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jkn

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Feb 27, 2012, 7:58:07 AM2/27/12
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Hi all
I have some swimming goggles whose lenses are a bit 'hazed' due to
small scratches. They are made of a lightly soft plastic and I'm
guessing it wouldn't be wise to use normal polishing materials
(solvol, toothpase, etc) on them. Any ideas for something else I can
use?

Thanks
J^n

phil...@gmail.com

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Feb 27, 2012, 8:13:38 AM2/27/12
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Surely it's cheaper and easier to just buy some new ones than messing
about.

David WE Roberts

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Feb 27, 2012, 8:35:04 AM2/27/12
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"jkn" <jkn...@nicorp.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
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ISTR jewellers rouge was a very fine polishing paste.
Also, anything used by astronomers building their own telescope and
polishing their lenses would do.
If you think the trouble is worth the cost saving over a new pair.

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jkn

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Feb 27, 2012, 8:52:45 AM2/27/12
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Hi David
>
> ISTR jewellers rouge was a very fine polishing paste.
> Also, anything used by astronomers building their own telescope and
> polishing their lenses would do.

I doubt it - rouge and carborundum (& emery) as used by ATMs(*) are
*hard* materials; my expectation is that they would bed themselves in
the plastic. Hence my question, really ...

> If you think the trouble is worth the cost saving over a new pair.

It depends on the effort and inconvenience involved. Decent goggles
are fifteen quid a pair or so and these are not unusable.

Anyway, sometimes it's worth just the knowing...

Cheers
J^n

(*) = Amateur Telescope Makers, of which I have been one.

Martin Brown

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Feb 27, 2012, 9:00:28 AM2/27/12
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On 27/02/2012 13:35, David WE Roberts wrote:
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> "jkn" <jkn...@nicorp.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:37e90c68-3c2b-4610...@ge5g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi all
>> I have some swimming goggles whose lenses are a bit 'hazed' due to
>> small scratches. They are made of a lightly soft plastic and I'm
>> guessing it wouldn't be wise to use normal polishing materials
>> (solvol, toothpase, etc) on them. Any ideas for something else I can
>> use?
>
>
> ISTR jewellers rouge was a very fine polishing paste.
> Also, anything used by astronomers building their own telescope and
> polishing their lenses would do.
> If you think the trouble is worth the cost saving over a new pair.

Of the commonly available polishes something like Brasso will probably
be OK for this unless the solvent attacks the plastic. Avoid anything
with methanol in as that will stress corrosion crack many plastics.

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Regards,
Martin Brown

Thomas Prufer

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Feb 27, 2012, 9:51:15 AM2/27/12
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Put on old but clean jeans. Rub gogles on thigh, rubbing hard and long.

Slow, but works.


Thomas Prufer
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Hugh - Was Invisible

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Feb 27, 2012, 11:25:48 AM2/27/12
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I swear by Zoggs but the straps don't last forever.

Mike Lane

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Feb 27, 2012, 1:10:33 PM2/27/12
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I've used this product for mobile phone and watch displays:
<http://www.displex.com/classic/uk/index.php>

It's quite mild but works very well with a bit of perseverance.

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Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com

The Night Tripper

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Feb 27, 2012, 3:43:14 PM2/27/12
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Hi Hugh

Hugh - Was Invisible wrote:
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> I swear by Zoggs but the straps don't last forever.

These are Zoggs as it happens (tho' I have other pairs). I like the strap
model much better than the older styles, tho' I think speedo etc. have
cought up a bit now. Not that I'm much of a swimmer, FWIW...

Cheers
J^n


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