Cleaning my glasses

[Andrew1990]

Well I was spray painting something outside a few days ago and just relized today I got a lot of tiney drops of red paint of my glasses.

I was wondering if there is anyway to get the dots off. Would paint thinner work or would that ruin the lenses as well?

 

[zerocool1]

rubbing alcohol?

 

[Kreon]

Thinner doesn't ruin glass (small bottles of thinner are almost always glass). So it shouldn't hurt the lenses. I dunno if it'd do anything to the frames though.

 

[x-alki]

Glass lenses, acetone. Other types of lenses, havent a clue.

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: ekrub
Glass lenses, acetone. Other types of lenses, havent a clue.

 

[Platypus]

Cleaners might strip the UV coating off of lenses and depending on what they're made of might fuck them up.. this is a question better suited for your eye doctor.

 

[boomerang]

I've gotten brake clean on my glasses by accident numerous times. Never had an issue. However, if your lenses have any kind of a scratch coating, or anti glare coating on them, I can't guarantee your results. I know that the lower end coatings are not very durable. At least in the past they weren't.

I would think any solvent would be fine keeping in mind the coating issue. Why not call the place you got them to be sure?

BTW, my lenses are plastic.

 

[Andrew1990]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Cleaners might strip the UV coating off of lenses and depending on what they're made of might fuck them up.. this is a question better suited for your eye doctor.

Anandtech is my Eye Doctor.

I guess I will stop by her office tomorrow then and ask.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Andrew1990

Originally posted by: Platypus
Cleaners might strip the UV coating off of lenses and depending on what they're made of might fuck them up.. this is a question better suited for your eye doctor.

Anandtech is my Eye Doctor.

I guess I will stop by her office tomorrow then and ask.

Or just call her

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: barfo

Originally posted by: ekrub
Glass lenses, acetone. Other types of lenses, havent a clue.

this.

also, FT is screwing up again. maybe the change to VB is upon us!