> I started wearing eyeglasses about 8 months ago. When I asked the
> fitter about cleaning and mentioned kleenex, he reacted as though I
> had suggested a daily rubdown with sandpaper.

> spammer wrote:
> > Folks, you don't need those expensive microfiber cloths. Old worn T
> > stirts do the job just fine and we all have em.
> > Just cut them into little cloths and you're set.
> I breathe on the lenses (cr39, no coatings) and use the tail of my current
> t-shirt to finish them off. If I get something filthy on them, or a bug
> splat or something, I use water and dish soap, drying with a paper towel and
> ultimately the aforementioned t-shirt tail. The only scratches I get are
> from dropping or stepping on them. Some of us are clumsier than others.
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev
> ================================================== ===
> It's 95% of the lawyers making the other 5% look bad.

> I breathe on the lenses (cr39, no coatings) and use the tail of my current
> t-shirt to finish them off. If I get something filthy on them, or a bug
> splat or something, I use water and dish soap, drying with a paper towel
> and ultimately the aforementioned t-shirt tail. The only scratches I get
> are from dropping or stepping on them. Some of us are clumsier than
> others.

> Folks, you don't need those expensive microfiber cloths. Old worn T
> stirts do the job just fine and we all have em.
> Just cut them into little cloths and you're set.

> On May 5, 9:54 am, xplorer7 <xplorerse...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > I started wearing eyeglasses about 8 months ago. When I asked the
> > fitter about cleaning and mentioned kleenex, he reacted as though I
> > had suggested a daily rubdown with sandpaper.
> > > Then I googled eyeglass care and cleaning pages and they were in near
> > unanimous agreement with his advice: use only dish soap and warm
> > water--or eyeglass cleaning solution--and always the right cloth,
> > preferably a microfiber cloth that's been protected from collecting
> > dust. Dire warnings about kleenex and paper towels, especially, but
> > also any plausible cloth you might realistically have on hand--shirt
> > tails, etc.
> > > After following the guidelines for 8 months, I have pristine, scratch
> > free lenses, but at the expense of long hours of peering through
> > horribly annoying, filthy lenses until I can get back to dish soap or
> > cleaning solution and an appropriate cloth, or when I remember, having
> > to inconveniently carry a cleaning kit along with me wherever I go.
> > > How overblown is the advice? Why can't I use a shirt tail and breath
> > fog to clean my glasses when cleaning my windshield with a dobie has
> > no ill effect? How come I see people all over the place with clean,
> > unscratched glasses without bulky cleaning kits spilling out of their
> > pockets? What's your secret?
> > > Before experimenting with a pricey pair of specs, I'd like feedback
> > from those who have been there: what's a practical, hassle free way to
> > keep your glasses clean and in reasonably good condition in the REAL
> > world?
> new antireflective coatings (crizal alize to name one) only require a
> microfiber cleaning cloth (usually supplied by your optician).
> You almost never need water/soap or other solutions to get them
> sparkling clean. they work very well.
Not if you have oily skin. Dirt is one thing, oil film is another. On the

> I started wearing eyeglasses about 8 months ago. When I asked the
> fitter about cleaning and mentioned kleenex, he reacted as though I
> had suggested a daily rubdown with sandpaper.

> I started wearing eyeglasses about 8 months ago. When I asked the
> fitter about cleaning and mentioned kleenex, he reacted as though I
> had suggested a daily rubdown with sandpaper.
> Then I googled eyeglass care and cleaning pages and they were in near
> unanimous agreement with his advice: use only dish soap and warm
> water--or eyeglass cleaning solution--and always the right cloth,
> preferably a microfiber cloth that's been protected from collecting
> dust. Dire warnings about kleenex and paper towels, especially, but
> also any plausible cloth you might realistically have on hand--shirt
> tails, etc.
> After following the guidelines for 8 months, I have pristine, scratch
> free lenses, but at the expense of long hours of peering through
> horribly annoying, filthy lenses until I can get back to dish soap or
> cleaning solution and an appropriate cloth, or when I remember, having
> to inconveniently carry a cleaning kit along with me wherever I go.
> How overblown is the advice? Why can't I use a shirt tail and breath
> fog to clean my glasses when cleaning my windshield with a dobie has
> no ill effect? How come I see people all over the place with clean,
> unscratched glasses without bulky cleaning kits spilling out of their
> pockets? What's your secret?
> Before experimenting with a pricey pair of specs, I'd like feedback
> from those who have been there: what's a practical, hassle free way to
> keep your glasses clean and in reasonably good condition in the REAL
> world?