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Subject: [Leica] Best eyeglass cleaner ever - very OT
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:00:47 -0700
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My eyeglasses are coated!

Herb

P.S. My guess is that it won't hurt the coating.


>I always had little smudges on my eyeglasses until I discovered this simple
>cleaner. It works much better than any of the store bought types at a tiny
>fraction of the cost.
>
>Get one of those little pump bottles, 1/2 pint or less. The kind they sell
>hand sanitizer in. Wash the bottle. Add 1/8 simple dishwashing soap, Dawn or
>the like. Then fill the rest of the bottle with rubbing alcohol. That's it.
>
>Squirt a drop on each eyeglass lens and rub over both sides of the lens with
>your fingers. Rinse in warm water. Use a non linting tissue to dry. I
>actually use a relatively soft paper towel.
>
>I've been tempted to try this on camera lenses too but I'm not sure what it
>will do to the coating. Won't scratch though. Maybe I'll try it on a cheap
>lens.
>
>Larry Z
>
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Herbert Kanner
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Best eyeglass cleaner ever - very OT)