glasses scratch repair opinions

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ironraven

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Has anyone tried any of the stuff for removing scratches from glasses lenses?

I was changing the bulb in a light fixture today and fumbled one of the nuts. Glad I was wearing them, but I've now got a scratch right in the middle of my field of view. Opinions and experience would be appreciated.
 
ironraven said:
Has anyone tried any of the stuff for removing scratches from glasses lenses?

I was changing the bulb in a light fixture today and fumbled one of the nuts. Glad I was wearing them, but I've now got a scratch right in the middle of my field of view. Opinions and experience would be appreciated.
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If it is a plastic lens, they can't do crap, time for new lenses.

I wear glass lenses, and although they "can" shatter, I have yet to experience it, and glass can be polished out.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
If the lenses are glass, and the scratch is relatively minor, try gently buffing the lens with a bathroom "cream cleanser". Be very gentle and repeat and check at least 7-8 times, and rinse with clean water after each treatment.

This stuff is mildly abrasive and may take out the scratch. Do not use this on plastic lenses, terminal damage is assured.

If they are expensive prescription glasses I recommend that you bite the bullet and take them to an optician for repair.

No doubt the lesson has been learned the hard way, but safety glasses that fit over spectacles are cheap and easily available.

Apologies for the seeming smug "told you so" it is not meant that way.
 
Thanks for the link Cougar!!!!
You ever do business with those folks? They sure have some fantastic prices!!! I wonder if it's a legit outfit?
 
Keep in mind that if you do polish out scratches, you are necessarily removing material and that will change the optical properties of the lense. The result will be that the lenses will no longer the the exact optical properties that your doctor prescribed for you. There's no such thing as a free lunch. If the scratches are light and you only do this once or twice during the life of the lense, then the changes will be minor and it'll be ok. But this is not something you can count on doing every few months. It's best to learn to take care of your glasses and not get scratches in them.
 
By the way, Mr. ironraven's experience reminds all of us of the need to wear safety glasses when involved in even simple projects.
 
L6steel said:
Thanks for the link Cougar!!!!
You ever do business with those folks?
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Yes, and if you search you'll find a lot of the denizens of this forum have. The return address is in California but they're really made in China.

This handsome fellow is wearing a pair of prescription sunglasses from Zenni Optical.
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Outstanding!! I just got a new script so I think I'll be ordering myself a couple pair soon.
 
Thanks Cougar, I'll have to take a look at them.

Unfortunately, they are polycarb lenses. For my rX, glass would have been too heavy for my taste. My first pair of glasses weren't ANSI spec'ed, and they lasted about four months. The second pair were and lasted three years, and I've been following that trend for 20 years. :P

And Gollnick, you aren't kidding- it is literally right in front of my right pupil. As much as I'm cussing about this, I'd be cussing more about having taken a chunk of metal to the lens. It is also a lesson that just becuase your ceilings are only a foot taller than you are, get something to stand on. :P
 
On safety glasses, I have my guys try Armorall before anything else. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but it's cheap, and it'e worth a try.....
 
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