glue for prescription sunglass lens

[res09c5t]

Hi,
I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses, plastic frames, glass lens that
I use for cycling. The frame doesn't seem to retain the lens very well.
The lenses are pretty thick and heavy and can pop out pretty easily when
being cleaned or twisted. I'm thinking some type of glue or adhesive would
help a lot. Any suggestions/experience?

Thanks!
Lyle

 

[Werehatrack]

On Sat, 22 May 2004 13:16:18 GMT, "res09c5t"
<[email protected]> may have said:

>Hi,
>I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses, plastic frames, glass lens that
>I use for cycling. The frame doesn't seem to retain the lens very well.
>The lenses are pretty thick and heavy and can pop out pretty easily when
>being cleaned or twisted. I'm thinking some type of glue or adhesive would
>help a lot. Any suggestions/experience?

I'd try just a tiny dab of clear epoxy at opposite corners of each
lens; pick the locations that will annoy you least if it produces any
optical artifact. I'd also put a dab both on the front and rear, to
create a small lip of sorts at that point, so that if the adhesion
alose doesn't do the trick, the epoxy lip may at least help to keep
the lens from popping out. You may have to hit all four corners
before you get a successful result.

If you know someone who has an ultrasonic cleaning bath, let them run
the pair of glasses through it (preferably with the lenses popped out)
to remove all traces of oils before you try the epoxy.

I'd caution against trying any of this if the lenses are polarizing,
though, since those often have a central layer that's not too
forgiving about exposure to strange chemistry or aggessive cleaning.

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[rosco]

"res09c5t" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses, plastic frames, glass lens
that
> I use for cycling. The frame doesn't seem to retain the lens very well.
> The lenses are pretty thick and heavy and can pop out pretty easily when
> being cleaned or twisted. I'm thinking some type of glue or adhesive
would
> help a lot. Any suggestions/experience?
>
> Thanks!
> Lyle

I've found that many optical shops happily provide minor repairs and
adjustments at no or little cost. Are your lenses really "glass"? To
improve safety, sports glasses are usually done in polycarbonate.

 

[Werehatrack]

On Sun, 23 May 2004 14:47:29 GMT, "rosco"
<reverse-the-following"ocsor_g"@hotmail.com> may have said:

>I've found that many optical shops happily provide minor repairs and
>adjustments at no or little cost. Are your lenses really "glass"? To
>improve safety, sports glasses are usually done in polycarbonate.

Photogrey sunglasses are still glass. The OP didn't specify if they
were photogrey, but I suspect that may be the case.

Plastic frames often have nothing to adjust in the area of lens grip.

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[Ted Bennett]

Werehatrack <[email protected]> wrote:

> >I've found that many optical shops happily provide minor repairs and
> >adjustments at no or little cost. Are your lenses really "glass"? To
> >improve safety, sports glasses are usually done in polycarbonate.

> Photogrey sunglasses are still glass. The OP didn't specify if they
> were photogrey, but I suspect that may be the case.

Photochromic lenses are available in plastic as well as glass, and have
been for some years now.

It is becoming more difficult to find an optician who is willing to make
glass lenses, particularly for "rimless" frames. Too much breakage.

--
Ted Bennett
Portland OR

 

[Werehatrack]

On Sun, 23 May 2004 20:15:12 GMT, Ted Bennett
<[email protected]> may have said:

>Werehatrack <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> >I've found that many optical shops happily provide minor repairs and
>> >adjustments at no or little cost. Are your lenses really "glass"? To
>> >improve safety, sports glasses are usually done in polycarbonate.
>
>> Photogrey sunglasses are still glass. The OP didn't specify if they
>> were photogrey, but I suspect that may be the case.
>
>Photochromic lenses are available in plastic as well as glass, and have
>been for some years now.

Technology marches on, I see. I've always preferred polarizing
sunglasses myself, so this development apparently slipped by when I
wasn't looking.

>It is becoming more difficult to find an optician who is willing to make
>glass lenses, particularly for "rimless" frames. Too much breakage.

Not a problem around here in the photogreys at least. I just checked
a couple of ads, and they're available either in glass or plastic.
Rimless frames may or may not be easy to get. They were scarce in
this market the last time I needed to get a new pair of glasses. Even
more so were frames with a large lens area, which had become nearly
nonexistent in the mass-market optical stores locally at that time.
When I groused that all the frames had small lens areas compared to my
old pair, the opticians at three different stores said that because
small glasses were fashinable, large-lens ones weren't being kept in
stock. I think I shocked one of the salesdroids when I said "I want
glasses to see WITH, not to be seen in. If you can't supply me with
glasses that I find useful, I'll go where I can get them." They
seemed to think that if they didn't have it, then it didn't exist or
didn't matter. Well, it mattered to me, and I found a place that
understood this.

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[rosco]

"Werehatrack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 23 May 2004 20:15:12 GMT, Ted Bennett
> <[email protected]> may have said:
>
> >It is becoming more difficult to find an optician who is willing to make
> >glass lenses, particularly for "rimless" frames. Too much breakage.
>
> Not a problem around here in the photogreys at least. I just checked
> a couple of ads, and they're available either in glass or plastic.
> Rimless frames may or may not be easy to get. They were scarce in
> this market the last time I needed to get a new pair of glasses. Even
> more so were frames with a large lens area, which had become nearly
> nonexistent in the mass-market optical stores locally at that time.
> When I groused that all the frames had small lens areas compared to my
> old pair, the opticians at three different stores said that because
> small glasses were fashinable, large-lens ones weren't being kept in
> stock. I think I shocked one of the salesdroids when I said "I want
> glasses to see WITH, not to be seen in. If you can't supply me with
> glasses that I find useful, I'll go where I can get them." They
> seemed to think that if they didn't have it, then it didn't exist or
> didn't matter. Well, it mattered to me, and I found a place that
> understood this.
>

I had the same problem last time I bought glasses. Age caught up with me,
and now use the progressive lenses. The optician would just show me the few
choices available that were large enough to do a good job with progressives.
Even so, a couple of those few choices were discontinued when it came down
to ordering them. I've heard that the lens companies have recently
responded to the frame market, and in theory now have progressive lenses
that work better with smaller frames. Don't know if it's true or a bunch of
hype.

 

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
>
>Hi,
>I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses, plastic frames, glass lens that
>I use for cycling. The frame doesn't seem to retain the lens very well.
>The lenses are pretty thick and heavy and can pop out pretty easily when
>being cleaned or twisted. I'm thinking some type of glue or adhesive would
>help a lot. Any suggestions/experience?

take them back to where you bought them and ask them to fix them.
------------
Alex

 

[El Calaverada]

Alex is right. If they're prescription don't screw them up like I once did.
Take them to a glasses place and they can heat them up to fix the problem.
It's usually free if you take them where you bought them. Peace -

Alex Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses, plastic frames, glass lens
that
> >I use for cycling. The frame doesn't seem to retain the lens very well.
> >The lenses are pretty thick and heavy and can pop out pretty easily when
> >being cleaned or twisted. I'm thinking some type of glue or adhesive
would
> >help a lot. Any suggestions/experience?
>
> take them back to where you bought them and ask them to fix them.
> ------------
> Alex
>
>