The Germans do have a reputation for being thorough, so that probably applies to their cleaning as well. I had been using the Lidl window cleaner for ages until I bought a Karcher a while ago which came with some of its own concentrated cleaner. I haven't use much of it so far , so have not found out if the Lidl cleaner works as well with the Karcher.

Wipes (Individual Sachets 4 Boxes x 54 (216) Cleaning Lens Wipes (Individual Sachets

Maybe long time ago these were stronger or maybe there are stronger versions still available but I tried few brands and none of it damages the coating. Germans are not a separate race from Brits anyhow. Isn't our queen rather German via Prince Albert and the Saxe-Coburg Gotha family?I would be very careful, the chemicals on some of these 'wipes' can permanently damage the delicate lens coatings ( I'm speaking from personal experience) I use cheap filters on all of my lenses but struggled whilst using the MX-1 abroad. I had no wipes, brushes or blowers and the lens became covered in dust and grease. I also missed being able to fit a lens hood. Here in France, if it wasnt for Lidl, Aldi and Leader Price - we would be broke. The leading supermarkets (equivalent to Sainsbury's Tescos etc) charge the earth for absolutely everything - you need a personal loan to go in there. So everyone gets all their essential stuff at Lidl and then goes to Intermarche or Carrefour for the few items which cant be bought from Lidl.

glasses cleaning wet TIP for cleaning - You CAN use those glasses cleaning wet

I haven't used on a lens yet, I will just put a few in my bag for whenever I need them. just to test, I used one on my phone, and one my 10 incher, er, tablet that is!! Worked great, completely clean and streak free. For yonks now I have been buying the Kania brand (i.e. Lidl) tomato ketchup. When you compare the list of ingredients, it actually contains more tomato per 100g than Heinz, but time after time while shopping in Lidl I see people look at both and then opt for the Heinz. Remember that these wipes are made to clean glasses. And most glasses today are plastic with antireflective coatings etc so very fragile. anno not in all cases does W5 equal WD40! In the W5 range there are masses of cleaning products ( rosequartz completely agree with you re the glasses wipes!) The products include all sorts of stuff, kitchen cleaner, washing up liquid (just as good as Fairy, and 99p per litre) and all sorts of other stuff. TIP for cleaning - You CAN use those glasses cleaning wet wipes to clean the monitor. Another tip - clean water is still probably betterOne thing my opticians advised was NEVER use normal face tissues to clean lenses as they are surprisingly abrasive. I think that the Germans are fanatical about cleanliness[nothing racial] so their products always seem to deliver . Big time I am always using 1000 lumen strong flashlight and it reveals EVERYTHING on the monitor, desk, furniture omg. If You think Your monitor is clean... it's not until You shine 1000lm on it directly haha. Nonu I think you are so right, but I also think that there is a mentality that if it's cheap(er) it can't be any good. The Karcher is good, but I have to finish off with kitchen paper or some fine papery stuff my SIL gave me (I have no idea what it is, I think she bought it on a roll from Trago). Otherwise I seem to have little streaks of water around the edges and where I change direction with it.