Mine have built a decent number of very small scratches and they’re getting annoying so I’d like to get rid if at all possible.

I’ve seen various things suggested including:

  • lens scratch repair kit (reviews don’t look great on amazon)
  • baking soda paste
  • non-abrasive toothpaste
  • furniture polish (temporarily fills in the scratch from what I can tell)

I’m reluctant to try any of them without some first hand accounts. No lens coating on these so no worries there.

Thank you in advance!

edit: I just want to say thanks very much to everyone. I ended up getting my prescription emailed to me and buying a new pair for €17 (about $19 USD) delivered on a site that one helpful poster linked. Looks like they will take about 3 weeks to get here so I’ll put up with the scratchy ones until they get here.

When they do arrive I will take some pictures and test the various methods I found online then post up what works and what wrecks the lenses.

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
    16·
    3 months ago

    I’ve done it before, using a Dremel tool with a polishing wheel and wax polishing compound, then toothpaste on a rag.

    It took me two days, per lens to get anything close to usably clear. So I hate to say it, but you’re probably better off getting new lenses.

    TL;DR the next part, shit used to be made to last…

    Or, if you hit a dumb stroke of luck like I recently did, get some vintage glasses made in the 1980s. It’s very rare that I stumble into prescription glasses that match my prescription, but I accidentally came across a perfect matching pair that was manufactured around 1988, and they just refuse to scratch!

    Yes, that’s almost impossible to stumble across, but you never know what you might find in a thrift store or flea market.

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
      43·
      3 months ago

      That’s because they’re glass lenses. The plastic whatever crap is just another form of planned obsolescence.

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        5·
        3 months ago

        Nope, can confirm 100%, they’re plastic. I just tested the edge with a razor blade, 100% plastic, made before the modern day enshittification and planned obsolescence era.

        • zephorah@lemm.ee
          2·
          3 months ago

          Damn. I didn’t think they used plastic back in the day, I assumed it was a modern thing. Well. You know what they say about assume. Thx for the correction.