How do you clean your eyeglasses/spectacles?

Cleaning your glasses - How clean do you keep your glasses?
@pitstop (15551)
Australia
August 14, 2008 12:28pm CST
I'm pretty much not organised about it - I simply clean it with my shirt as and when I need it. Its not the best thing to do and my glasses show a few smudges etc. How do you maintain your eyeglasses?
7 responses
@lloyd2002 (182)
15 Aug 08
I use a lquid spray lense cleaner and a cloth. I tend to find that paper towels are not the best as they leave fibres all over the lenses.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
15 Aug 08
Thats 2-3 people on this discussion who feel that way about paper towels. I guess I'll never use them
15 Aug 08
Probably best to avoid them. Something made from synthetics is probably best as the fibres are less likely to be left on the lenses.
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• India
15 Aug 08
Hi friend, i never use shirt for cleaning my eyeglasses. In my house i keep a soft cloth for wiping the dust and dirt from it. If it damp by rain, it blow over it. Then the rain drop go off from, moisture will disappear an seconds.so rarely clean my glass.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
15 Aug 08
You're very orhanised. Thanks for the tips
@twallace (2675)
• United States
14 Aug 08
My shirt or a paper towel something soft. But still I get scratches in the lenses. But I try to keep them clean when they are messy. That is just about everyday. When you put lotion on your face they might get dirt from that. It's so funny how easy they get dirty.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
14 Aug 08
The glasses seem like dirt magnets!
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
14 Aug 08
I use a spray bottle of lense cleaner and a special cloth to clean my glasses because I scratched my old pair up by wiping them with any old thing. This pair cost quite a bit more than my old ones so I try to take extra special care of them.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
15 Aug 08
Thanks for the info - serves as a warning for me.
@philjas (1134)
• United States
14 Aug 08
I really need to get new glasses. I've had mine a long time and they're scratched. It seems like I have to clean them 20 times a day. I use regular glass cleaner like Windex and a paper towel.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
15 Aug 08
Dont you get a headache using scratched glasses?
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
6 Sep 08
I usually use a cloth that is made for cleaning eyeglasses. Sometimes I use water and sometimes I just use the cloth. I think it's better with water tho. If I'm watching TV and don't have a cloth I just use my shirt. I've heard that's not the best way tho since it could scratch the lenses.
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
6 Sep 08
If they're very greasy for some reason I run them under water and maybe rub soap on them then I wipe them off on a towel or my shirt. It's worked for me this long. Plus i can never find the spray stuff.