How do I tint a pair of lenses into sunglasses?!
Question: How do I tint a pair of lenses into sunglasses!?
I have a pair of glasses and would like to have them tinted into a dark black lens!. This is for a Halloween costume and I could not find a desired frame with tinted lenses!. The lenses are currently clear, but UV protected!.
Can I do this on my own or would it be easier to have a shop (optometrist, lenscrafters, window tinter) do it for cheap!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Can I do this on my own or would it be easier to have a shop (optometrist, lenscrafters, window tinter) do it for cheap!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
It depends on what kind of plastic the lenses are made of and what coatings are on them!. Even so, there is no gaurantee that they will tint the same and no way to know if they will tint as dark as you want them to!. We do have neutralizers that remove some tint, but they do not make the lenses go back to clear at all, if you want them un done!. Just because they have UV protection does not mean that they are tintable!. Some plastics are "UV protected" Just becuase UV light does not pass through them, not because they were treated with UV DYE, and some of those can not be tinted!. So, you can go in to a place and ask them to look at them and see if they will take a tint, or pay for sun lenses to be put in if it is an ophthalmic frame!. If it is a costume, or reading over the counter frame, it might not take the heat needed to pop the lenses in and out of the frame!. You could be charged anywhere from $20-$30 to do this, and there is no gaurantee of it even working!. You also run the risk of the lenses crazing up or dimpling because of the heat involved in the dye process!. Another thing is if there are any scratches in the lenses, the scratched parts will take on more dye than the non scratched areas, if there are a lot of circular interior cleaning scratches it might look like there was a ball point pen that scribbled on it!. So, just keep all of this in mind when asking your questions! But do ask and see what can be done!. The worst then can tell you is NO!Www@Answer-Health@Com
the tint coatings added by optometrist shops are baked on, so i doubt there is a reasonably feasible way for you to do it yourself!. even if you got your hands on whatever chemical forms the coating, putting your glasses in the oven sounds more likely to damage the glasses than successfully bake on the coating!.
even if you use window tint film (such as what is used on car windows), the film is permanent and not meant to be removed!.
i think the most practical solution to this is to take the lenses to an optometrist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
even if you use window tint film (such as what is used on car windows), the film is permanent and not meant to be removed!.
i think the most practical solution to this is to take the lenses to an optometrist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The places that make eyeglasses might be able to tint them for you, but it is going to cost something and, after halloween is over, if you want them clear again, I'm not certain if they can easily be "un-tinted"!. They used to sell car window tint that was like dark plastic film you just stuck it on, maybe you could use that!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
it would be easier to shop!. Www@Answer-Health@Com