At the eyeglass store, what is that stuff in the little tray that they swish your glasses around in to make them bend and how does it work? Can I buy some of it? I bend my glasses a lot....
2007-07-11 05:13:56 · 3 answers · asked by lillllbit 6 in Health ➔ Optical
The little tray is called a "salt pan". Guess what I use in the one I have? If an optician is not careful, the glass beads that most use will cause the temple tips to become dimpled like a golf ball, making it uncomfortable to wear.
Salt does not scratch the lenses and heats up evenly.
Please leave your adjustments to qualified opticians.
2007-07-11 14:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by kartouche 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah it's glass beads that the tray heats up. You'd have to buy the whole shebang. If you want to adjust plastic frames at home, i recommend using a hair dryer set to hot to soften the material. We have something like that here in our optical store thats especially for frames. I don't like the beads because they can scratch the lenses.
2007-07-11 12:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by KidCuervo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it usually just hot water to make the plastic frames softer so the bend without breaking.
2007-07-11 12:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋