"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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wrote:

What do you guys use to get over-spray off Plastic Reading Glasses?
Concerned if I use something to powerful it could melt the plastic or
distort it.

Basic reason I refuse to have plastic lens.

An Xacto knife does a great job of scraping glass lens clean.

Lew



I gave up on glass lenses years ago when polycarbonate lenses were shown to
me. Get them with a scratch resistant coating and I believe they are tougher
than glass. I do metal work and weld splatter burns into glass and ruins the
lens, poly the weld splatter sticks, but is removed easily with no apparent
damage. Also the poly lenses are tough! I took a hit in the lens years ago
when a tool broke and pieces flew and hit the glass lens and broke it into a
million sharp, jagged pieces. To break the poly lens I would have to take a
shot to the head that would probably kill me before the lens would break. I
have "tested" old poly lenses with a hammer and they are darned near
impossible to break.
I also have wiped the lenses off with lacquer thinner to clean them.
Greg