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How the heck i'm supposed to clean my glasses?
- Thread starter LeleSocho
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I don't have plastic lenses so you may want to see if they're sensitive to hot water, but for my and my wife's glasses I rinse the lenses under hot water, use a disposable cheap lens wipe from Walmart, rinse again, and blow the remaining water off each side of each lens individually. I'm unusually fastidious about having clean lenses and I can say this is ny far the best method I've found. Again, though, you'll want to make sure the lenses won't be affected by hot water before using this method. I'd call the office or store where you bought them to check on that, since you definitely don't want to damage them even slightly, or even gradually over time, in the process of cleaning them. I suppose if so you could always try lukewarm water instead.
killer rin
Member
Welcome to Hell OP. Glasses will never stay clean, just resign yourself to dealing with sweat and eyelash streaks and cleaning fingerprints and dirt with your shirt
GovtPlates
Neo Member
I use an old microfiber cleaning cloth that came with my 3DS screen protector.
I'm not sure exactly what kind of plastic mine uses but I've poured boiling water on it before.
Buying glasses with a Clean Coat will not keep them clean but it makes a big difference.
charlie1701
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Yep, I use washing up liquid. Although not as often as I should. Damn, just realised how much they need cleaning...
Ran Echelon
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My old glasses were fine, I could clean them with a lens cloth no problem.
With my new ones, for some reason, this is impossible. Any attempt to clean with a cloth, with a cloth and cleaning spray, with disposable glasses wipes...just leaves a smeary mess. I have to resort to smearing a drop of washing up liquid over the lenses and rinsing them off, that works well.
With my new ones, for some reason, this is impossible. Any attempt to clean with a cloth, with a cloth and cleaning spray, with disposable glasses wipes...just leaves a smeary mess. I have to resort to smearing a drop of washing up liquid over the lenses and rinsing them off, that works well.
And scratch them? No thanks.
Aceofspades
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You should pay premium price for lenses that can hardly ever get scratches and fingerprints (I don't recall the name of it, but its about $150 extra just for glass lenses.)
No need for fancy shit. Soap and water (GENTLY rub if you have stubborn smudges). Rinse off the soap with water off the faucet, angling it so that surface tension carries most droplets off the lenses. Use a cloth to wipe off the frame and (not the lenses). Voila.
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A05f8YdLx7U
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A05f8YdLx7U
Zoidberg Jesus
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I use a combo of one of these, then a dry microfiber cloth to finish off. Takes maybe 1 and a half to 2 minutes, and I usually do it every 3 to 4 days.
These are the ones from Walmart that I mentioned in my method in post #53.
That lol
Aquavelvaman
Banned
Put them in rice overnight
Muffdraul
Member
My last pair of glasses had plastic lenses w/ non-reflect coating. I only washed them one way- warm water and dish detergent, using only my fingers. No cloth. This was how the optometrist I bought them from instructed me to clean them. They lasted me four years and the frames eventually got pretty beat up and fell apart (towards the end I had replaced the screws with wires I took out of twisty-ties) the lenses were in perfect shape up to the last day I wore them.
But if you don't give a fuck if they get all scratched to hell, use your shirt.
But if you don't give a fuck if they get all scratched to hell, use your shirt.
Auron_Kale
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I just use my shirt like most people do. If I have a microfiber cloth on hand, I'll use it but my t-shirt works 99% of the time.
Been wearing glasses for years now and I've never managed to scratch them while using my shirt to clean them.
Been wearing glasses for years now and I've never managed to scratch them while using my shirt to clean them.
Yup, this is the way. If they get greasy I clean them with just a dab of liquid soap.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Wear contacts.
I have no idea why people put up with glasses.
I have no idea why people put up with glasses.
This. And then a normal piexe of cloth, like a handkerchief. I rarely use water, maybe only once every 1-2 months or when I got a really nasty stain I can't get off without proper cleaning.
I cannot stand the idea of touching my eyes.
It stems from when I was in 2nd grade and got a papercut on my right eye (yes, you read that right, a papercut). Ever since, had a phobia of anything touching my eyes.
univariate
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you need some kind of cleaning solution, because everything (even microfiber) just smudges the glasses.
entremet
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I use both.
Sometimes I like to let my eyes "breathe".
Contacts during the work week, vacations, outdoorsy stuff, dates.
Glasses on weekends running errands, rainy days, lazy Sundays, when I'm sick, etc.
HyperCroutons
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I wore glasses most my life, got Lasik done last year, but they can be a pain to clean properly especially if you have a dirty job. I always used a micro-fiber cloth with alcohol and it would work pretty good but some of those streaks would stay on until I got a new pair. Part of the problems with glasses.
Tatsumi Oga
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When not at home i use my shirt. You could breath onto the glasses if that makes sense and then clean it right away. At home i have a microfibre cloth if that's the correct word for it and that cleans it perfectly.
Thanks but no thanks
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
The things i have heard from friends about contacts i decided to choose for glasses. Just seemed like the more cheaper and better option too.
Glasses really are terrible. I've been wearing them for like two years and I'm thinking of just getting contacts now. I'm not really well-informed on how much more expensive they are or anything though.
Eye for an Eye
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Pretty much. I've got a bunch of micro scratches on my lenses. I can't even tell the difference anymore.
Glasses are made for a two year life span. Even using your shirt and doing things they say you shouldn't, the glasses should hold up for a couple years before you get very noticeable scratches and wear on the lenses. At that point you get another eye exam and new glasses.
Mad Season
Banned
Never use a shirt. You'll scratch them
As a wearer of glasses for many years, my default practical cleaning method is to breathe closely on the lens to fog it up then immediately wipe it with the cloth that came with the glasses, then breathe on the other side of the lens and repeat if needed until they are clean enough. Using your shirt will just smear everything around. I have several frames from Salt and their cloths are perfect for this. I keep a few at home and one at work. I use them to clean monitors and television screens too, but then wash the cloths before using on glasses again.
Every few weeks, or when the glasses get particularly dirty, I run mildly warm water over them from a tap, dab them dry with one cloth, and then do the above routine with another cloth to get them all clear. I find this generally to be more reliable than using the provided cleanser bottles on the lenses, which often cause even more smearing.
Every few weeks, or when the glasses get particularly dirty, I run mildly warm water over them from a tap, dab them dry with one cloth, and then do the above routine with another cloth to get them all clear. I find this generally to be more reliable than using the provided cleanser bottles on the lenses, which often cause even more smearing.
whitemex88
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My method is very odd to people.
I use a small bit of hand soap and lather the lenses with watersoap. Rinse and here is the weird part, I blow on the lenses really hard and really close. The water beads off and doesn't leave water spots. I use those jet hand dryers if I'm out and about to not look like a total weirdo
I use a small bit of hand soap and lather the lenses with watersoap. Rinse and here is the weird part, I blow on the lenses really hard and really close. The water beads off and doesn't leave water spots. I use those jet hand dryers if I'm out and about to not look like a total weirdo
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Depends on your prescription. I have astigmatism, so I use Acuvue oyasis which are pricey, but worth it.
John Kowalski
Banned
because they're fucking cool that's why
ATXAlchemy
Member
Best answer.
FoxnHurley
Member
breath on the lens. lika strong, moist ''huhhhh', then use your fucking shirt like a normal human being
nah, get the anti scratch lenses. ive never scratched mine using a shirt.
nah, get the anti scratch lenses. ive never scratched mine using a shirt.
Sakura
Member
I look better with glasses than without which is why I prefer them.
Supermanisdead
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wtf just use ur shirt lol
voodoojohn
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What? Just fog up the lenses with your breath, then wipe with microfibre cloth or shirt.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Water faucet + dishwasher soap + rub in the soap + rinse lens + use a paper towel to dry up droplets (dab don't smear) = clean as fuck
Using your shirt helps in a pinch but oils will still be present that messes with contrast.
Using your shirt helps in a pinch but oils will still be present that messes with contrast.
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