Osoprehistorico Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Over the years my glasses have left their perch and fallen to the floor or ground. Fortunately, they did not break. They are photochromic and graduated. But there are now some superficial scratches on the lenses. Can they be buffed out and who can do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I've been told over the years that nothing can be done. But I scratched a glass lens really badly once time when I ran into a closed sliding glass door. A friend used an electric buffing pad with jewelers rouge and almost removed all of it. Then he decided to get it perfect and the lens cracked from the heat of friction. You probably won't find a professional who would be willing to take the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 If you are asking about plastic lenses instead of glass as I assumed above, try rubbing toothpaste on the lens with your finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 My watch crystal protrudes so it gets scratched often. I get the watch repair many across from the bus depot in Chapala to polish them out. I don't know if this would work for glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacedebris Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 The problem with removing a scratch from lenses is that the polishing process will actually change the refraction in that part of the lense. A watch crystal is a different case since any slight change in the refractivity of the crystal will probably be unnoticeable. Even if you can see a slight ripple it won't affect the usefulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osoprehistorico Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 The problem with removing a scratch from lenses is that the polishing process will actually change the refraction in that part of the lense. A watch crystal is a different case since any slight change in the refractivity of the crystal will probably be unnoticeable. Even if you can see a slight ripple it won't affect the usefulness. I thought about the refractivity issue. When the lenses are created to your specific needs is that done from the inside, outside or both sides of the lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 It involves both sides of the lens, the shape, thickness and relationship of one side to the other, as well as the density of the material from which the lens is made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 The thing that bugs me about my glasses is that I take really good care of them and use a cleaner that is specific for cleaning eyeglasses and yet over the last eighteen months they are growing increasingly cloudy. They are plastic lenses and at this point I will have another eye exam before I consider new lenses, but until I get around to that, does anyone have any suggestions for restoring the clarity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 On plastic, no. I've checked at home and here. So for my daily glasses I finally switched to glass. Heavier at first, but after 2.5 years not a scratch. (Note that I was told Kleenex is not good for plastic, as the micro-particles of wood will cause scratches; I use micro-fiber cloths from WalMart at 10 p.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Maybe my next glasses should be glass. I guess I can adjust to the weight of glass easier then the fog of plastic! Thanks for the input; I have microfiber clothes; I will switch to them for cleaning and see if it helps clear things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Do you dress in microfiber clothes.....OH, you meant cloths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm30655 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 There is a product that you use on car headlights with plastic lens. I have no idea what it would do on glasses but it works great on headlights. When you decide that you are willing to buy new glasses, you can try it. One of the car detailing places will have some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Thanks JRM; that's a good suggestion; I will try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Fernando's AutoBody uses 00000 steel wool on plastic headlight lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Why don't you take them to an optometrist to see if they can do anything before you try anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ginger: Yeah I probably should look into that but these glasses have had multiple problems starting with one pair I have never been able to see out of and the other pair never fit properly. Every time I bend down I had to hold on to the glasses to keep them from falling off and they were continually sitting on the end of my nose. Very irritating. I did have them adjusted when I was home in Canada last summer and they were better but there was a limit to what they could do for me. Now I need a new eye exam; I just haven't gotten around to booking an appointment yet but it is probable that I will need a new prescription, and even if I don't I am going try again and this time buy glasses from one the places recommended on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Maybe you'll get lucky as I did & get cataracts & since those were removed I don't wear glasses which I started wearing around age 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ha ha! My sister and I were just talking about that very thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgew3 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 An option instead of repairing may be to order a new pair from Zenni Optical. I had been to 3 eye Doctors, and couldn't get a good exam. My prescription is easy, the Doctors not good. (I don't live Lakeside.) Got my scrip when I went to the U.S., went onlne and ordered. Took a month to arrive in the mail from Hong Kong! I didn't think that was too bad! The cost for 2 pairs was less than 100 USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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