Ok.  So last weekend I scratched the crap out of my strike king S11's.  Was fishing a tournament, didn't have anything in the boat for cleaning.  Used my t-shirt and now they are toast.  Mistake on my part, but hey fishing was good and I wasn't thinking about the glasses just wanted them cleaned of my sweat.  

 

So what do you guys keep in the boat for cleaning up your sunglasses?

 

Thanks in advance.

My shirt and since I don't wear sandpaper, I don't have that problem...

I wear Ono's and they come with a small microfiber cleaning cloth.

 I use that.

A-Jay

I use the Zeiss pre-moistened lens cleaners from Walmart. Come in a box of 200 individually wrapped packs. Keep a few in my pocket or boat dry box.

My eye doctor sells a bottle of cleaning solution and a small rag. I use this to clean my sunglasses/glasses and also my screen on my fish finders. I keep several at home and one in my boat.

I use the microfiber cloth from my Revant replacement lenses. In the moment I might use my T-shirt, but for me doing this just rearranges the oils and debris on the lenses.

Plexus and works great on windshields

2 hours ago, Wildbillb said:

Ok.  So last weekend I scratched the crap out of my strike king S11's.  Was fishing a tournament, didn't have anything in the boat for cleaning.  Used my t-shirt and now they are toast.  Mistake on my part, but hey fishing was good and I wasn't thinking about the glasses just wanted them cleaned of my sweat.  

 

So what do you guys keep in the boat for cleaning up your sunglasses?

 

Thanks in advance.

Strike King sunglasses are trash. I've been through 3 pairs now! Can't get them wet or the lens coating comes off. Got caught in a rain storm and when I got home I put them up with out drying them off. Went to put them on the next morning and the one lens was missing almost all of its coating. 3rd time was the last time. No more money wasted on them.

my shirt tail, usually the PFG type. works great

Walmart sells a brand of alcohol wipes called “nice and clean” They come in a 100count box that’s cheap. I use those and a micro fiber cloth to dry. No scratching issues with this method.

My wife uses the disposable wipes but I will say the tech from Leupold scopes said he didn't like them on their scopes.

Breath-steam and an undershirt. My 10-year-old Costas still look great and have all of their mirrored coating. 

 

Every so often I clean them with Dawn degreaser dish soap, lukewarm water, and a soft cloth. That's how I clean my prescription glasses too. There isn't a better or cheaper way.

8 hours ago, BassThumb said:

Breath-steam and an undershirt. My 10-year-old Costas still look great and have all of their mirrored coating. 

 

Every so often I clean them with Dawn degreaser dish soap, lukewarm water, and a soft cloth. That's how I clean my prescription glasses too. There isn't a better or cheaper way.

A coating of dish soap will decrease fogging as well.

 

Hockey visor trick.

Water and Micro fiber cloth, try to keep one in my tackle bag.  Prescription sunglasses not cheap to replace. 

I usually get on the boat, give myself a solid coating of sunscreen, then smear one lens with a thumb as I put my sunglasses back on.

 

Then I'll grab the micro-fiber cloth out of my pocket, making sure to get a good amount of sunscreen on the cloth, then smear everything around on both lenses so that everything is slightly foggy all day, then clean the lenses at home with dish soap...

 

Kidding...Microfiber cloth and whatever the optometrist gives us for cleaning lenses.  Works great, costs nothing.

On 8/13/2018 at 11:07 AM, mattkenzer said:

A coating of dish soap will decrease fogging as well.

 

Hockey visor trick.

Little spit does the trick too.

 

On 8/13/2018 at 11:07 AM, mattkenzer said:

A coating of dish soap will decrease fogging as well.

 

Hockey visor trick.

40 minutes ago, GReb said:

Little spit does the trick too.

Wait...you have to put the dish soap in your mouth first? ?

I got a new fishing shirt this year and couldn't figure out what the patch sewn in to the shirt tail was until i pulled my sunglasses off to clean them and what do you know - sims had sewn a sunglasses cleaning patch into the tail of the shirt.... brilliant.

Lens wipes from Walmart and the microfiber rags from Harbor Freight to dry. 

I usually just buy Calcutta sunglasses. Decent quality for a $22 pair of polarized fishing glasses and they look great. They last a long time and if they eventually get scratched you aren't out much cash. But I did recently buy a pair of Orvis bifocals with 1.5X readers. I'll be looking to take really good care of those. I haven't tried them fishing yet, but I will this evening if it doesn't rain me out. I wore them to the grocery store yesterday and they gave me a little headache. The readers made me feel like I should be stepping up all the time LOL. 

Get a microfiber cloth. Preferably the smaller smooth ones without fibers. I used small ones for my paintball masks when I played nationally. The paint is oil based I think. Or at least extremely oily and they worked flawlessly. Only thing that worked well. 

Wipe very carefully at first to remove any dust then flip it and get the grease off. Or dip the glasses in water for debris removal but the microfiber actually works better dry. 

I wash the oils off with Dawn and warm water rinse.  Then I polish with the micro fiber cloth that came with them.  It's the only way I've found to get them totally streak free.

On 8/14/2018 at 4:52 PM, Further North said:

 

Wait...you have to put the dish soap in your mouth first? ?

Not exactly, but it sure makes think twice about cursing when you lose that 6 pounder.....

Usually, my cotton tee shirt. Or run them under the water and then my cotton tee shirt. I only wear glass lenses, plastic distorts and scratches to much. Glass may not stop a bullet like polycarb, but it does not scratch as easily either. I will not preach as to which brand is the best, my advise is to buy a pair of glass lenses from your favorite manufacturer, your eyes will love you for it.

I would say upgrade your lens. Any brand you like not sold on a each where you can pick them up and lay them next to the toilet paper and steaks. Most people have said a micro fiber towel they work good. I use the one costa provided me.