Perene
Oakley Beginner
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I have Zeiss glasses with Duravision Platinum. My Oakley's (Half Jacket 2.0 XL Black Iridium Polarized) will arrive in the next weeks.
About the first, when I received them I wasn't too happy with the idea of adding a pH-neutral agent to the water and clean them, yet I suspect this is the right way to do it, because the dirt can stick to them sometimes.
I first bought this:
http://i.imgur.com/JxFdUL5.png
It's a kit from Zeiss which contains a microfiber cloth, and a spray with isopropyl alcohol. Zeiss says the microfiber cloth is specific for it because it does not harm the lenses. However I don't think these are fit to clean 100% the glasses, only for situations when you are not at home and with the neutral detergent isn't available. I don't think this spray from Zeiss did the job 100%.
I read in a blog from a guy that knows a lot about lenses and also from Zeiss that we need to:
- First, remove the dust and rough debris, to prevent scratches, by putting the glasses under running water. This is a required step before ANYTHING, even using the spray;
- Second: put one drop of this detergent in each side of the lenses, and VERY GENTLY (I mean it) with your finger rub it. Then wash it again. It's no use to just add the PH neutral agent to the water, that won't remove the dirt which is "glued" to the lenses
- Third: Dry the lenses with a micro fibre cloth (never rub hard).
Now, about this 3rd step, I saw two videos explaining that some materials harm the lenses more than others, and even a microfiber cloth can do this if you clean the glasses when they are dry:
In a way these clothes do this even with the lenses wet.
About that, I used the microfiber cloth that came with the kit. But here's the thing: I don't rub (even gently) against my lenses EVER. I simply dry by not doing that and moving the cloth around the lenses.
That way (this is a crude example, and shows that when I use the microfiber cloth they only touch the lenses to dry them):
Am I doing something wrong? And should the same procedures be applied to sunglasses? I think about these questions a lot right after I receive a new product. I treat all of them with great care.
About the first, when I received them I wasn't too happy with the idea of adding a pH-neutral agent to the water and clean them, yet I suspect this is the right way to do it, because the dirt can stick to them sometimes.
I first bought this:
http://i.imgur.com/JxFdUL5.png
It's a kit from Zeiss which contains a microfiber cloth, and a spray with isopropyl alcohol. Zeiss says the microfiber cloth is specific for it because it does not harm the lenses. However I don't think these are fit to clean 100% the glasses, only for situations when you are not at home and with the neutral detergent isn't available. I don't think this spray from Zeiss did the job 100%.
I read in a blog from a guy that knows a lot about lenses and also from Zeiss that we need to:
- First, remove the dust and rough debris, to prevent scratches, by putting the glasses under running water. This is a required step before ANYTHING, even using the spray;
- Second: put one drop of this detergent in each side of the lenses, and VERY GENTLY (I mean it) with your finger rub it. Then wash it again. It's no use to just add the PH neutral agent to the water, that won't remove the dirt which is "glued" to the lenses
- Third: Dry the lenses with a micro fibre cloth (never rub hard).
Now, about this 3rd step, I saw two videos explaining that some materials harm the lenses more than others, and even a microfiber cloth can do this if you clean the glasses when they are dry:
In a way these clothes do this even with the lenses wet.
About that, I used the microfiber cloth that came with the kit. But here's the thing: I don't rub (even gently) against my lenses EVER. I simply dry by not doing that and moving the cloth around the lenses.
That way (this is a crude example, and shows that when I use the microfiber cloth they only touch the lenses to dry them):
Am I doing something wrong? And should the same procedures be applied to sunglasses? I think about these questions a lot right after I receive a new product. I treat all of them with great care.
