid and cold water. Put a decent sized drop on each lens, rub it around with your fingers under a cold tap, then rinse off the detergent. Allow to air-dry, or use soft tissues. | somebody (208) | ||
| 678476 | 2008-06-14 23:33:00 | Have been a glasses wearer for 50 years. I specify glass rather than plastic lenses. They never scratch. The optician hates me for this. I am now a rarity as most lenses are now plastic. My current glasses are 5 years old, they cost a bit more than plastic lenses but they are still in pristine condition. I rinse mine under clean warm water once a day, then get some soap on my fingers and use this to clean the lenses. Rinse again and dry with a clean old, soft, well used terry towel teatowel. Then, don't touch them!!! Ken :thumbs: |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 678477 | 2008-06-15 00:29:00 | I agree about the glass lens. Plastic scratches far more readily. As for cleaning them. Well I'm a lazy bugger. When they get hard to see through they usually get a rub on the front of my shirt. Every couple of weeks I use lens cleaner to give them a thorough clean. The lens cleaner is also good for cleaning LCD monitors and the TV. I have three pairs of glasses. One lives in the car. One on my desktop , and the third by my arm chair. None ever gets put in their case. Well I did say I am lazy! |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 678478 | 2008-06-15 01:07:00 | Plastic only for this duffer. (Bounces better.) I use paper serviettes and a bit of breath fog, but occasionally they get a squirt with "Litewhyte" whiteboard cleaner, which is probably an expensive way of buying diluted isopropyl alchohol. Plastic lenses are pretty scratch resistant these days, and they don't get anywhere near as upset by welding spatter etc. when doing 'eyes closed tack welding of delicate structures'. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 678479 | 2008-06-15 04:13:00 | I use proper lens cleaning solution and the cloth that you get with the glasses in the case. That or breath fog as R2x1 does. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 678480 | 2008-06-15 04:35:00 | Warm water, a bit of soap and a rub with the finger. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 678481 | 2008-06-15 04:44:00 | I mix liquid ammonia, unscented and uncolored 50:50 with isopropyl alcohol . This is the same formula of Windex cleaner, a US product . It is also 1/200th the cost of the store-bought product . When washing or cleaning the glasses, make sure they are wetted first or you will scratch them . Never rub them when they are dry or insufficiently moistened to allow the grime and cutting dust to float off first . Pocket handkerchiefs are a no-no . . if you even know what they are . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 678482 | 2008-06-15 05:06:00 | The only way to do said job is to use a micro fibre cloth,most opticians have them. You don't need any thing with these as fibre does job. Most convenient. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 678483 | 2008-06-15 05:40:00 | With a cleaning cloth :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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