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How do you clean your glasses and the microfiber cloth used to clean your glasses? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been cleaning my glasses using bathroom tissue as I had thought it was softer than microfiber cloth, but apparently that's not true.

I don't want to use microfiber cloth as it can easily accommodate in silica or any other dust particles if not cleaned properly which will scratch my glass. I don't know what to do in this case. So, how do you clean your glasses?

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[–] sbv 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do you just wear them in? Kinda leave them on all the time, and just let the soap and shampoo do its job?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (4 children)

No, I put soap on my hands and rub the glasses, then rinse under the shower and put them on the ledge.

After the shower I have a hand towel that is only used to dry my glasses which I use to pat the excess water.

Good as new.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No, I put soap on my hands and rub the glasses, then rinse under the shower and put them on the ledge.

What the actual fuck?!

First I was horrified. Now I'm going to try this in a few minutes!

[–] sbv 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Don't the metal bits rust? Like the screws or pins that hold them together?

You've blown my mind, btw.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I have been wearing glasses for over half a century and I've never seen rust on my glasses. Gunk on the nose supports, sure, rust, never.

As for the nose bits, you can buy glasses where they are part of the frame, no more gunk.

[–] Banana 3 points 5 days ago

Not if you dry them!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Hmm... This! I suppose I can do this. Wash my hands properly, remove the microfiber cloth from its container and then only use it to remove the water drop let's.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Just be careful, some soaps can have abrasive elements. Not simply like, microbead stuff that companies try to use to make microplastics sound healthy, but many soaps with trace minerals or similar. Good for dead skin but can scuff up lenses over time.