Question for the glasses wearers amongst us

[tyred]

How do you clean yours?

I picked my new pair up yesterday, there was a tiny change in the prescription but the real issue was the amount of scratches on my old pair. It was like looking through a pane of frosted glass.

My glasses always seem to end up being all scratches. The previous pair I only ever cleaned with the cloths I get from the opticians yet they still ended up all scratched. I realise I do things like lie under old cars wire brushing off rust that is probably not in the design spec but am always careful to try and blow any grit of them before wiping them.

I have seen it suggested that it's better to clean them under the tap with a little Fairy liquid rather than clean them with a cloth. Does anyone do this?

 

[snorri]

I have seen it suggested that it's better to clean them under the tap with a little Fairy liquid rather than clean them with a cloth. Does anyone do this?

If you are a wet shaver, a quick dicht with your soapy shaving brush in the morning does the trick!
Otherwise, mine get the Fairy treatment.

 

[tyred]

If you are a wet shaver, a quick dicht with your soapy shaving brush in the morning does the trick!
Otherwise, mine get the Fairy treatment.

I am a wet shaver and hadn't considered that. Will do tomorrow. Thanks.

 

[Chromatic]

I clean them under a tap with a little soap every now and then. Usually I just breath on them and wipe with an item of clothing that I'm wearing at the time. Do you have anti-scratch lenses? If you're under cars and getting shoot all over them it would be better to rinse them off with soap and water before polishing the lenses, getting them wet won't harm them

 

[tadpole]

I never use the cloth supplied by the opticians, well never more than once.
I wear more than one pair of glasses, reading glasses, mid distance glasses, as well as my everyday glasses, and for all my glasses I use "screen and spectacle wipes" (from staples). and a soft paper tissue. I also pay for the anti scratch coating on the glasses when I buy new ones. My glasses tend to last two years before the scratches on the lenses become a problem. As for washing-up liquid, my company issued safety glasses carried a warning not to use it as it softened the anti scratch coating making it more prone to marking.

 

[tyred]

I don't have an anti-scratch coating (didn't know you could) but I always specify a an anti-glare coating which I find makes driving at night much easier. It is always this coating which seems to scratch off over time.

 

[Chromatic]

I don't have an anti-scratch coating (didn't know you could) but I always specify a an anti-glare coating which I find makes driving at night much easier. It is always this coating which seems to scratch off over time.

If you wear them in a dirty environment, like it seems you do, it would be worth your while asking about anti scratch for your next pair. I don't suppose its a totally bullet proof thing and you should still take precaution to clean them sympathetically, but it certainly would be worth while.

 

[PK99]

How do you clean yours?

I picked my new pair up yesterday, there was a tiny change in the prescription but the real issue was the amount of scratches on my old pair. It was like looking through a pane of frosted glass.

i switched from plastic to glass lenses! much easier to clean without scratching.

 

[tyred]

i switched from plastic to glass lenses! much easier to clean without scratching.

Is there much of a price difference?

 

[PK99]

Is there much of a price difference?

can't remember, but far fewer replacement pairs needed - only when scrip changes.

 

[PK99]

Fairy and hot water - works a treat. Failing that, a nice rub down with a brillo pad

landlady at the local pub used to whip off customers dirty spec and dip them in the glasses washer - best clean ever!

 

[Cubist]

The coating isn't cheap, but I wear varifocals which cost £300 or so. They have lasted 3 years so far., although I don't do the covering them in rust thing. I use the disposable eyewear wipes from Aldi.

 

[numbnuts]

under the tap every time

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I once steam cleaned mine with the kettle, worked fine...very hot so beware and don't shout at me if your lenses crack

 

[BigonaBianchi]

....open the window in the car wash?