cleaning scope lenses ?

rebs · May 4, 2017, 05:20 PM

what is your method for cleaning your scope lenses ? what do you use ?

TJB101 · May 4, 2017, 06:26 PM

Whatever shirt I'm wearing. :-) ... yeah, I know

Doyle · May 4, 2017, 06:37 PM

Done properly, you'd use the same type of routine that you would use for a high-dollar camera lense.

lamarw · May 4, 2017, 08:44 PM

You might want to try a Lens Pen. ( LensPenUSA.com )

I bought one off Amazon and use it on my binoculars. It is recommended for those along with camera lens and telescopes.

Bamashooter · May 4, 2017, 10:14 PM

Zeiss lens cleaning pads.

Scorch · May 4, 2017, 11:33 PM

Good lens cleaning solution or alcohol on a smooth lens tissue or soft cloth should work well. I use glass cleaner on paper towels, but that's me.

**Aguila Blanca** · May 5, 2017, 06:01 AM

I thought alcohol and Windex were contraindicated because they might attack the lens coating. No?

Paper towels can scratch. Ideally, microfiber cloth, and I thought the cleaning medium should be distilled water.

shootbrownelk · May 5, 2017, 07:58 AM

Paper towels do indeed scratch scope lenses, don't ask me how I know.

JoeSixpack · May 5, 2017, 03:13 PM

Alcohol pad

lefteye · May 5, 2017, 11:27 PM

Lens Pen. I have a few and they are the old black version (20 -30 years old.) The cap keeps them very clean. They work extremely well cleaning scope and binocular glass.

Mike38 · May 7, 2017, 10:03 AM

Zeiss lens cleaning pads available at WalMart Optical Dept.

K_Mac · May 7, 2017, 11:27 AM

One more for Zeiss pads. I keep them handy all the time for cleaning my glasses, smart phone screen or any other lense that needs cleaning.

ammo.crafter · May 7, 2017, 11:39 AM

Ask your optician.

FYI: Plastic lenses and glass lenses cannot use the same cleaning solution.

Pahoo · May 7, 2017, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Good lens cleaning solution or alcohol on a smooth lens tissue or soft cloth should work well. I use glass cleaner on paper towels, but that's me.

That is basically what I use, for the exception of the paper towels. I use "Therapeutic-Papers". Old-timers call it bung-Fodder. .....

Safety supply houses also sell a special lens cleaning paper. .......

Be Frugal and;
Be Safe !!!!

22-rimfire · May 7, 2017, 04:37 PM

I use the packaged zeiss lens wipes (alcohol) and toss. I keep them around.

A clean tea shirt and lens cleaning solution works well as long as the tea shirt is clean.

Gunplummer · May 8, 2017, 07:04 PM

On wet days I keep a couple folded paper towels in dry pockets so I can dry the lenses off quickly. Good enough. I don't buy overpriced scopes and never had a problem. Some are coated.

May 4, 2017, 05:20 PM	#1
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	cleaning scope lenses ? what is your method for cleaning your scope lenses ? what do you use ?

May 4, 2017, 11:33 PM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Good lens cleaning solution or alcohol on a smooth lens tissue or soft cloth should work well. I use glass cleaner on paper towels, but that's me. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

May 5, 2017, 11:27 PM	#10
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	Lens Pen. I have a few and they are the old black version (20 -30 years old.) The cap keeps them very clean. They work extremely well cleaning scope and binocular glass. __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member

May 7, 2017, 11:27 AM	#12
K_Mac Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2010 Posts: 1,850	One more for Zeiss pads. I keep them handy all the time for cleaning my glasses, smart phone screen or any other lense that needs cleaning. __________________ "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin

May 7, 2017, 11:39 AM	#13
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	clean scope Ask your optician. FYI: Plastic lenses and glass lenses cannot use the same cleaning solution. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

May 4, 2017, 06:26 PM	#2
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	Whatever shirt I'm wearing. :-) ... yeah, I know

May 4, 2017, 06:37 PM	#3
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	Done properly, you'd use the same type of routine that you would use for a high-dollar camera lense.

May 4, 2017, 08:44 PM	#4
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	You might want to try a Lens Pen. ( LensPenUSA.com ) I bought one off Amazon and use it on my binoculars. It is recommended for those along with camera lens and telescopes.

May 4, 2017, 10:14 PM	#5
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,860	Zeiss lens cleaning pads.

May 5, 2017, 06:01 AM	#7
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,459	I thought alcohol and Windex were contraindicated because they might attack the lens coating. No? Paper towels can scratch. Ideally, microfiber cloth, and I thought the cleaning medium should be distilled water.

May 5, 2017, 07:58 AM	#8
shootbrownelk Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2013 Location: Wyoming Posts: 329	Paper towels do indeed scratch scope lenses, don't ask me how I know.

May 5, 2017, 03:13 PM	#9
JoeSixpack Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2017 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,048	Alcohol pad

May 7, 2017, 10:03 AM	#11
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	Zeiss lens cleaning pads available at WalMart Optical Dept.

May 7, 2017, 04:37 PM	#15
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	I use the packaged zeiss lens wipes (alcohol) and toss. I keep them around. A clean tea shirt and lens cleaning solution works well as long as the tea shirt is clean.

May 8, 2017, 07:04 PM	#16
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	On wet days I keep a couple folded paper towels in dry pockets so I can dry the lenses off quickly. Good enough. I don't buy overpriced scopes and never had a problem. Some are coated.