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Post by puppybox on May 28, 2010 11:51:03 GMT -5
to me, spectacles is a hilarious word though in England I heard people using it.
it makes me want to sing the song:
My eyes are dim, I cannot see, I have not brought my specs with me! I have. Not. Brought. My. Specs. with. me.
there were rats, rats, rats as big as cats in the stores, in the stores, there were rats, rats, rats as big as cats in the
quartermaster's stores.
etc.
Oh, I have an actual problem. my glasses are dirty- there is dirt INSIDE between the glass and the frames, I can see it as the inside part of the plastic frames is clear coloured. and its gross! what to soak them in? the glass is thicker than the frames in some places becasue I'm very very near sighted. even though they are the thin lens type. they are PLASTIC frames.
by the way, never clean mascara off the glass part with nail polish remover. it melts the colour off plastics lenses. I used it for years with metal frames no problem.
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Post by Chris on May 28, 2010 12:25:34 GMT -5
I would first try a plastic bowl with warm water and dawn detergent ... so some similar kind of hand dish washing detergent - mild but known to cut thru messes. Let them bathe in there for a while and then with a clean cotton cloth, dry them off and see how much got loosened/came off! I haven't tried this but one other thing that could help is q-tips for those difficult to deal with edges. I think those would help. Good Luck!  |
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on May 28, 2010 13:44:36 GMT -5
Fill a sink or bowl with warm water, add a squirt of dishwashing liquid. swish the glasses in it. rinse and shake to dry. If you have time, set glasses down somewhere safe to dry.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on May 28, 2010 13:51:30 GMT -5
you might take them to the glasses place and ask them to clean them for you...they will remove the lense and clean then replace the lense....best solution I can think of....hugs btt
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Post by AnnieOkie on May 28, 2010 14:13:53 GMT -5
I believe some of the optical shops have ultrasonic cleaners to deep clean your specs. Good luck!
I have some type of weird coating on my glasses that I will never get again! It is splotched and kind of murky looking. Would cost at least $100 to remove the coating. I will probably wait until I get new glasses someday.
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Post by Chris on May 28, 2010 15:25:14 GMT -5
I have some type of weird coating on my glasses that I will never get again! It is splotched and kind of murky looking. Would cost at least $100 to remove the coating. I will probably wait until I get new glasses someday. I had thathappen too on my last pair and I was none happy about it. Right now I got some cheapie ones and I do miss the anti-reflective coating but next pair when I can afford it I will get transitions. |
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Post by messyLlundain on May 28, 2010 16:41:56 GMT -5
Puppybox, I remember doing that to mine too a few years back - using nail varnish remover on them, big mistake, eh! I clean mine with washing-up liquid (dish washing soap) But as for getting at what's between the lens and the frame, it sounds like that may be hard and may require you to do what btt and annieO suggested, take them to an opticians store. I had my eyes tested today, first time in 3 years. I am very short sighted and after having had the test today, I realised that my sight has got considerably worse in the past three years. At this rate, they'll be prescribing a Labrador at the next eye test''  My wallet is now £233 lighter  but I shall have some nice new 'spectacles' next week! I've never really thought about it before, but now I'm saying it...'spectacles', it does sound funny. I call them glasses. PS. When I was a kid we used to sing, ''my eyes are dim I cannot see, I left my specs in the WC''. (the loo, the bathroom) |
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Post by peppermint66 on May 28, 2010 16:51:24 GMT -5
Puppybox:
DearHairy works in a recycling plant where they crush glass bottles to a fine powder and cans to a flattened beyond recognition state. These containers once held beer and soda. the glass dust , the sticky residue and the body oils and sweat that accumulate in the 'cracks" of his specs is crazy nasty.
I clean them using HOT water and grease cutting dishsoap in a tall plastic cup. Swish a little and soak for 5 or ten minutes. this removes a lot of the top layer of grunge. To get that space between the lens and the frame, I apply rubbing alcohol, mentholated spirits to our friends across the pond, with a cotton swab and gently push with the tip of a toothpick, does pretty well to clean out the gunkies.
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Post by success19 on May 28, 2010 22:50:25 GMT -5
I wash mine at least twice a day with a swish swish in the sink and then spray with cleaner. I sometime qtip them in the little spots that collect goo. I wear mind all day and night (unless asleep cause I really can't see much). But yes if they are that dirty and that happens for various reasons - then they may need to be taken apart to be cleaned. My lenses are very expensive - so I take good care of them. I need new ones - because my vision has changed. This why people have to clean their contacts or put in a new pair each day - pollution, skin oil and all sorts of stuff get on them.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on May 29, 2010 4:12:51 GMT -5
I got my glasses online from China...I am very happy with them however I should have used the same frames as I had in my first pair from that company as they had lower spot of the bi-focal lense....these are shorter and the bi-focal is a little to high....I wish I had used that frame from first pair which the doc gave me a bogus perscription that was not right and made me not be able to see correctly for oh about a year.....
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Post by bigtimetroubles on May 29, 2010 4:14:28 GMT -5
I forgot to mention they were progressive bifocals with transition lenses and frames that are nice for cost of under $100....shipping included...it was from a website I have bookmarked...ask for it if you want to know more.....in a PM
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on May 29, 2010 8:45:55 GMT -5
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If you have anti-reflective (anti-glare) coating on the lenses, OR if you have a coating to prevent scratching, then be CAREFUL about what you use to clean the lenses. Some products can damage these coatings.
I would use a mild soap with ZERO additives.
Never use ammonia on eyeglasses.
ASK your optician shop about vinegar. Vinegar cleans a lot of things, but you should still ask your optician, because you don't know how vinegar would affect eyeglasses.
NOTE ... most opticians shops sell spray bottles of cleaner specifically designed for eyeglasses. This is the easiest thing.
Regular types of cloth (rags, towels, etc from your home) have particles of lint that can cause beginning scratches.
So, purchase some of the optician's special lint-free cloths. These special cloths are designed for wiping your eyeglasses.
I would recommend bringing the glasses to an optician's shop, as others have suggested. Phone ahead and find out who has the special eyeglasses-cleaning machine.
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Post by eagle on May 29, 2010 9:09:35 GMT -5
Before my eye surgery, I used to wear glasses. I cleaned them the same as above suggested with dishwashing soap and warm water. Also used a toothpick around the edges to get out the build up of oils. I never had the coating, so don't know if that is affected by dishwashing soap. Now I clean my reading glasses (the OTC kind to magnify small print) with just warm water, as they really don't get as dirty as glasses worn all the time.
I have also used vinegar, and had no ill effect on the lense, but as I said, I never had mine coated, so that would be a concern.
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Post by success19 on May 30, 2010 0:17:54 GMT -5
Yep it is difficult to get progressive right - they have to have them on you to see where to put the progressive part and that can be different for each eye.
The good news is it sounds like eyeglasses in China are way cheaper than here - I have a high presciption and astigmatism and no line bifocals - now if I get a job in China - I bet they will be way cheaper than here - and probably better doctors there too than in my little nowhere town
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