How to Remove Scratches From Reading Glasses
If you wear reading glasses, you know how difficult it can be to keep them scratch-free. This is largely due to the fact that they are taken on and off so frequently throughout the day. While every effort should be made to avoid scratching the lenses in the first place, there are simple methods that can be employed to remove minor scratches from them.
Items Needed:
- Waxy furniture polish
- Soft cloth
- Spray bottle
- Rubbing alcohol
- Hold your reading glasses over a covered work surface and, starting with either the right or left lens, spray it with a waxy furniture polish. This polish will act like a filler for the scratches that are on the lenses.
- Pick up a clean cloth and buff the side of the lens that's been sprayed. Polish for roughly three minutes or until the appearance of minor scratches have lessened or disappeared.
- Repeat the spray and buff on the opposite lens of your readers.
- Make a cleaning solution of half water and half rubbing alcohol and pour it into a spray bottle. Use this to spray down the front and back sides of the newly polished lenses of your reading glasses.
- Wipe the cleaning solution thoroughly with a clean eyeglass cloth. Continue until your glasses are dry, smudge-free and clear of any remaining furniture wax that may greatly hinder your ability to see out of them.
Tips
- Keep your reading glasses scratch-free by storing them in their case when you are not wearing them. If the case is not available, place the glasses on a safe surface with their lenses facing up.
Warning
- Some scratches may be too deep to successfully polish out.