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Strange (maybe stupid) question..
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- Lifer
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Strange (maybe stupid) question..
My lenses on my glasses which I wear all the time have become a bit 'foggy' in patches as I think I have cleaned them too much with unsuitable things and caused tiny scratches!
I know people have polished scratches out of headlights, so wondering if it may work for my bins? I was thinking of trying a tiny bit of T-cut but obviously don't want to make them worse? What do you reckon? Stupid idea?
They are plastic lenses but are vari-focals so are really expensive to replace.
I know people have polished scratches out of headlights, so wondering if it may work for my bins? I was thinking of trying a tiny bit of T-cut but obviously don't want to make them worse? What do you reckon? Stupid idea?
They are plastic lenses but are vari-focals so are really expensive to replace.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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First find out how quickly you can replace them if you feck it up!
Go from there
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Do some research and you may find a company locally that does all the work for opticians.
We have such a place in Gateshead and he charges people that know where he is, trade prices. New varifocals with coatings for my wife's glasses last year were less than £50 fitted.
We have such a place in Gateshead and he charges people that know where he is, trade prices. New varifocals with coatings for my wife's glasses last year were less than £50 fitted.
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I wear varifocals and not sure I woud try and polish them with anything remotely abrasive, I imagine it would screw up the optics, as said I would get an opticians to take a look and see if the lenses can be saved.
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You’ve been using paper towels or toilet paper to clean them..yiu can polish them out just like you would do paint correction..
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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- Lifer
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Yep. That's what I done! Started buying 'cleaning wipes' but got bored and used anything to hand TBH (usually my filthy jumper/ t-shirt).
with what, though? I'm not calling Beedub, or Lynchy! It would be cheaper to buy a new pair of bins.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
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I tried polishing a scratched pair I had and made an absolute mess of them, they had some sort of coating on the lenses and when polished left them patchy.
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- Lifer
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I made the fatal mistake of looking on t'internet. Found toothpaste and car wax was good........turns out neither are!
Admittedly the rain just runs off them so every cloud....
Apologies for any spelling mistakes but I can't see a thing now!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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E89 20i Now fully dried
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Yes they have an anti glare coating these days I think. Why don’t you take them back to where you bought them and see if they can sort them out for you.
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We had a point where the cleaning services at our HQ were reduced, so that desks/phones/keyboards/monitors were no longer included.
Not to worry, the Facilities team helpfully provided all-purpose wipes for the desks/phones/keyboards.
However, and despite warnings otherwise on the back of the box, some members of staff decided these wipes would also be fine for their desktop/laptop screens and ended up with an abstract cloudy pattern on their screens.
There was no way to rectify it, so there was a steady batch of screen replacements for about 6 months!
Not to worry, the Facilities team helpfully provided all-purpose wipes for the desks/phones/keyboards.
However, and despite warnings otherwise on the back of the box, some members of staff decided these wipes would also be fine for their desktop/laptop screens and ended up with an abstract cloudy pattern on their screens.
There was no way to rectify it, so there was a steady batch of screen replacements for about 6 months!
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- Lifer
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Strange (maybe stupid) question..
That was the 'plan b'. Got them from Specsavers, was not impressed so was trying to avoid them.
Just thought I would ask to see if anyone had overcome the issue with some fancy car products. Seems not!
I think I have rubbed the coating off so I ain't gonna fix them.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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What did I say???????????
- sars
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Pondrew, We use a 0.1 micron diamond lapping compound for polishing seat faces (super lapping), it's about the smallest/finest grade we have and the results on hardened stainless is a mirror finish. You can buy 0.25 micron diamond from Amazon, just make sure the cloth you use is suitable.
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That's very useful info Sars, going to have a look too.sars wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 11:17 am Pondrew, We use a 0.1 micron diamond lapping compound for polishing seat faces (super lapping), it's about the smallest/finest grade we have and the results on hardened stainless is a mirror finish. You can buy 0.25 micron diamond from Amazon, just make sure the cloth you use is suitable.
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Surely if you remove all of the coating with SARS lapping compound that would be okay, wouldn’t it. If it brings it up nice againPondrew wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 10:44 amThat was the 'plan b'. Got them from Specsavers, was not impressed so was trying to avoid them.
Just thought I would ask to see if anyone had overcome the issue with some fancy car products. Seems not!
I think I have rubbed the coating off so I ain't gonna fix them.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.