Cleaning eyepiece and bins

[Peco4321]

I have a cleaning kit for my led tv, and wonder if the fluid and micro fibre cloths are suitable for eyepiece and binocular cleaning. 

[davyludo]

Most people seem to use the following:

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/astronomy-optics-cleaning-protection/baader-optical-wonder-fluid.html

I have used this and it's very good. The cloth is meant to be a finer grade than normal micro fiber cloths, and the fluid is safe for lenses and their coatings. 

Don't think it can be used on Newtonian mirrors though. 

[Peco4321]

Thanks. I will be staying clear of the mirror ?  Think I'll order some rather than try and use non specific products. Thanks, just wanted people's thoughts. 

[RT65CB-SWL]

Just remember to apply it to the cloth... not the glass.

[davyludo]

No worries - it's not too expensive and it lasts for ages. So it's worth it, in my opinion. 

I just wouldn't risk using something non specific, just in case. 

[LukeSkywatcher]

I check mine for grit. If i see no grit, i simply wipe them with a soft cotton t-shirt. Baader wonder fluid is great though. I clean my specs with it all the time.

[Louis D]

I just lightly flick the surface with a microfiber cloth to remove any grit prior to trying to remove oils and tree sap spots.  After giving the cloth a vigorous shaking, I then huff upward onto the lens (to avoid spitting on it) to put a bit of pure water vapor on it and then lightly wipe with the microfiber cloth until it's dry again.  I check to see if any oils/spots are left and carefully repeat.  I've been doing this with my camera lenses as well for 20+ years without incident.  Nothing against LukeSkywatcher, but unless I've just put a t-shirt on, I can't be sure it's clean enough to use on my lenses.  If I'm going to keep a cloth around to clean with, I prefer (these) microfiber ones because they never make that dreaded scraping sound on nearly clean lenses that I sometimes get with cotton cloths.