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How do you clean your glasses? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Lens manufacturers say that anything other than a microfiber cloth will damage the coatings on a lens. But microfiber cloths eventually pick up crap and they look like they're a pain to wash.

How do you keep your lenses clean? Are you using cloth/kleenex or microfiber cloths? If you use microfiber cloths, how do you clean those?

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[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microfiber cloth. They are easy to wash, just don't add fabric softener or chlorine and don't put them in the dryer.

[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My dad will collect up the microfiber cloths and put them in a mesh bag, throwing them in with the regular laundry since we don't use fabric softener

[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes exactly, that works fine. As i understand it, there are microscopic 'bristles' at the end of each thread, which gives it that mild scrub effect. Adding fabric softener or other things destroy the bristles, permanently.