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How do you clean your glasses? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by sbv to c/[email protected]

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Lens manufacturers say that anything other than a microfiber cloth will damage the coatings on a lens. But microfiber cloths eventually pick up crap and they look like they're a pain to wash.

How do you keep your lenses clean? Are you using cloth/kleenex or microfiber cloths? If you use microfiber cloths, how do you clean those?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ive never had any luck with lens cleaner+microfiber cloth just smears the shit out of glasses. Here's my glasses cleaning process, I have had glasses my entire life and can't stand smearing even a little. My glasses coating has never been damaged from this though to cover my ass I will say do at your own risk.

Get paper towel, wet and spray with a liquid soap+water mix spray bottle I recommend Dr.bronner soap very environmentally friendly works well You can also use regular dish soap if that's all you have.
rub lenses with soapy paper towel really well on both sides. Get it soapy.
(MOST IMPORTANT PART TO PREVENT SMEAR) rinse soap off glasses and gently shake frames to get off all excess water that you can. Then grab 5-8 sheets of toilet paper, roll/fold into a square and fold tp square gently around lenses to wick remaining water. Do not rub tp into lenses, only gently press.