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Turtle

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Sprayway Glass Cleaner and Stoner's Invisible Glass are the same thing. Invisible Glass is generally more easily available. These are what people in the glass industry use (auto glass replacement, and others), even though what they use might be branded differently. Spray it on, let if foam up and do it's deal, wipe it off. No streaks or film left behind. Love it.
 
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fastman_1

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Finally got around to trying a can of invisible glass cleaner I picked up at Walmart. Wow, I'm pretty impressed. Never had my windows so clean before. Now as long as I don't do a face plant into the "invisible" window, I'll be extremely happy with it :p

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I've used it for years, and also I pour the liquid into the washer jug as it helps remove the bugs.
 

RoadTime

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Sprayway Glass Cleaner and Stoner's Invisible Glass are the same thing. Invisible Glass is generally more easily available. These are what people in the glass industry use (auto glass replacement, and others), even though what they use might be branded differently. Spray it on, let if foam up and do it's deal, wipe it off. No streaks or film left behind. Love it.

Not sure if it's safe to use on my eye glasses, but dang, gave these specks some new life. I'll take my chances
 

Turtle

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+1 for Plexus Plastic Cleaner. Sprayway has a plastic cleaner that's the same stuff. I usually have a can or two of the Sprayway stuff in the van

The problem with using Sprayway or Stoner's on eyeglasses (the plastic lenses, and even the glass glass ones), is it will strip the coatings off the lenses. The coatings are usually just UV coating and a scratch resistance barrier coating. But most any glass cleaner isn't recommended for eye wear.
Sprayway FAQ says no.
Stoner's FAQ says no.

I don't think the coatings would be stripped off with just a single, or even a few uses, but I don't know. It might.

The best way to clean eyeglasses is just with regular kitchen dish detergent like Dawn or something. "Best" and "practical" on the road are sometimes conflicting. Instead of cleaning my glasses every morning, including the frames, hinges, bumpers, and every other little annoying thing, like they recommend (for anal folks), I clean them that way once in a while when I'm home, and the rest of the time I use eyeglass lens wipes (usually Baush and Lomb), and if they need a little more cleaning, I carry with me a small spray bottle (couple of ounces, I think) that has in it 1-part water, 1-part isopropyl alcohol, a drop or two of dish washing detergent. I use a microfiber cloth to wipe it.

Many times, just the microfiber cloth is all that's needed, for oily smudged and whatnot. Same as cleaning a camera lens, blow on it with a deep "hawwww" to get some moisture there, and wipe with the microfiber cloth.

But I'm also guilty of just grabbing a Kleenex tissue, hawwing, and cleaning the lenses that way, which is the OMG WAY WRONG WAY, because it's got little fibers that will scratch the lenses. But I do it every now and then. (I don't do that with camera lenses, however).
 
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Turtle

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Just an FYI, as awesome as Plexus is, like most other plastic cleaners, it will badly yellow PPF (paint protection film). So if you have any PPF on the front of your truck to protect the paint, don't use it on there. You're actually better off using a product specifically designed for PPF.

Also, for some nutzo reason, Plexus has recently gotten really expensive. What used to be List Price $12 for a 20 oz. can is now List Price $27 for the same can. Last time I looked here in town is was discounted to $25. But you can get it from AutoGeek for $20, or $30 for two cans.

You can get Stoner's Plastic Cleaner off Amazon for cheap. I've never used Stoner's, though, so I can't actually recommend it with any confidence other than their glass cleaner is the bees knees.

Sprayway 848 Plastic Cleaner can he had from Amazon for $16.20, or you can order it from where I get all my Sprayway stuff for $4.99 a can ($4.49 by the case), The same exact stuff as the Plexus and the IPONE plastic cleaners.
 
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