Scratched glasses

monquixote

Anyone got any tips for getting scratches out of glasses?

Fell over running and my glasses flew off.
Im going to need get some more, but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to make the best of them in the short term

octatonic

Are they coated?
If not then a toothpaste slurry can be used to polish the scratch out- google it.
If they are coated then you are screwed- I buy my glasses from a place with a "free replacement lenses for scratches" policy.

ICBM

Unlikely that you can do anything that won't make them even worse, from experience.

monquixote

octatonic said:

Are they coated?
If not then a toothpaste slurry can be used to polish the scratch out- google it.
If they are coated then you are screwed- I buy my glasses from a place with a "free replacement lenses for scratches" policy.

Where is that?

sev112

Just hope you haven't got a big prescription - £700 they wanted off me for that !

sev112

sev112 said:

Just hope you haven't got a big prescription - £700 they wanted off me for that !

"They" being a generic "they"

monquixote

sev112 said:

Just hope you haven't got a big prescription - £700 they wanted off me for that !

That's the other problem.

They will want about £300 and two weeks to get new lenses

octatonic

monquixote said:

octatonic said:

Are they coated?
If not then a toothpaste slurry can be used to polish the scratch out- google it.
If they are coated then you are screwed- I buy my glasses from a place with a "free replacement lenses for scratches" policy.

Where is that?

I went to Ideal Eyes in Oxford.

KKJale

monquixote said:

They will want about £300 and two weeks to get new lenses

Check the prices at https://www.ciliaryblue.com/ .

monquixote

KKJale said:

monquixote said:

They will want about £300 and two weeks to get new lenses

Check the prices at https://www.ciliaryblue.com/ .

Looks good.

I'm slightly screwed because I can't be without my glasses, but I might try them in future.

EricTheWeary

Fenwick's Windowize - might concievably work, it's very good on scratches on plastic/ acrylic surfaces. About £6 from big camping, caravaning type places. 

Googling this seems to mostly bring up toothpaste or brasso. Seems important to have your glasses as clean as possible first otherwise you'll create more scratches. 

I've been impressed by WD40 for small scratches on laminate flooring, not really sure that works for glasses though. 

Flink_Poyd

For God's sake don't use toothpaste. It was the standard fix for skipping CDs that left them cloudy as hell. 

octatonic

Flink_Poyd said:

For God's sake don't use toothpaste. It was the standard fix for skipping CDs that left them cloudy as hell. 

and yet:

http://glassescrafter.com/information/remove-scratches-on-eyeglasses.html

You have to use a non-abrasive toothpaste.

ToneControl

monquixote said:

KKJale said:

monquixote said:

They will want about £300 and two weeks to get new lenses

Check the prices at https://www.ciliaryblue.com/ .

Looks good.

I'm slightly screwed because I can't be without my glasses, but I might try them in future.

what kind are they?

varifocal?

ICBM

Flink_Poyd said:

For God's sake don't use toothpaste. It was the standard fix for skipping CDs that left them cloudy as hell. 

T-Cut works well for CDs and DVDs, for what it's worth. I doubt it's a hard enough cutting agent for glass though.

octatonic

ICBM said:

Flink_Poyd said:

For God's sake don't use toothpaste. It was the standard fix for skipping CDs that left them cloudy as hell. 

T-Cut works well for CDs and DVDs, for what it's worth. I doubt it's a hard enough cutting agent for glass though.

Most glasses aren't glass, they are plastic.

ICBM

octatonic said:

Most glasses aren't glass, they are plastic.

Don't they usually have a glass (supposedly scratch-resistant) coating? Mine do.

monquixote

ToneControl said:

monquixote said:

KKJale said:

monquixote said:

They will want about £300 and two weeks to get new lenses

Check the prices at https://www.ciliaryblue.com/ .

Looks good.

I'm slightly screwed because I can't be without my glasses, but I might try them in future.

what kind are they?

varifocal?

I have a really strong astigmatism in one eye from keratoconus.

ToneControl

Asda do rimless glasses in any prescription (AFAIK) for £50 a pair, coated if you buy 2 (£70 otherwise)
Normal frames start at £40
includes tints

I bought a load of "spares" from them

the varifocals aren't anywhere near the quality of my fancy pricey Zeiss ones, but they are OK 

I'd get down there and order some - as spares

you won't be able to fix scratches on a coated lens

there are re-glazers around, I had some reglazed reasonably cheaply by http://www.reglazemyglasses.com/pack-request.html
check out mse for other re-glazers

Budgie

Cutting compound? Farecla make good stuff, failing that t-cut perhaps. I know a guy who sells posh vintage pens like Mont Blanc etc who uses it to remove scratches and to polish the plastic bits. I imagine it would remove any coating though.

octatonic

ICBM said:

octatonic said:

Most glasses aren't glass, they are plastic.

Don't they usually have a glass (supposedly scratch-resistant) coating? Mine do.

I don't believe it is glass- I thought it was a different type of hardened plastic.