Posted 27 June 2023

Glasses wearing people, what do you use to keep them clean?

I normally use these Zeiss wipes at 200 for £13+delivery.

Since my baby now likes to smudge my glasses 25x a day, i'm going through them quickly (i'm pretty anal about having clean specs).

Anything more cost effective that won't damage the lens/coatings Thanks.
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  1. Pandamansays's avatar
    Fairy liquid / liquid soap and warm water.
    EDIT - Don't do this, apparently it's bad for the coatings. (edited)
    MrHappyGilmore's avatar
    No don't do that it strips the coatings!
  2. MrHappyGilmore's avatar
    Do not use fairy liquid or hand soap like some people are saying that damages the coatings. Ues proper lens cleaner like this amzn.eu/d/3…5jz
  3. The2Time's avatar
    My top lol
    Nikita_Percival's avatar
    Same
  4. Resali's avatar
    I can see the tiniest spot of dust/dirt/fingerprint on my lenses (i.e. I am cursed), so I clean them everyday. I use Lidl's W5 glasses wipes, box of 50 or so for less than £2. They work really well but occasionally you get one or two that are not as moist as the others. I have used them for many years with no damage to my coated lenses.

    HTH. (edited)
  5. Mendoza's avatar
    breath & shirt
    Ferris's avatar
    Never been so happy there was a second R than in that comment...
  6. Mrcrazyman69's avatar
    In my experience those wipes are really hit and miss. They worked well for a while, then the newest pack I bought had so much liquid on them that it would leave tons of little liquid dots on my lenses once dried. Nowadays I just use my clothing.. It does have a chance of scratching the lenses, but it's so much more time and cost efficient.
  7. Willy_Wonka's avatar
    Just a dry microfiber cloth.
  8. windym's avatar
    I've tried a few wipes and by far the best are the Poundshop spectacle wipes. We don't have a store near us but when I visit a friend I buy 5 boxes. Can't rate them highly enough.

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    louiselouise's avatar
    Usually have a box of those on my desk

    I have used pH neutral soap and warm water on my glasses with no ill effects (usually wash my glasses when I wash my face). I will say that very hot water can ruin the anti-reflective coating (happened to me), so be careful. (edited)
  9. jimhuf's avatar
    Boil the kettle, once its steaming, hold the lenses over the steam for a couple of seconds, job done
    HellriderUKDeals69's avatar
    And do this 25+ times in a day?
  10. bobdylan's avatar
    Blimey, in 40 years of wearing glasses I've never bought a lens cleaner! Bottom of my t-shirt works a treat lol
    MonkeysUncle's avatar
    Exactly what I was going to say, cotton tshirt job done.
  11. 3lmo's avatar
    Damn, I didn't realise you guys spend money on cleaning items for your glasses. I'm very fussy about fingerprints, marks on my glasses. My glass microfibre cloth with a bit of my steam from my mouth is an effective cleaner.
  12. Sc4mp0's avatar
    I bought a big box of the Aldi cleaning wipes ages ago and still have loads left and use them. Got the odd one which is bone dry but they clean well.

    They don't have them regularly in but still see them
  13. secretmsg's avatar
    Wet towel after shower.
  14. wayners's avatar
    Glass cleaning microfiber cloth. Supermarket sell. Bought the last lot from Tesco. Near the washing up liquid and sponges
  15. jonauk's avatar
    Microfiber cloths
  16. sustar's avatar
    wilko.com/en-…534

    Have used these and have found they clean well and stay moist in the box.
  17. booboy2's avatar
    Isopropyl alcohol and a microfibre cloth. 500ml will last you ages and is a great degreaser. You could do 50/50 ratio with water (I use condenser tumble dryer water) and put in a small pump bottle from boots and have a kit ready.

    It's what I keep handy for the inside of the car windscreen
    DangerousBeans's avatar
    I've learnt today that you can't use that either
  18. GreekJesus's avatar
    Toilet paper
  19. jco83's avatar
    Just wash em under tap with bit of antibac handwash
  20. ApolloCreedXXX's avatar
    Baby wipes, cheap & effective!
  21. Pájaro's avatar
    I too am a little obsessive about cleaning wipes. My conclusion is that supermarket wipes vary by batch as well as by brand and will modify their formula a little too often for there to be a singular best, although Lidl's generally ranks the best, as far as wipes go. I've stopped using them, though. Chamois cloth is the best, and the only thing which leaves lenses polished and completely without residue or smears.
  22. nemesiz's avatar
    Good quality Microfibre Lens Cloth aimed for Camera Lenses* are probably the best solution for cleaning dirty or dusty lenses. It is advisable never to use any type of cleaning fluid (soap, washing up liquid), except as a last resort and only if you can rinse the it away immediately with running water. Unfortunately the chemicals could damage the anti-reflective / anti scratch coating applied to the lens.Also it advisable every few days to make sure the lens cloth is cleaned thorough.

    *In the past would recommend specialist lens cloths manufactured by Lens and Glass specialist (Zeiss, PENTAX etc) but unfortunately they are hard to find. (edited)
  23. Scoot56's avatar
    If you have access to costco they sell a spray best thing I've ever bought no streaks last for ages
    rapid85's avatar
    You had me at Costco.

    Do you know what brand it is? Kirkland? Do buff with a microfibre cloth?

    Edit: is it this one?

    costco.co.uk/Gro…316

    Cheers. (edited)
  24. DangerousBeans's avatar
    I've always used washing up liquid, rinse and then dry with a tissue at least once a day and I have (or did have as I now suspect, anti scratch and anti reflective coatings)
    This site really is an education sometimes. (edited)
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