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How to Repair Your Eyeglasses
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Try these simple fixes to salvage your specs.
Warning
Review the warranty for your eyeglasses. Making repairs yourself may invalidate it.
Step 1: Identify the problem
Holding your glasses by the nosepiece, closely examine them to determine what needs repair. Use a magnifying glass for assistance.
Step 2: Adjust overstretched hinge
For an overstretched hinge, cover the tips of needle-nose pliers with duct tape to avoid any lens scratching. Then, use them to gently bend the hinge back into place.
Tip
If the hinge still feels loose, secure it with a small rubber ring for reinforcement.
Step 3: Glue broken hinge
If a hinge has broken off, dab a small amount of superglue to the end of a toothpick and apply the glue to both the hinge and frame. Firmly hold it in place for 1 minute. Wipe away any excess glue with a paper towel. The earpiece should bend normally.
Step 4: Replace missing screws
Replace screws that have fallen out with ones from the repair kit. You can also fasten a miniature safety pin through the hole, or slip in a metal staple coated in all-purpose glue, bending the ends with pliers to fit around the hinge. If you use a staple, you won’t be able to fold your glasses.
Tip
Dab clear nail polish on top of the screw after tightening it to keep it in place.
Step 5: Fix an earpiece
If you’ve snapped off an earpiece, reattach it with superglue.
Step 6: Make an emergency earpiece
If you’re in a real bind, build a temporary earpiece. Using pliers, cut a section of the wire hanger to the same length of the original earpiece. Curve one end of the wire to fit your ear, and glue the other end to the frame. Secure the earpiece to the frames by wrapping a strip of duct tape around them.
Tip
Save old glasses. While you might not have any use for them now, their parts may come in handy for future replacements and repairs.
Step 7: Take them in
While you can make simple, temporary repairs yourself, multiple fractures, warped springs or screw holes, or lenses with deep scratches require professional help. See your optician.
Did You Know?
In Europe during the 1300s, the rich typically wore eyeglasses as a symbol of their wealth and power.
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Grim Reaper
08/01/2013 à 19:21
Superglue on glasses is a horrible idea. I used it and it made things permanent. So when I attempted to attach the ear piece to the glasses, it wouldn't look like it was settled in place.
thelastoneontheplane
10/02/2013 à 06:59
god damnitt… i just sat on my glasses again and broke the other side of my glasses while i was watching this video
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11/12/2013 à 18:42
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Emily Valdez
12/03/2013 à 02:04
Thank you !!!
Keosha Cooper
09/08/2014 à 23:54
Thanks
Keosha Cooper
09/08/2014 à 23:54
Thanks
Ryan Toth
09/14/2014 à 02:39
Broken glasses is a HUGE problem because if you are not able to wear them the time you need to see visually is a HUGE problem I can't go to school without my glasses because even when I move like 2 or 3 feet away i still can't see! This is a problem for me because I learn when I see but when the first i got my glasses I can see just fine and before I broke them it is still an improvement and my glasses turn into sunglasses but then it broke! You have to take good care of your glasses and your eyes because if a big fat ass bully finds you with your nerdy nooby gaming friends then your toasted because sometimes your parents can't afford on such a cool glasses that turn dark and purple for you to see better at day!
jaymie mendoza
11/26/2014 à 15:16
Thank u
Teonna McCullum
01/01/2015 à 03:52
No
Snow4LifeNEver
08/10/2015 à 06:58
Damn the glasses he wears are exactly the ones I need to repair and they seem broken at the exact same spot. Is there a way to repair the glasses when the rim screw is broken?
c4snipar
10/19/2015 à 20:43
Really? Super glue?
Sophia Traspe
12/04/2015 à 14:47
My problem isn't there!😭 My hinge cracked!!!
Nephtalie Alius
02/25/2016 à 12:55
Mine are broken, but they have no screw
james
06/11/2016 à 19:29
Mine are broke at the rim to the arm side of the lens. Need help, don't have any fancy miracle fixers like acrylics.Please help.
Lia Thompson
06/18/2016 à 22:34
My screw has came out .how can I fix it ?
Ahmed Sadak
06/20/2016 à 14:45
The screws you will need: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112019385242?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
리 준호
08/07/2017 à 05:49
How should I fix my glasses? My dog bite my glasses.
Animal rescue every one
08/09/2017 à 22:45
Ugh!!!!
Daniel A.
10/01/2018 à 13:18
If you brake the lens, shape a piece of glass to the frame and stick it with duck tape. You might not be able to see clear out of one eye, but it is a stylish temporary solution…..
Eyewear Insight
02/08/2019 à 21:52
Or just buy a new pair online? 😜
ali123abcdefu110ASMR
02/26/2019 à 03:15
1:59 lookin snazzy!
SprinklesPink Hair
08/10/2019 à 07:51
I sat on my glasses and popped the lense out, lost a screw, and twisted my leg backwards…
dynamo
08/13/2019 à 00:16
The bridge broke off😭 any suggestions? Without super glue any other substitutes?
Don Hatter
04/17/2020 à 16:37
I hated when my glasses is broken
Boneless Kellan
05/11/2020 à 22:53
1:50