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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@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If the lenses are plastic acetone will fuck them up.

[–] judooochp@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Alcohol would, too. Further, avoid mineral spirits and petroleum based solvents entirely.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Alcohol has never affected my plastic lenses.

There are some plastics it affects, I've just never seen it affect glasses. Notably, the eyeglass cleaner kits at eyeglass shops are alcohol based.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Alcohol will affect acrylic/plexiglass, but its not necessarily a fast reaction. I don't know what specific plastic glasses lenses are made of. Also, the UV coating might protect them from the alcohol.

[–] fan0m@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pulling this straight out of my ass but I think it’s likely to be polycarbonate

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I worked in optical it's polycarbonate. Can be a plastic called cr39 or it could be a high index lens if they have a very high prescription generally alcohol won't hurt it. If the frame is plastic the alcohol could potentially fog the plastic.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Makes sense, given alcohol comes in plastic bottles

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

The glasses cleaner my optometrist gives me is alcohol-based. It won't do anything to the lenses.

It won't dissolve the coating either, fwiw.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Nah they're glass, besides, I tested acetone on a small spot and it did nothing to remove the coating