Cleaning anti-glare spectacles

Microfibre cloths are considered best, tissues are OK. Hankies as long as they are clean and free from dust/grit are fine. The vast majority of spectacle coatings are anti scratch as well as anti reflection so unless you are wiping them with something obviously gritty or potentially dirty you should be OK.

When mine are really dirty I run them under a cold tap with a bit of soap on my fingers. Then dry on a clean handkerchief or even a face towel. Ordinary tissue can scratch. However if you have had anti-glare, you probably had anti-scratch too. Try NOT to use sandpaper or steel wool. But most of all don't put them down on their lenses.

I have also used the antiseptic skin wipes used in hospitals but only because they were to hand at the time

Tony

I only ever clean my glasses with detergent (liquid hand "soap"), hot water and my fingers. I find real soap leaves a residue. I dry and polish them with a bit of kitchen roll.

Unless you very regulary wash any non-disposable cloth, you'll rapidly end up making the lenes dirty from the cloth... Easyier to use something soft and disposable.

Ultrasonic cleaner? (see recent thread)

I've used linen handkerchiefs for decades without any problems, but I carry them only to clean glasses with. Occasionally, of a morning, the tail of the shirt I am putting on will be used instead.

Colin Bignell

Which is every evening when I sit down to watch a bit of telly

I was warned by my supplier (specs maker, not an optician) that some kitchen rolls could scratch, tho I think the risk is small.

He recommended tissues (gesundheit) for finishing.

mike

And it wears off too after a few years. :( I helped it along using a cheap tissue when I forgot my lens cleaning cloth. I've not left the house without one since though.

Malcolm,

I have used monitor screen wipes and liquid screen cleaner for years and whenever there's a special offer on these at the local Aldi store, I buy a couple of each and they last quite some time - they also save me cash as well because after cleaning the specs I do the monitor :-)

I've used these on varifocal 'tinted' glasses - both plastic and glass - and on the Polariod anti-glare clip-on plastic glasses that I use throughout the year.

Brian G

In my case every morning, unless it's a very bad morning.

When I have a cold my nose tells me that tissues, as in box, tissue, nose for the use of, are harder and more abrasive than kitchen roll (Tesco Value). Toilet roll falls apart with the drops of water on the lenes and is more abrasive than tissues according to the nose test.

Well, it's a matter for debate/experiment, but I think you might want to upgrade in the toilet roll dept.

I don't use Jeyes any more :)

mike

Izal was worse.

(Saw no response to my ultrasonic cleaner suggestion; perhaps the OP thought I was joking. 20 quid is cheap compared to a lot of specs)

Totally agree, though I use liquid hand soap these days under hot water so that they are almost dry by the time I have dried my hands and then lightly use a single leaf of bog roll to absorb the remaining water. Vision restored! With to date, after many years, no problems to the lenses, (plastic with all the go faster stripes)!

Thank you everyone for all your helpful responses...

Malcolm H

Sledgehammer to crack a nut?

Indeed, if it is scratching plastic.....

Not really. It's not as if it can't be used for lots of other things.

Yup, I couldn't recomember the brand; now my bum goes two bob half a crown at the memory.....

Could be because I for one (and maybe all), haven't seen the post - care to repost?

mike