• Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Mine have a tiny little chip in the coating on the right lens, it’s so annoying. If I take it in for repairs it will cost an arm and a leg so I just live with it. I have a 2nd pair but I’m keeping them pristine for as long as I can before I give up on these.

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      3 months ago

      I’m gonna second Zenni here. Even my grandmother who wears glasses so thick we’re trying to take her license away can order her lenses from them for like $30 with shipping

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        3 months ago

        They always force me to get the 80$ lenses… Still pretty cheap, but it ends up more around 100$ so I only change every couple years.

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        3 months ago

        I tried Zenni. What they sent me was not good. I’m not saying they are bad overall, this is only anecdotal evidence, but it was way off from what I needed.

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    3 months ago

    Wash them with hand- or dishsoap and rinse.

    Try using a sharp blow to get the droplets off the glass, this may or may not work well depending on the coating.

    Dry the frame with your towel

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      Cold water and dish soap is the way to go. Hot water runs the risk of delaminating the coating layer, and hand soap tends to have moisturizers that will stick to the lens. Microfibers are too abrasive, and don’t adequately lift debris away from the lens. Just lather a drop of soap to cut the oils, then rinse. If your oleophobic coating is still good and water slicks off the lens, you can even turn the faucet low and just run a trickle across the lens to dry them. So you literally never need to touch the lens with a towel or microfiber cloth.

      If you only ever use soap and cold water, your oleophobic coating will last for literal years. I’ve had my current pair for almost two years now, with no scratches and my oleophobic coating is still just fine. Lens cleaners, glass cleaners, etc all strip that coating away. And microfibers are bad about causing tiny scratches that build up over time, since they drag dust and debris across the lens as you wipe them. In contrast, water gently carries dust and debris away without scratching, then the soap removes the oily fingerprints and smudges without damaging the coating.

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      3 months ago

      Skip the sharp blow and use a microfiber. You can get them in packs of like a million from Costco and they work way better than anything else.

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        3 months ago

        Skip the microfiber cloths and use a sharp blow. They come for free and are guaranteed 100% free of grease. You will never have to clean your glasses twice because your cloth caused a new smear.

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          Every time I’ve ever tried it I get a droplet of water stuck in the crevice where the lens meets the frame and have to go get a towel anyway.