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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
Dunno' if this really works
but...http://www.scratchpolish.com/glass_restoration.htm Cordially, Arous "Raptor" wrote in message ... I talked to a local eyewear lab and they told me it can't be done, that the lenses must be replaced. Is there a way? -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
" "Raptor" wrote in message ... I talked to a local eyewear lab and they told me it can't be done, that the lenses must be replaced. Is there a way? Arous" wrote in message news:_Y_Oa.20695$ye4.16939@sccrnsc01... Dunno' if this really works but...http://www.scratchpolish.com/glass_restoration.htm It won't. They specifically do not mention eyewear. Most GOOD plastic eyewear has various color, anti-reflective and other coatings on one or both sides of the lens, much like camera lenses, binoculars and telescopes. Any attempt at polishing would remove any or all of these coatings. If your sunglasses are cheap, try polishing with a fine plastic polish. If your sunglasses are good ones, buy new lenses if the scratches bother you, and then take very good care of them. |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
Most lenses have coatings for scratch resistance, glare, etc. If you try
to pol8ish the lens, the coating will wear off, but not enough to see through. You can try it, the worst that will happen is that you'll have to replace the lenses, which you'll have to do if you don't anyway. May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris Chris'Z Corner "The Website for the Common Bicyclist": http://www.geocities.com/czcorner |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
If you are ready to write them off, you might try polishing the lenses with
toothpaste. This sometimes works, but as several others have mentioned the coatings will be removed. Toothpaste has worked for me where there was very light scratching. HTH, Ernie Raptor wrote: I talked to a local eyewear lab and they told me it can't be done, that the lenses must be replaced. Is there a way? -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
Chris Zacho The Wheelman wrote:
Most lenses have coatings for scratch resistance, glare, etc. If you try to pol8ish the lens, the coating will wear off, but not enough to see through. You can try it, the worst that will happen is that you'll have to replace the lenses, which you'll have to do if you don't anyway. Actually, I did try with my Dremel (then a variable-speed drill) and the Dremel polishing compound. Too strong, just made a big foggy area with scratches perhaps not as deep. I've ordered replacement lenses but realized that if there's a way to remove scratches, I'll want to know for the future. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 14:04:13 -0600, Raptor may have
said: I talked to a local eyewear lab and they told me it can't be done, that the lenses must be replaced. Is there a way? If they're plastic lenses, you might conceal the scratches with car wax. Trying to buff them back out will sometimes work, but I've concealed a multitude of small blemishes on a pair of prescription Polaroids using Meguiar's. Try a little of it on the least necessary corner of the lens first, though; some car waxes will actively attack polycarbonates. --- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Yes, I have a killfile. If I don't respond to something, it's also possible that I'm busy. |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
In article , Chris Zacho "The Wheelman" wrote:
Most lenses have coatings for scratch resistance, glare, etc. If you try to pol8ish the lens, the coating will wear off, but not enough to see through. You can try it, the worst that will happen is that you'll have to replace the lenses, which you'll have to do if you don't anyway. I had antirelflective coating on a pair of prescription glasses (plastic lenses) which deteriorated; I successfully polished it off, together with some scratches, using metal polish (Brasso). AC -- Using Linux GNU/Debian - Windows-free zone http://www.acampbell.org.uk (book reviews and articles) Email: replace "www." with "ac@" |
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polishing scratches off sunglasses?
clean and apply quality from the doc's office eyeglass silicon.follow
directions. reapply after drying drying and not getting grit covered that is don't use them put frame in a clean container the redo several times. the silicone fills cuts and dims the bright reflections fronm the cut's sides!! also works for your suiza. |
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