Fix Broken Acetate Glasses: Eyewear Glasses Repairs Made Easy.
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Broke your acetate glasses? Here's how to fix them This method will only work for pure acetate frames (and not regular plastic or TR-90 frames; they are different!).
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You will need
1. Your broken glasses
2. A bottle of pure acetone (available
at most hardware stores).
Carefully pour acetone into the cap of the bottle.
BEWARE: ACETONE IS VERY FLAMMABLE!.
Carefully set your broken glasses in the acetone.
Let the frame soak for 2 minutes.
After 2 minutes, take the glasses out of the acetone.
The acetone has softened the acetate, allowing you to fuse the glasses back together.
Apply equal pressure to both sides and hold the pieces together until they are stuck together without aid.
Now, the frame needs to dry for 24 hours.
24 hours later...
Once the glasses are dry, you may want to smooth the area where the glasses were fused together.
To do this, simply dip your finger in acetone and gently
rub out the uneven areas of the frame.
While doing this, be extremely careful not to spill acetone on the lenses, as this may ruin the lens coating.
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#A01
I love the sound of battle music while I’m trying to fix my glasses😂
It's litterally "The Battle" from Gladiator, right? Ah, Mr. Zimmer! So good!
@@jessicaf6358I’m pretty sure it’s from the pirates of the Caribbean!!
Brilliant. I fixed my broken glasses this way yesterday. Warning: Soaking the ends for 2 min is far too long, they nearly melted totally. I would say 20-30 seconds.
really?
Everyone came to this video squinting and trying to save their glasses.... and it said to let them dry for 24 hours.... lol I can’t see!
exactly. I have been trying to hold my glasses together with tape and putty for about 2 1/2 weeks already waiting for an exam and online purchase. IT'S KILLING ME!!!!! I don't wannnaaaa wear contacts and reading glasses all day. But I guess if I do it just before bed at least a few hours of drying time I will be sleeping.
Same here😂
Do it before bed, I’m trying it tonight. Sucks having to feel your way around smh lol
Did it work?@@SmiteKillzz
This is CRAZY AWESOME!!! This video saved me last night after my daughter accidentally broke my glasses in half, the same exact place these were broken in your video. I didn't have regular acetone, but I had some "extra strength" fingernail polish remover that was 96% acetone, so I tried it. I checked after 2 minutes, but it took a bit longer. I left them in it for about 10 minutes. I was AmAzEd when I took them out and touched them together....the plastic was "mushy", and fused together quickly and perfectly!! I am going to smooth out the fusion in a few minutes and save LOTS of money not having to go next week for a new pair of glasses!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!! THANKS SO MUCH!! 😀👍
Does it sticks for long time?
Did it hold up?
OMG I hope this works!
I also broke my glases and i can't tell my parents.... I m literally dead😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@Black_petals I just broke them rn, gona do this now
For people asking about using nail polish remover, yes it does work.
Takes more than 2 minutes though 😅
I WENT TO A HIGH END GLASS SHOP TO ASK IF THEY CAN FIX THE BROKEN BRIDGE. THEY SAID NO. This was the same shop that fixed these very glasses before at the hinge. Old vintage true glass that were my mother-in-law’s.
I tried using nail polish remover with acetone wasn’t strong enough. I used 100 percent bought at a stone place. Awesome results. GOD BLESS YOU TRULY HAPPY, GLASSES MEANT A LOT TOO ME, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
It works! Many thanks for the tutorial. I was able to stick both halves together and later using a hair dryer bend the nose bridge in shape without it snapping in half again. Note that if you have a matte frame instead of a glossy one, the parts that come in contact with the acetone will become glossy.
I used nail polish remover with acetone listed as its first ingredient and it worked! I still have not let my glasses sit for 24 hours but for now they have fused! Thank you so much! That's $120 saved!
Really? Pure acetone Nail polish remover works too?
This method truly works. Thanks for the emergency fix until my replacement glasses come in!
Thank you!!! Everyone I spoke to told me that it's "100% impossible" to fix a broken glasses bridge and I shouldn't waste my time trying to do it. I decided to try your fix as a last resort (I've been wearing my reading glasses while I'm looking for new frames for my distance glasses) and it worked! After I let them set for 24 hours they seemed totally solid but I decided to add a coat of clear epoxy on the bridge for extra strength, and now I'm wearing my glasses again. Thanks for your video!
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!😘👍🏻Just tried this! OMG! It REALLY WORKS!😳🎉💃🏻My favorite frames broke. I had to wear heavy frames that were metal.😫It was torture. Again, THANK YOU.
Forget about dipping for 2 minutes, it's wayyyy to long. The bridge will melt badly. Be careful and just apply gently a little drop on both sides of the broken part with a Qtip, then join them at the right position and hold for a minute or two, they will stick softly. Let it dry. 24/48h later, apply a little drop over the joint, let it dry again, it will smooth it out evenly. It worked incredibly well on my old Ray Ban wayfarer by B&L. It's nearly impossible to see the joint. Forget about supeglue, it's breaking after a while even without force. With acetone you fuse back the two pieces together so it's the best way to go for a long lasting repair.
Trying this
Didn't work, needed 10 minutes with nail polish remover
This worked wonderfully! Thank you!! My glasses broke this morning and its nighttime now and theyre perfectly fine. Theyre just unaligned LOL my own fault though. I did this with nail polish remover at 98% acetone, soaked for 1.5 minutes and it worked well
And it works!!!Thank you so much!!One tip though, be extremely careful with acetone regarding damaging the lenses;!
It worked for me too !!
Thanks for posting!!
I left it for one minute in the acetone and waited more then 24 hours before using my glasses. I use a small glass bowl in which I poor acetone, just enough to cover the bottom as the break was on the bridge few millimeter from the lens. Thankful for the warning to keep the acetone away from the lens!
My own experience would add to be mindful of not pushing too hard on both sides in a case of a broken bridge as the prescription is precise on the distance of the pupils. I push a bit hard as I wanted to be sure both parts would fuse and thus it changed the bridge width and stained one eye for a couple days. Now , after a week all is good!!
I let it sit overnight. I tested the strength by trying to adjust them and the bridge flexed normally.
Tldr 8hrs is fine
this worked! however, I suggest that you do not apply a lot of pressure because I did and the soft ends oozed. thank you so much for this fix! and the vid that tells how to tell if you have acrylic frames ( the nosepads are clear)
Good tip thanks
Thank you! This video saved me. Snapped the bridge of my glasses, and they were too narrow to tape.
I couldn't wait 24 hours, so after the glasses set for about an hour, and put them in front of a hair dryer on low for a while, that I think sped the curing.
Bought the 100% acetone at Wal Mart.
Im currently trying out this method. Im 13 and i dont have acetone in my house but after some research, i found out theres acetone in nail polish removers! I have 3 sisters and got hold of some and poured it into a smal cap and put my glasses in them. Its still in the process of softening the plactic and i'll continue once i've finished.
I’m going to try this tomorrow! Ugh- I hope it works! thank you for the awesome super hero music! It makes me feel like it is possible and not all hope is lost!
I tried this and with 100% acetone polish remover, it starts melting in SECONDS so be careful. If I could do it again, I would use a q-tip soaked in it and melt that way as opposed to suspending each end in it. Worked really well though, little messy looking because it melted so fast but whatever.
I used this tip and it worked so well. I was able to control the acetone (I also used maximum strength acetone nail polish remover) and the speed of the plastic melting. Thanks for this suggestion!
Ha!
Video: Get acetone at your hardware store
Nail Art Queens: No, thanks. We got this. 💅
You meant nail polish remover?
Ok, thank you so much!! I broke my glasses last night and have a new pair on the way but it will be a week before they arrive. I was going to be blind until then. I went to the hardware store and got a huge can of Acetone for $4.47 (it was the smallest bottle they had) and it worked magnificently. I did not even wait 24 hours, I put them after about 20 minutes so far so good (8 hours later). Thank you again! Perfect fix!
This is pretty awesome! I have not had luck with adhesives yet and duct tape is hideous and temporary lol. Good video!
Very good thank you for the good solid fix. Also try using ABS black sewer glue on black frames, sold in the plumbing dept at Home Depot. I did a fix in 3 min around a lense. THen let is set for 45 m in to cure depending on the quantity of glue used.I would imagine on light color frames you want the all purpose pvc glue
Thanks so much! Worked like a charm - fixed hubby's glasses :)
thanks! Worked great on my Rayban Wayfarers! Make sure to not put too much acetone in the cap. You want to immerse obly the edge in acetone.
Oh my gosh. This works. The seam is barely recognizable. I didn't do the touch up that he did. I put the acetone on a shallow plate so I could watch it melt. You must hold it together firmly. My seam was slightly off because I held it together too tightly. But, for me, I would rather have the seam off than the pieces not bond. It is amazing that it works.
This works I CAN ATTEST to it. :-) Thank You for posting :-)
Hey, thank you for this idea!! I had tried everything else!
No WAY! That's it??
Fabulously easy fix!
It worked !! Thank you soooo much for this video, a Godsend! 🙌
i am so happy that i followed your instructions because one of my favorite pairs was stepped on and broken in half... ere...
anyway they are back together... seriously thank you SO MUCH... :)
Corky...
I fixed mine with super glue,
worked wonders, for 1,75 seconds.
Does that really help?
@@aaronbell89 the acetone way works better than crazy glue
@@aaronbell89 no, she's joking. I've tried a crapload of superglues (Gorilla, Loctite, etc..) and they always snap back apart.
just tried this, it did melt the bridge ends after soaking for a few mins., so, *fingers crossed*, this should work.
So, it works, BUT be very careful how you adhere the two pieces back together, taking into account your PD, otherwise, your vision will be skewed
Wow! Definitely going to try this. Love the dramatic music :)
Thanks for the video, how about for a permanent fix? Can I use Epoxy for it?
You guys are awesome. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate it
Thanks for this, I work in a kitchen and tape or that crappy 5second fix epoxy does not cut it between heat and sweat
@patty22eddy Acetone is a flammable substance, so exercise caution when working with it! Acetone can also dry out your skin, but evaporates quickly so you need not worry about acetone having an adverse reaction to your skin, as long as you let the frame dry the recommended amount of time.
Wow this really works. Thanks for sharing this video ❤
Hi! Do you maybe know how to glue back TR 90 glasses. iGreen? Tnx!
Thank you, it worked just fine! Now I have to be extra careful not to break them again. :)
Hello, few years back I dropped superglue on my glasses skeleton, any idea how I can remove the stains? (I got new glasses immediately but I'll have to replace the one I have now and my last skeleton is much more beatiful than anything I can find right now)
thank you! worked like a charm
is there a quicker way to dry the glasses
I have 2 spots where the frame is broken, on the top rim of one lens. I assume I should take the lens out first. Is it ok to soak so much of the frame in the acetone? it won't run the color or anything, will it?
Also, you can buy pure acetone in a beauty supply store, I get mine at Sally's :)
Worked for me, thanks!
Thank you for this!
will the results differ if i have clear, see through glasses? i just broke them and am really disappointed
Thanks so much for this great tip. Got me out of trouble until I can get new glasses in January…👌
Are they still holding up good
@@yummie69able Yes they were great and then I accidentally dropped them on the lawn and they came apart. But I will fix them again!
Valerie, this fix is only for pure acetate glasses. It would be best to check with Ray Ban to make sure your model is made of acetate (and not injection-molded plastic).
Please write down which hardware stores I can find Pure Acetone in and The brand ? HELP
Do you have to leave it for 24 exactly
my dog took my glasses and hitted the frame and arms of my glasses do i use acetone to smooth them toggether??
easy as heck, thank you
I accidentally put nail polish remover on my clear acrylic (I think) glasses... now the frame turned a milky white where the acetone touched it. I thought it was rubbing alcohol and that's how the mistake was made.
Is there a way to get it back to being clear?
Holy crap! Thank you so much! My glasses are currently sitting in the bathroom after seeming to fuse back together perfectly! My only hope is that it won't take a full 24 hours to dry, because I only have one pair of glasses, and I need to be at work in about 9.5 hours
Did it hold up
It worked! Great hack! Thank You!
Still?
I literally just broke them ugh 😭
will this work on medal nose frames
Does this also work for polycarbonate frameless sunglasses?
Does anyone have advice on how to fix/fill in cracks and scratches from dropping glasses??
Thank you!
can I use nail polish remover instead of pure acetone? pls reply
Such a fitting song! I've been trying to figure out a way of fixing a pair of these for weeks now! Thank you so much
Thanks!! Works perfectly :)
WOW!!! Amazing! I didn't believe it until I tried it.
Does it work?
@@sahilsingh1649 yes it does. Just have patience and hold it together. It'll hold long enough till you get a new pair
Thank you! It works!!!
your video is a life saver...but idk if my dad will be willing to try this
will the glasses re-break if dropped?
Can I use the same process to smoothen the lightly Corroded layer on my Rayban in Hawksbill color？The layer is on the arm
I used 100% acetone Nail polish, must be 100% though
Works great, something that helped me was to brace them after fusing the melted acetate with a mini hair clip (you know for kids hair or braids?)
Try this out and may help keeping them straighter while drying.
Thankyou was worried about this as can't afford anymore xx
I have a really small head, so I tend to bend the arms to almost a 90 angle behind my ears. One of the arms cracked a little bit at the bent angle, and this was the perfect fix to get it to fuse back together.
Also, for anyone who reads the comment regarding the q-tip: be careful, because I used a cotton ball as a test run on an old pair of glasses, and the cotton fused in with the acetate, so maybe try something else other than cotton if you want to dab the acetate with acetone rather than soak it for a few seconds. Only soak it for 15 seconds and then check on it because mine melted very quickly.
Great video & awesome tips. Thank you so much!!!
If you have black glasses and the acetone eats off some of the gloss just use black nail polish. If you really want them to blend in wait for the black nail polish to dry and go over with a clear coat
I broke my prescription readers last night. I just tried this and it worked! My glasses are drying now.
Are they holding up
will this work on plastic ray bans? i need a temporary fix until my new ones are ready.
Thanks!!
I broke my glasses last night and today I superglued the frames back together. However, when I was putting the lens back in, I had some super glue on my fingers that transferred to the lens! Luckily I have a spare pair of glasses, but I really like my old ones. My eyes are used to them.
*What will happen to the lens if I use Acetone to remove the Super Glue?* Will it haze over? I haven't been able to find anything on CZcams about how Acetone reacts to polycarbonate lenses.
Does this work for bendy metal type of material glasses
Does it work with nail polish acetone
Can I use nail polish remover it has acetone on it
I have expensive prescription plastic glasses that are broken- How can I tell if they are acetate
Can i do this 2nd time around? Will this still work?
LOL I love the soundtrack for this clip!
my glasses broke at the left lens area, do you think I could still try this and snap back the lens when it's done?
Is there something I can use other than acetone?
At where do they sell this acestone
Does this work for zyl frames?
I'm going to have to try this...
Thank you so much I decided to try regular nail polish remover and now I'm just waiting for them to dry.
Did it worked
Did it work? I’d rather use that than go out and buy acetone
Can I use finger nail remover that contains acetone
Can i use nail polish remover that is 100% acetone?
Your a life saver
I used to use Methaline Chloride to fuse certain plastics together
Mine broke right along the top, right against where the lens goes. I don't know if I can do this. :O
That’s actually mad it works so well
How can I fix a scratch on my acetate frame of the sunglasses? I recently scratched very lightly my Celine sunglasses its not much noticeable but my OCD won't let me live with it! How can I remove the scratch?
I fixed mine by dipping a cotton bud in acetone, then gently stroking over the scratch once or twice
ok, this video shows how to Fix Broken Acetate Glasses. But how about plastic frames which aren't made from acetate?
HELP PLZ...
Thanks.
Me (who has just broken his glasses): “That has got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen”
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Glasses Retailer: “So it would seem”