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The stupid coating on my glasses is rubbing off, how do I just remove it entirely? Acetone maybe? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by yokonzo to c/[email protected]

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[–] thejoker954 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I buy my glasses cheap off the internet and wear em till they are broken. They last me years and I've never had any coatings come off like this.

I am now super curious if it's something OP did, or if it's a processing error (maybe technician put the coatings on in the wrong order) or what.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Not really related to the post but how was the process of getting them off the internet? The cheapest price I can get would run me around 200USD for the whole deal: eye exam, new lenses and the specific frames I want. Hell if I can save money though I'm willing to try online

[–] thejoker954 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pretty easy honestly. Pick the frames you like, enter in your prescription, choose lens options like transitions/anti glare then pay and you get em in a couple days to a couple weeks depending.

Just like anything else shop around - some of the "cheap" online places still charge a ridiculous amount.

Name brand doesn't mean much either - for example - generic transition lens coating works just as well as the name brand stuff for most applications for a fraction of the price.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you for the insight I'll check it out

[–] yokonzo 2 points 2 months ago

I also got them online, Zenni, think I got away with $70 or so

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I find glasses online are about half the price of a local place. $500+ locally, about $250 online for the same thing. Progressives drive most of the cost.

If you can get am exam locally for a good price, you're good to go. Just make sure they include the PD - Pupillary Distance, they sometimes don't, though it's part of your prescription and they're required to supply it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Awesome thank you so much for the information I'll shop around to see if I can get a deal on just the exam locally

[–] yokonzo 1 points 3 months ago

I thought I have been pretty careful with them, I did accidentally go swimming in saltwater with them but they were untouched once I realized and sprayed with purified water after, this was also after I realized the coating was coming off but it probably didn't help