I use a micofiber towel to clean...the ones you can get for dusting. So far
so good.

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"db619196" <dbennett[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
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I really try not to touch my glasses with anything; cloth or not - dish
liquid to clean, run through warm water until the water beads up, and
then gently dab off the remaining drops with something absorbent,
without 'rubbing'. I have no issues using coarser paper like kleenexes
for that purpose, because all I do is tap to absorb the remaining
drops.

I think its important do a good job of rinsing off the lenses first to
get as many scratch inducing particles as possibile.
I use the lens cleaning solution that comes in spray bottles. If it
doesn't have alchohol in it, I add some. I think it helps to disolve
the oils that accumulated. I gently rub with my fingers and then polish
with regular tissues(Kleenex type). The only problem I had with
scratching was when I was in France. Although the tissues over there
seem as soft as here, I did develop some scratches. May just be a
coincidence, as I've been there twice before without problems.
LensCrafters sells cleaning towels(paper) but they are more expensive
and don't seem to work any better.

I used to not even wipe off the solution- I'd rinse it off and "blow
dry" with my mouth. Never got scratches that way, but it seemed that my
glasses did not get quite as clean as when I wiped off.

I had a pair of glasses develop hard water deposits over time. It
built up so slowly I didn't realize it until it had affected vision.

Since this experience I keep distilled water on hand, it is cheap
insurance. No more tap water.

I wash my lens-cleaning cloths every few days by hand with Dawn dish
detergent. It seems to keep them adequately clean. I've found that
it's a bad idea to dry lenses with anything that's been through the
washer (or worse, dryer) -- there's usually lint on those cloths, and
if you've been to the beach less than five years ago there's probably
sand somewhere in the system as well. I practically destroyed a pair
of glasses with a cloth I thought I'd washed thoroughly. I use a
cleaner spray from my optometrist's if I need to clean during the day,
a drop of detergent and running water when I'm home.

"db619196" <dbennett[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
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Personally, I would not use a lens cleaning cloth on glasses, especially
with AR coating. Over time the cloth retains dirt and will scratch the
coating.

On 1 Feb 2006 18:59:35 -0800, "db619196" <dbennett[at]gmail.com> spewed
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tapwater and an old cloth diaper. Over time your lenses will acquire
a network of incredibly fine scratches no matter how careful you are
in cleaning them or what lens coatings you paid for. These sorts of
scratches don't interfere with vision - its the big honking scratches
that turn up after you drop your spectacles on a concrete sidewalk
that are a problem.

Just remember to rinse them first with running water to knock off
large debris, use just a dab of detergent to clean, and rinse
thoroughly before buffing dry with a clean cotton cloth.

Some folks would have you believe that only a microfiber cloth should
be used to clean anti-glare or scratch-resistant coatings. I would
beg to differ for a lot of reasons, foremost that my spectacles always
have an oily coating on the lenses when I use special cleaner and
synthetic fabrics to clean them.

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Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

I am not sure if this is the best place to post this question, so I
apologize in advance if this is the wrong newsgroup.

I recently bought a pair of glasses from lenscrafters with anti-glare
and scotchgard protector coatings. I also bought a product called "no
glare lens cleaner" at the Walmart vision center, with a microfibre
cloth. I can't for the life of me find the ingredients for the wal-mart
lens cleaner. I was wondering if anybody here knows if the cleaner I
bought is safe for my lenses? The label claims it is safe for ALL lens
types, but I am not going to just take their word for it.

Thanks,
David