Best way to clean glass?

[oldag]

Wouldn't use ammonia on anything with lens coatings.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Really?
You said it to be funny?
Knowing that if I was dumb enough to try your "suggestion", it could damage the lens?

 

[Dougw1515]

Zeiss lens cleaner(available from optometrists shop @ many Walmart’s) + microfiber cloth is all you need.

 

[DyeF9]

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Ah, yeah, sorry my brain forgot to add the sarcasm to your post, here I just thought you were dumb.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Zeiss lens cleaner(available from optometrists shop @ many Walmart’s) + microfiber cloth is all you need.

Yeah, I have the Zeiss towelettes, for eyeglasses, but I need to get the extra thick dirt off first, I believe.

 

[TxStetson]

Use this:
https://www.spraywayretail.com/prod...MI9vqssav76gIVRr7ACh0ldA9UEAYYAiABEgIMm_D_BwE

It’s ammonia free so shouldn’t mess with the coating, then wipe it off with a clean microfiber towel. Finish with a Zeiss lens cleaning wipe.

https://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Pre-Moistened-Lens-Cleaning-Wipes/dp/B00GL64QG6

 

[Dougw1515]

Yeah, I have the Zeiss towelettes, for eyeglasses, but I need to get the extra thick dirt off first, I believe.

Microfiber cloth is very good at getting heavy residue. But I would suggest getting the Zeiss lense cleaner in the mister bottle, saturate the lenses, give it a few seconds to soften gunk, then clean/polish with microfiber cloth. Might have to repeat multiple times but there is nothing involved that will harm the lenses.

 

[Dougw1515]

Also.... of course I can’t see what your dealing with but... if you go the mister/microfiber route I would mist, delay, make a single pass wipe or whatever passes for a wipe. Then mist again, delay again, then single pass wipe. Once your confident you have removed the heavy contamination. Mist and polish with microfiber cloth.

 

[Axxe55]

Cleaning glass? Ammonia and newspaper always seemed to work well.

Wouldn't use ammonia on anything with lens coatings.

Wouldn't use ammonia on anything with lens coatings.

Ammonia can remove some lens coatings. That's why they recommend never using any glass cleaner with ammonia to clean eyewear. Scope lens have coatings many times too, and they could very well be harmed by a cleaner with ammonia in it.

 

[jordanmills]

Man I’ve cleaned a lot of car glass this way when I was a kid. The glass would be spotless but I was covered in ink from the news paper. It will clean the shit out of glass.

Car glass doesn't have multi-coating to reduce reflection and glare and chromatic aberration.

 

[Axxe55]

Car glass doesn't have multi-coating to reduce reflection and glare and chromatic aberration.

For car or home glass, newspaper is one of the best things to use to clean them. Lint-free. Old car detailer's tricks!

 

[jordanmills]

For car or home glass, newspaper is one of the best things to use to clean them. Lint-free. Old car detailer's tricks!

Oh yeah, I know that one and have used it plenty. But it's not getting anywhere near my optical glass.

 

[Axxe55]

Oh yeah, I know that one and have used it plenty. But it's not getting anywhere near my optical glass.

Oh Hell No!

I keep lots of newspapers around for cleaning the windows of the house. Wife prefers to use paper towels on her car windows. She can't understand why my windows look so much better that hers!

 

[oldag]

Really?
You said it to be funny?
Knowing that if I was dumb enough to try your "suggestion", it could damage the lens?

Yep, really.

It never entered my mind that you would be dumb enough. Was I mistaken?

 

[oldag]

Ah, yeah, sorry my brain forgot to add the sarcasm to your post, here I just thought you were dumb.

Some days, you could be right.

 

[oldag]

Ammonia can remove some lens coatings. That's why they recommend never using any glass cleaner with ammonia to clean eyewear. Scope lens have coatings many times too, and they could very well be harmed by a cleaner with ammonia in it.

See post #21.

 

[Axxe55]

See post #21.

Ooops!

 

[Dougw1515]

The reality is the question was "what is the best way to clean glass?" All answers thus far have been good ones.. Perhaps the question should have been: "whats the best way to clean some scrungy ass scope lenses?"

 

[ZX9RCAM]

The reality is the question was "what is the best way to clean glass?" All answers thus far have been good ones.. Perhaps the question should have been: "whats the best way to clean some scrungy ass scope lenses?"

Sure, that was the title, but it's in the optics area of the Forum, and in the OP there is NO mistaking that I'm asking about cleaning glass of a scope.

 

[Sam7sf]

Really?
You said it to be funny?
Knowing that if I was dumb enough to try your "suggestion", it could damage the lens?

Acetone. Dunk it In acetone.
Kidding. Please don’t.