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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Essentials for Taking Proper Care of Your Sunglasses

By Debra Brian Hunt

All those people who have accidentally broken an expensive pair of sunglasses, or scratched a lens while cleaning it are aware that it is really important to provide proper care to your sunglasses to ensure you can use them for a long time.

The most important thing to do is use a carrying case for your sunglasses. Hard cases will provide more protection to your sunglasses, but a softer case is easier to carry as it takes up less room.

These cases shield sunspecs from getting broken while in bags, or getting scratched by items like keys and pens. Also, you can store shades in a case when they are in the car to avoid them from heating up too much.

Use apposite cleaning materials while cleaning the lens. Try and find a cleaning solution, or prepare your own by using a light solution arranged from dishwashing liquid and water.

Use a soft fabric when cleaning the lens, and dip a small piece of the fabric in the solution and use a light hand to wipe this over the lens and clean it off softly with a dry fabric after. If you have sunscreen or other marks on the sunglasses, use the same process to get rid of these.

To clean the nose pads, since this is the place where the dust gathers, dip the glasses in water and leave them there (making sure, of course, that water won't hurt the sunglasses like with a polarized pair). After a half hour in the water, the dirt will have softened and you can use an old toothbrush to sweep away the filth and any substance.

If your sunspecs have a plastic lens, keep them away from high temperatures as the plastic will get dented because of heat.

If you have a polarized pair of shades, make sure you keep them away from water, especially salt water, as the water can leach between the layers of plastic and obliterate the lens. If these sunspecs get wet, dry them straight away and if you get salt water on them then use new water to rinse them and dry them out with a fabric.

Check your sunspecs regularly for loose screws or staining so that you can clean and repair them at the first signal of problem. If the glass looks like it is not properly aligned, go to a professional to get it fixed and do not try to repair it at home or any warranty if you have will be cancelled.

If you are spending a lot of money on your sunglasses you will surely want to take good care of them to get your money's worth out of them. But even if you did not spend a lot of money you might want to take good care of sunglasses since it is not easy to find a pair that really suits you and you do not want to have to start the search again. With just a little bit of care, you can keep your sunglasses in great shape for years.

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