5 Most Common Cases of Broken Frames

5 Most Common Cases of Broken Frames

  

Eyeglass frames will break from time to time, often due to the stresses and strains of living in modern lifestyles. Fortunately, an eyeglass repair business will help you with bridge replacements, drill mounts repairs and is able to lengthen or shorten temples, whether you seek rimless frame repairs or stainless steel frame welds. You know you should protect your eyeglasses carefully, so what are the five most common reasons for broken frames?

  1. Sitting on eyeglass frames

Professional people watchers will tell us that humans are capable of a variety of expressions and attitudes, but amazingly, the high number of people that sit on their eyeglass frames is rising every year.

We have become lazy when placing our eyeglasses down and away from use. Quite simply, far too many fail to put eyewear into a protective case as soon as possible, when they remove them from use. Some people will argue that they can’t see their frames if they are not wearing them, which increases the accident rates.

  1. Dropping frames on a hard surface

Rimless frame repairs are quite common because the eyeglasses are very light and it is easy to misjudge the weight of the eyewear when moving them around from one place to another. Unfortunately, when your glasses fall from your hands or from a tabletop, it appears most likely that they will land on a hard surface rather than the soft beanbag favored by your pets.

  1. Animal intervention

Animals do not have the luxury of wearing eyeglasses, so they do not know that when they’re interacting with their human friends, they need to take extra special care with their human’s eyewear. The animals will know that they shouldn’t bite or scratch their humans because the person will cry out or scream. This lesson is often learnt when the animal is young, but a stray paw or tail can easily flick eyewear from a humans face. It’s easy to guess that a fast moving animal will easily walk across the eyewear if they appear on the floor, rather than moving easily around them.

  1. Children are not always delicate

Young children will have similar habits to animals, when they are younger and have no care or consideration to the eyewear that their parents or other adults will wear. In reality, when young children are learning to use their hands and fingers, their dexterity will see the removal of eyewear as a great success and successes need to be thrown a long way.

Children are also susceptible to looking after their own eyewear, especially in the early days after receiving their first set.

  1. Playing sport in the wrong eyeglasses

While it is obvious that a football player should wear contact lenses and not wear eyeglasses during a college triumph, many sports people wear their standard eyeglasses when they are playing squash and other fast interacting games. Many people wear their eyeglasses when swimming where fast waves may be great for surfing, but not for eyewear that is not firmly fixed in place.

Teaching children to be careful with eyewear will eventually occur, but you cannot expect the same success with your family animals. You can also teach yourself to wear the correct lenses when playing sports of all kinds, but it appears we cannot teach ourselves to stop dropping our frames or sitting on them, before calling your favorite eyewear glass repair business.

The Cost Of Repairing Prescription Eyeglasses

Affordable Repair Services for Titanium and Coated Lenses

The average cost of new lenses (without frame and eye exam) was over $225.00 in 2012. If your frames are titanium frames the final cost will be even higher. There is a good chance that the cost of your repair will be a fraction of the cost of new frame/lens.

Most lenses sold today will have added coatings which add to the final cost of the product. Scratch coating, anti-reflective coating and higher quality lenses can add up. This is why you should consider having your frames repaired by ALL American Eyeglass Repair who is accepting mail-in repairs from around the world and has convenient eyeglass frame service centers.

How We Repair Eyeglasses

Step-by-Step Tips to Fix Common Eyeglass Problems

Imagine buying a pair of nice frames for your daily prescription wear, or a pair of sunglasses, and accidentally breaking them! You’ll probably panic right away and want a solution almost immediately. You spent your time and money looking for the ideal eyewear to suit your wardrobe, style, and workplace needs. Before you grab that glue gun and start fixing your glasses, here are some ways you can repair your frames so you can avoid more damage to your eyewear.
Glue Broken Frames
If your frames have broken apart and you need a quick fix, a glue of high quality can hold them together before everything breaks into smaller pieces! Nowadays, you don’t have to worry about the glue drying into a white, unattractive, color. There are super glues out there that dry clear with less mess. What you need to do first is clean your frame of any dirt or residue before you attempt the glue process. Nail polish remover works wonders in being able to remove the residue around your frame. Avoid using pure acetone on your frames (especially wooden ones) as it can be very rough and drying to plastic or wooden frames. All you need to do is apply the super glue lightly and hold the broken pieces together for at least one minute to ensure the proper adhesion.


Repairing Hinges
Sometimes a hinge is stretched out or it’s loose. In order to repair this part of your eyewear, you’ll need some pliers. In order to avoid scratching your frame, cover the tips of the pliers prior to using them to bend the hinges in a gentle manner. In the covering process, you can use a cutout soft cloth or tissue – this also helps prevent scratched lenses. To complete the repair, you will also need a small rubber ring, or rubber band, to secure the loose hinge into place. If you’re wondering where to get these small rubber bands, most eyeglass repair tool kits will carry them. The hinge area is a delicate area and it holds most of the eyewear branding in place. For instance, if you look at a lot of designer frames, you will see logos, bling or any special décor around this area. If you have any bling coming loose around this area, you can also use super glue to place the décor back on and finish by applying clear nail polish to ensure they stay in place.


Loose Screw
Screws get loose all the time and sometimes, they come completely apart and the entire frame crumbles. A great tool to have in your eyewear repair kit is a mini screwdriver. It can make the difference between your eyeglass having a minor break or a big one. If you broke your sunglasses or daily glasses, you need something to hold them together. Take your screwdriver with you and use it to tighten your frames to secure any loose ends. If you also need that extra hold, apply some clear nail polish around the screws prior to wearing your glasses. What if you lost the screw? Now what? You can either go buy an eyeglass repair kit and find a new screw within or, you can use safety pins. These safety pins have to be miniature and able to slip into the screw hole with minimal force. If it doesn’t fit, don’t force it. Forcing anything into the screw hole will lead to more breakage.
Broken Bridge
Repairing a broken bridge is doable with the right tools. All you need: paper and glue. Try to use a color of paper that matches your frame. Again, it’s important to clean your frame of any residue prior to starting and make sure your hands are clean – the idea is to have a temporal fix that has minimal manipulation. First, use the super glue to bring the pieces together then tear the paper into strips that can be wrapped around your frame. Hold your frame for a few minutes until it dries prior to using the strips to wrap around the bridge area.

With these temporal eyeglass repairs, you can hold your frames and lenses together until you’re able to get them into the hands of an expert for a more permanent repair.