If this helps you, I've washed microfiber cloths in the washing machine before and it never went wrong. I just toss them in with regular clothes. I usually wash cold, but I don't think it makes a difference
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That's good to know. My microfiber cloths aren't hemmed, so I'm convinced they'll fall to bits. I haven't tried though, so I'm probably wrong.
Mine aren't hemmed either just pinked (have a zig zag cut on the edges). If you can spare one you have just toss it in the wash and see what happens.
None of them are hemmed, because they don't fray. If you're worried about it, try gently rubbing at the edge of it. Threads won't come off in your hand either. Microfiber is just the size of the thread used, these are 100% polyester and completely machine washable.
I've had great luck with the skip the drier cycle option for cleaning the microfiber cloths and sponges I use to wash my car. I think that's what damages sensitive clothing the most.
And always wash everything with the shortest cycle and cold water lol
I've never been without at least twenty microfiber cloths before.
I use denim. My jeans get my glasses cleaner than anything else I've tried. I'm sure it's not as good for them as a microfiber cloth, but it's what I have on me. My wife has me clean hers, too.
I have a spray bottle with an isopropanol water mixture (around 10% isopropanol) and I just give my glasses a good spray and then wipe them with a clean microfiber kitchen cloth.
(I wash these cloths with just detergent powder, no softener or other additives, so they are grease-free out of the washer)
I use a chamois cloth, seems to pick up oil/smudges even better that microfiber and need less washing. Also super easy to wash when it does need it. I basically just cut a dollar bill sized section off a natural off-brand sham-wow and it works better than anything else I've used
Gin will clean you glasses better than anything EVER. Nex t time you're at your local bar, ask for a bar napkin with a drop of gin, and then dry with a microfiber, then thank me later!
Just water and a regular dishtowel. If they're more dirty I'll use dishwasher soap. Rub it over with a finger to get the greesy stuff off and wash the soap off.
The microfiber cloth that usually comes with the glasses tend to stop working after a while, and I always have clean dishtowel anyway.
Outside my kitchen I use my t-shirt or if I'm wearing a shirt, I'll use the underwear top, because shirts generally aren't too good at it due to prints or fabrics. Yes I wear a "wife beater" under my shirt. It's what it's for, and I guess also for cleaning glasses.
The microfiber cloth that usually comes with the glasses tend to stop working after a while, and I always have clean dishtowel anyway.
That's what got me started on this. My cloth got grungy and it started making my glasses worse.
I wear cotton t-shirts, so I have a drawer full of clean ones. I wash my glasses with foaming hand soap with my fingers, then dry with a shirt from the drawer. Not really had any problems, but I buy polycarbonate lenses with no coatings.
Here's what i do:
- Always use a lens cleaner 1 spray TO THE microfiber cloth
- Rub in 1 direction away from center, both sides
- Dirty microfiber just goes in the washing machine with other daily clothes
Just make sure not to get fabric softener on it
I use warm (not hot) water under pressure. Dry with a clean hand towel. Warning: don't use towels that were fabric softened, fabric softener can leave some nasty, hard-to-remove streaks on the lenses.
I just get new microfiber cloth every 6 months. They give these away for customers for free. They're excellent for cleaning.
Yeah, I don't know about every month but I always carry a microfiber cloth in my back pocket, and I'll rotate them and just run through the wash if they've been in use for a bit.
I found these cloths years ago, and they clean extremely well and go a long time before needing to wash them. Then I'll just throw them in the laundry with my clothes, take them out and air dry instead of throwing in the dryer.
If I my glasses end up getting particularly dirty, like grease spots from cooking, I do the dawn dish soap method and dry them with one of those cloths.
Thanks! I was looking for microfiber cloths with a sewn edge. I'm not sure if these are microfiber, but the price is right.
Worn cotton t-shirts work best. Launder without fabric softener or dryer sheets.
With plastic lenses, don't use paper products, including Kleenex, toilet paper, napkins, or paper towels. Paper (wood) fibers are hard enough to put microscopic scratches in lenses or coatings, eventually making them appear cloudy.
Microfiber cloth is pretty lousy for cleaning lenses, in my experience.
Every once in a while I'll use dish soap and my fingers, then dry with a microfiber cloth.
Microfiber cloth and whatever that glasses spray is works ok, but after a while it feels like I'm just pushing smudges around. Dish soap for the microfiber cloth will also fix that.
When I see people using their shirt to clean their glasses I cringe inside.
I do both. Once or twice a week they get washed. But I never remember to bring a cloth with me, so if Iโm out and about and get a smudge on my glasses, using my shirt is 1000% preferred over just leaving the smudge there.
Use soap and water and rub it with my fingers. Shake the excess water off then use a microfiber to finish up. We use microfibers to clean around the house and always have clean ones handy.
Tap water and a bath towel.
Same as my laptop screen/keyboard - I use a dab of Dawn (or whatever brand I currently use) and a moist very soft sponge and dry with an old teatowel.