Armour Etch wins hands down! If you’re like me and decided to go ahead and have anti-reflective coating put on your eyeglasses at an extra charge, of course, then you probably know what Armour Etch is. If you don’t, keep reading because you’ll want to know!
First of all, let me just say that steam is an enemy of AR coating, so if you happen to be an Italian chef cooking pasta everyday - then sooner or later you’re going to need Armour Etch! If you wear your glasses in the bathroom and take them off right before you step into the shower (and who doesn’t?!) and the bathroom becomes all steamy - then you’re going to need Armour Etch! If things get steamy in the bedroom and you’re wearing your glasses, I don’t think it really matters - but take them off anyway! (Okay, the last one was a joke, but hey, who knows?!!!)
Seriously, if you have AR coating, you will eventually end up wondering whether your eyesight is failing, you’re developing cataracts, or worse yet, going blind! I was starting to live life in a foggy haze when I realized that the fog was on my glasses! I took them back to where I bought them and, lo and behold, I was a couple of weeks past the warranty! “Sorry we can’t do anything about them now.” the girl behind the counter told me.
What could I do?! As I was going out the door, one of the girls working there asked me, “How are you cleaning your glasses?”
“With soap and water,” I replied.
“Oh you shouldn’t have used soap, that’s the problem.” she scolded me.
“You mean to tell me, I can’t use mild handsoap to clean my glasses?!”
“No, but would you like to purchase a cleaning kit that we have,” she wanted to know. (Like I needed something to clean the fog!)
Before leaving another girl said that maybe one of their competitors could have the AR coating taken off for around $25-$30. (Not true, I went to several places and they had no solution for me either. Well that’s not entirely true, they did tell me I could purchase a new pair of glasses!) I went home and started searching on the internet to see if anyone else was having the same problem. What I found out surprised me! It seems most people who have AR coating, have or will have, sooner or later, and later is the operative word, the same problem as me! Like after your warranty is up!
The way I see it, the eyeglass companies are offering this wonderful product (according to their description, you’ll be able to see much better, you won’t be bothered with glare from the sun, or headlights from other cars at night, and blah, blah, blah…), when in reality they know that a year later that coating is going to start peeling off and your only option is to buy a new pair! How convenient for them! Now instead of people buying new eyeglasses every two to four years, people will have to get new ones every year or two! Does anyone smell a rat?!
People had all types of solutions on the internet and I tried a lot of them, such as toothpaste, hairspray, furniture polish, etc. I mean afterall, what have you got to lose when you can no longer see through your glasses!? Nothing worked until I tried Armour Etch. Everyone was raving about how they were amazed by the results and were so thankful for the hint, I ran out and bought a bottle!
Armour Etch runs about $10 at any arts & crafts store. I put a nice coat on both sides of my lenses* with a Q-Tip and let them sit for 5 minutes and then rinsed them off with (yes!) mild soap and water! Amazing! I had a brand new pair of eyeglasses! It’s been about a week and I’m still amazed at how wonderful they are and how well I can see once again!
*Now a very important point I need to make is, Armour Etch works only on plastic lenses, if you have real glass lenses, do not use Armour Etch! It will ruin your eyeglasses! With older lenses you may need to repeat the process several times before it works. Why that is, I don’t know….perhaps the lenses were made differently. So if you have relatively new plastic lenses and you want to take off the AR coating, then Armour Etch works like a charm!
Maya Muses: Sometimes it’s not so bad seeing Life through hazy lenses which distorts our so-called reality, but personally, I’d rather pick and choose those times!
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69 responses so far ↓
1 Chad // Nov 13, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Do you notice any difference with the AR coating removed? ie, more glare or harder to see at night while driving, etc?
2 Lynn // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:51 am
Hi Chad, ….just the opposite actually. When I had the AR coating I found that there was more of a rainbow effect that bothered me when I drove at night.
Without the coating I find that the only time I’m aware of a reflective glare is when I have a bright light directly in front of me, like when I’m using my computer. The moment I move a few inches away or lower the lampshade (that sits right above the computer) the glare is gone.
3 Marty // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Hi Lynn, yours is one of the few anti-anti-reflective coating opinions I’ve seen on the web. I just bought a new pair of glasses without AR and I’ve been kicking myself since, but thanks to you, maybe in a year or two I’ll be able to look back without regrets. I do have a strong prescription, so my lenses do reflect a lot, but if that’s the worst thing, I guess I can live with that. Thanks!
4 Lynn // Nov 19, 2008 at 5:36 am
Marty, I think you will be happy! Most people who have it end up with clouded glasses once the AR starts peeling away and it gets increasingly hard to see and your stuck with buying new glasses! So, thank goodness for Armour Etch!
I recently bought two more pairs of glasses one for reading and one for the computer, neither have AR on them and I have no problem with glare….unless there’s a very bright light directly in front of me and I’m looking at a dark screen; I just move the light and the glare is gone!
5 Chad // Nov 20, 2008 at 6:47 pm
After Armour Etch my glasses are now clear as a bell… amazing!
Don’t know if I will miss the AR coating or not but at least the scratches are gone!
6 Lynn // Dec 5, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Chad, it truly is amazing. I don’t know if I was happier because I felt like I had a new pair of glasses when the AE took out the AR film clouding my glasses, or because I saved myself $200 not having to buying a new pair! Probably both!!!
7 Tony // Dec 19, 2008 at 7:33 am
I bought some armour etch the other day, and tried it on my plastic lenses (or maybe they’re polycarbonate?)
While the coating seems to have been removed, they’ve now gone cloudy. I wonder if it’s the anti scratch coating disolving and not coming off completely.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get rid of the fog that now makes my glasses useless?
8 Lynn // Dec 19, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Hmm….Tony, I don’t know how AE would react on polycarbonate, but the reaction you’re having sounds like your lenses are made of glass! As I said in my post, do not use AE on glass lenses because it will ruin your glasses. (I know, too late in your case!)
That said, if they are plastic, are you talking about relatively new glasses, because I also mention that AE doesn’t seem to work well on older plastic lenses. Maybe they were made differently before, but on new plastic lenses AE works like a charm!
Sorry Tony, I have no idea how you can clear up your glasses now that they’ve become foggy….. maybe someone else has a suggestion….
9 Nicko // Dec 30, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Tony if you do have plastic lenses and they became cloudy you probably need to let the AE sit on the lenses longer, or apply it a few times. The AE dissolves the AR coating quite slowly, so if its only partially removed it will look really foggy. Just put a liberal amount of AE on again, wait 3-5 mins, then wash very well with soap and warm/hot water. If you still see some fogginess repeat the process 1-2 more times.
First time I did it on an old pair I had the same issue. After the second time when I held it up to the light, I could start to see patches with the coating and the areas without it were clear….so I did it a 3rd time and they were perfect. Of course the next set I did this on I just knew to wait a longer time and it only took me one application.
10 Lynn // Dec 30, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Thanks for the info Nicko, it’s good to know! I just did mine once and it came out perfectly, but what you’re saying is exactly what happened to my friend with his old pair of glasses! I’ll have to tell him to try it a few more times, or else leave it on longer.
Thanks again!
11 Deena // Mar 23, 2009 at 6:40 pm
I don’t wear glasses, but my boyfriend does so I’m going to tell him to take them off in the bedroom! Lol.
12 Lynn // Mar 23, 2009 at 10:49 pm
LOL! I’m with you Deena, it’s always better to be safe than sorry!!!
13 A professional // Jul 22, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Hi,
You simply need an AR coating that can stand higher heat levels. Plus, you probably bought your AR coating from a chain store, who, mainly uses an AR coater that’s designed for high volume and low quality, rather than from a doctor who may charge quite a bit more but provide a coating that will last for a significantly longer time and withstand high levels of heat.
Go to your independant doctor of optometry and ask the optician to research how hot your lens can get to. They will not know, so tell them to ask various venders and provide proof to them.
14 Lynn // Jul 23, 2009 at 4:09 am
AP, thanks for the valuable information! As for me, after taking off the AR coating with Armour Etch….I really do quite well without it and won’t have it on my next pair of eye-glasses either!
15 Matt // Jun 19, 2010 at 11:45 am
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This worked!!!! It’s funny though… one lens the AR came right off. The other lens required me to do it several times before it could come off. Strange. Either way, it saved me a lot of money on new glasses!
16 Lynn // Jun 21, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Glad to be of help, Matt…. I know how you feel! I was so delighted when my glasses became clear once again and I didn’t have to waste money buying a new pair!
17 John // Jul 8, 2010 at 11:36 pm
I CAN SEE AGAIN!
My lenses were really BAD! Worked perfectly, removed lenses from frames first, then Armor-Etch (3 oz. at Michaels, they have a 50% off (most anything) coupon you can print from their site right now BTW, makes the normally $12.99 only $6.50+ tax! Valid through Saturday July 10, 2010), q-tips, did both lenes both sides twice, 5 minutes each…except for a few scratches are crystal clear now. THANK YOU!!!
18 Lynn // Jul 9, 2010 at 6:36 am
John, I know the feeling! Looking through hazy glasses for so long and then presto - everything is clear! Glad to help!
19 Karen // Aug 23, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I have my glasses back! Thank you for posting this! I’d been getting headaches every day from trying to wear my old glasses with a different prescription but now as the song goes, “I can see clearly now…”
20 Lynn // Aug 24, 2010 at 9:40 am
Karen, you remind me of how I felt when all of a sudden “I could see clearly now”!!! LOL! It was like having a new pair of glasses!
Glad I could help!
21 Scott // Sep 3, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Armor Etch was the only solution to getting some bad Crizal AR coating off my lenses. They were older and it took several applications, and were scratched from previous attempts to remove the coating but I had some Meguiars Motorcycle Plastic Cleaner/Polish and it took most of the scratches out.
22 Lynn // Sep 4, 2010 at 9:11 am
Hey Scott, good to know about the MMPC/P for scratches! Thanks!
23 thegman // Oct 5, 2010 at 4:16 pm
IT WORKS!! I priced new lenses because of the fine scratches on my glasses - the optical company told me it was out-of-warranty and there’s nothing they could do. Their solution? $350 for new lenses! I went to Michaels and bought the Armour Etch for $13+. I used a Q-Tip to brush it on both sides, left it for 5 minutes and washed it off. AMAZING improvement!! Thanks for the great tip - it worked fabulously : - )
24 Dave // Oct 6, 2010 at 12:16 pm
I made the big MISTAKE of rubbing the solution while washing them off … leaving a bunch of tiny scratches. Fortunately I only did this to one lense.
25 Lynn // Oct 9, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Thegman, I know the feeling! I was told I could purchase a new pair of glasses as well! Hmm, I wonder if Michael’s has raised the price of Armour Etch because more and more people are buying it to remove the A-R coating or because of inflation!?
26 Lynn // Oct 9, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Dave, did you try it again? Several people have said it takes several applications to get the scratches off and Scott (comment #21) said he used Meguiars Motorcycle Plastic Cleaner/Polish to get rid of his scratches. I can’t vouch for it since I’ve never used it, but if the scratches are bad, you might think it’s worth a try!
27 Paul // Feb 16, 2011 at 12:15 am
Everyone’s comments are great, and I will try this on a micro-scratched pair of AR coated lenses that are my backups. I want to add a qualified positive note about AR coatings: I have a pair with Crizal that are 4 years old and show very few micro (desert-dust) scratches, and no other problems with the coatings. I love AR coatings: for others to see my eyes clearly without reflections, and for night driving it eliminates reflections from the rear and sides, and other minor positives. However, I have had 2 different pairs with budget AR coatings that were terrible, failed in numerous ways several times under warranty, a big pain in the butt to deal with, and eventually gave up on them. You get what you pay for in scratch resistance ($50 more for the better coatings), and there may be some compatability issues with certain types of plastic lenses (there are many, many lenses out there, new ones every year…), and then there’s the whole handsoap and other soaps issues, tho my one good pair I treat no differently than the other bad ones. Can’t wait to improve my old beaters, and will report on the attempt. Thanks again, all, this was hands down the BEST forum that turned up on my search!
28 Lynn // Feb 17, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Paul, you must have Paul Newman “Baby Blues” that make it important to see those eyes!!! Okay, okay, I’m kidding!!! Well, somewhat - I did have posters of Paul Newman in my bedroom when I was a teen, he was a little old for me, but who wouldn’t fall for those beautiful blue eyes, especially after seeing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!!!
Uh, where was I??? Oh, yeah! Armour Etch!…. LOL!!!
Well I’m not sure if I settled for the cheap coating, but Scott (comment #21) had Crizal AR coating and he ended up with the same problem as the rest of us, so who knows! I’m just happy that I didn’t have to buy a new pair of glasses one year later because I could no longer see and AE gave me that option.
29 Paul // Feb 21, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Success!
2 coats of Armour Etch ($13 @ Michaels) took the AR coating off clean, revealing just a couple of actual scratches in the polycarbonate lense, as opposed to the multitude of micro dust scratches that were only in the coating, not the plastic. Tried a 3rd application on those to be sure, and it made no difference (so now I could try the other plastic compounds people talk about). The first coat left some tough splotches behind that were taken care of on the second coat. The lenses are Transitions, and their ability to change dark & light seems completely unaffected. Rememeber to read the label & take care handling the stuff; it has strong reactions to lots of things you care about, including your skin.
Yea, can’t imply that all Crizal is better: seems to be a lot of factors both in the application process in each lab, and in the particular combo of lense & coating. Hence the need for warranties. One optician’s advice was: make sure you scratch them within a year, so you can bring them back and get a new pair under warranty! (check the fine print…)
Had to check a couple Michaels locations to find the AE; not all stock it [half the price on-line, but equal price after shipping cost.]
I have learned in life that my brown Windows-To-The-Soul seem to be crucial in others’ understanding of my wry sense of humour: if you can’t see me wink, Lynn, you might not get when I’m kidding! [wink, wink.]
Cheers.
30 Shaunie // Mar 14, 2011 at 12:18 am
I have a pair that I got a 9 months ago with the AR coating. I have the daily habit of leaving in the bathroom while I shower. I noticed a mark on my lens so I went to wipe it off thinking it was hairspray, but half of the AR coating literally peeled off. So I am not getting the foggy effect that so many of you are getting, so I am wondering:
Will armour etch work for my situation?
I just need to peel the rest of it off this lens and my other since it looks ridiculous, and I know people can see it.
31 Lynn // Mar 20, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Sorry for getting back to you so late Shaunie, you probably already found a solution to your problem.
The steam in the bathroom most likely did start it peeling. I’m sure AR will work as long as your glasses aren’t made from glass!
Good lucki!!
32 Dean // Apr 23, 2011 at 9:35 am
Got some glasses recently and was convinced by the sales-person to get the anti-glare coating.
Big mistake.
They must use the cheap stuff, because less than a few months later the glasses were becoming cloudy. It wasn’t scratches so I knew it must be the coating.
(maybe the cleaning spray I was using, maybe the steam from my morning coffee as I’ve read cheap coatings can be damaged by heat)
Luckily I found this blog and even had a can of Armor Etch at home. (I do a lot of art etc)
Five minutes of work and glasses are like new!
33 Lynn // Apr 23, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I’m really surprised that it only took one month for your glasses to fog up! What a rip off with this AR coating! I think most of us can do quite well without it!!! Thanks for your comment Dean!
34 licensed optician // Apr 25, 2011 at 9:54 pm
I’m sorry that so many of you feel you’ve been ripped off by your eyecare professionals. I will be the first to say that AR is certainly not for everyone, but I personally love it. We try to match most lens options with the wearers’ wants and needs and how they want their lenses to perform–though not everyone does that in our profession. Nonetheless, one bad apple doesn’t necessarily spoil the whole bunch–whether that bunch be opticians or AR coatings. Most of the problems we have with AR are either improper cleaning on a daily basis; wearing in an environment with lots of volitiles (vocs like in hairsprays); people who work in kitchens (steam and oil in air); or a bad batch of AR (processing). Lens appearance indicates if it’s a cleaning issue or other. I’m tough on glasses and have had several generations of the product–only one ever crazed over. Anyway, with regard to Armour Etch–it works great on CR39 dress plastic, but it will kill polycarb and hi-index plastics–so use at your own risk or better yet, ask what type of lens material you have before using it.
35 licensed optician // Apr 25, 2011 at 9:55 pm
p.s.–not all lens cleaners are the same. AR coatings require alcohol-free cleaners made for AR coated lenses.
36 Lynn // Apr 28, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Thanks for the info LO!
I think that most opticians should give their clients the information that you just gave here before insisting that they get AR coating without any of the warnings!
I can only speak for myself and several family members I’ve been with when they went to get their glasses,…. we were told all the benefits of getting AR coating and none of the negatives or even how to care for our glasses once we got them.
I’m sure a lot of people who have AR coating will appreciate what you’ve written, but I for one live very well without it!
37 Rick // Apr 30, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Worked like a charm. Had to do each lens twice but both came out excellent.
Thanks for the post. Very helpful.
38 Lynn // May 2, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Your welcome Rick, it sure beats paying for new glasses or living life looking through a blurry pair!!!
39 Dean // May 19, 2011 at 11:21 am
Thanks to “licensed optician” for the info regarding alcohol-based cleaners.
No one mentioned to me not to use this to clean my lenses.
The girl at the store was actually trying to sell me an alcohol-based cleaner when I got the glasses!
Im sure this is what caused the coating to become ruined so quickly.
40 Lynn // May 19, 2011 at 1:19 pm
See what I mean, Dean! I thought licensed opticians should know all this stuff, then again a lot of the people working in the front (taking the measurements for the frames) aren’t licensed or are they? Maybe L.O. can clarify that???
41 john // May 25, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Do you think I can use AE to remove the mirror coating on my sunglasses? It has peeled off in various splotches all over.
42 Lynn // May 25, 2011 at 7:54 pm
John, I’ve never tried it with sunglasses, so I don’t want to tell you go ahead and then your sunglasses are ruined. I did a little investigating and on another website the comments were all negative about AE on sunglasses, especially Polarised lenses. You may have to look for a better way! Here’s the website: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/548379/how_to_repair_a_scratched_sunglasses.html?cat=7
BTW, if you do try it or find a way to repair your sunglasses, please let me know what you did!
43 Tracey // May 28, 2011 at 9:14 pm
I have to say… This worked like a charm !! I can see again ! It’s awful when the coating goes bubbly and foggy and looks as though you are wearing “dirty” glasses!! Eye Doctor’s/ Eye Glass companies should really give you this tip, instead they charge you exorbitant amount’s of $$$$$ to replace lenses that actually there is NOTHING wrong with !!! Thank’s so very much for this info would recommend this method to anyone
44 Lynn // May 29, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Thanks Tracey, I’m glad it worked for you as well!!! It seems like this AR coating is just a racket to me and I have to say, I don’t miss it for a second!
45 Steve // Jul 2, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Took my incredibly scratched lenses out of my frames, put on the Armour Etch for the five minutes that was suggested, then rinsed with water. Crystal clear lenses again! AR coating gone and so are the scratches that were in the coating.
46 Lynn // Jul 3, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Glad it worked for you Steve!
47 Nancy // Jul 8, 2011 at 12:55 am
Tried AE on my high index lenses and it hasnt worked. Tried three times. I wonder if others have high index and it hasnt worked like the Licensed Optician said. Luckily I have another pair that is still good.
48 Lynn // Jul 8, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Hi Nancy, is your high index lenses glass or plastic? AE, as I mentioned, does not work on glass and if I understand correctly some high index lenses are made of glass rather than plastic. Sorry to hear that it didn’t work for you.
49 Kris // Jul 15, 2011 at 9:26 am
Will AE remove the photo grey coating along with the other coatings on my plastic high index lenses?
50 Lynn // Jul 15, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Good question, Kris. I wouldn’t think so, but I’m not sure so don’t take my word for it. Maybe someone else knows and will comment here.
51 Carol // Jul 20, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I have old, high index glasses (no coatings).
The AE made a dramatic improvement in the lenses.
This product has saved me several hundred dollars.Thanks!
52 Lynn // Jul 21, 2011 at 9:51 am
Hi Carol, thanks for letting me know that AE actually improves lenses for scratches and such. Who knew that it wasn’t only for getting rid of the AR coating?!
53 Steve // Jul 21, 2011 at 7:16 pm
It works!!! No, I don’t work for Armor Etch, nor for anyone else for that matter. Originally I thought my glasses were fogging, but when I held them up to the light at an angle I cloud clearly see hundreds of tiny scratches. Very disturbing, as I’m a photographer and take excellent care of my glasses and lenses. Hopefully there will be a huge lawsuit over this.
Why didn’t your eye care specialist tell you this might happen? Why didn’t they tell you to avoid heat and steam, or the coatings might last only a few months? Why are they trying to pretend that this is normal? And of course, they all want you to go back to them to fix this, and not for free either, folks. Oooh, these chiselers make me mad!
54 Lynn // Jul 22, 2011 at 5:37 am
Steve, you couldn’t have said it better and you may be on to something there about a lawsuit! Think of all the people who aren’t aware of Armor Etch and have to go buy a new pair, because frankly it gets to a point where you can’t use your glasses any longer.
I don’t work for AE either, but if I owned the company, I would start putting out ads about being able to fix eye-glasses! Hmm, maybe I should buy stock in the company! Lol.
55 Ben // Aug 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Hi Lynn, Just got armour etch in mail. on glasses now. 5 minutes going by slow . Been using readers for phone and computer but not the same. took 2 applications but I am pleased. doing 3rd application just for good measure. Saved me over 300 dollars. Thanks.
56 Lynn // Aug 12, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Glad to hear it worked, Ben! Isn’t it great to save money especially when you shouldn’t have to be spending that money in the first place?!
57 kris // Aug 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Hi again,
Just tried AE several times on my 5 year old pair of high index progressive lenses with no luck. Any ideas? Thanks
58 Diego // Sep 8, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Hi,
Something that worked for me last night — since I don’t have any Armour Etch — was hydrogen peroxide (the kind you can get in any drugstore) and a toothbrush. My glasses aren’t perfect yet, but I’m sure that, with another gentle scrubbing tonight, they will be. Just my two cents.
Cheers!
59 Lynn // Sep 8, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Sorry Kris, I don’t, but Diego says that hydrogen peroxide worked for him. I can’t vouch for it since I’ve never tried it, but it may work for you!
Thanks for the tip, Diego!
60 Jean // Sep 15, 2011 at 8:32 am
Oh my goodness! The peroxide and a soft toothbrush worked for me too! I was getting so frustrated that I couldn’t see anything. I dumped the peroxide on and just rubbed with the soft toothbrush.I did this once and it was much better and then I did it a second time and my glasses are like brand new! I can see so clearly now!
61 Lynn // Sep 15, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Thanks for the comment Jean, maybe it’ll help others who’ve still had problems after using AE and thanks again Diego! I’ll keep that in mind if I ever run out of my bottle of Armour Etch!
62 Jim // Oct 15, 2011 at 9:36 am
I just used Armour Etch to remove that horrible anti-glare coating from my glasses. The lenses are now crystal clear with only the few incidental scratches one would expect after 9 months of use. Like many, I thought my sight was fading. Then I noticed lots of small abrasions on the lenses and wondered if I had somehow cleaned them with mud or newspaper.
How ironic that the optician would have suggested anti-glare of a February and then, when presented with clouded lenses in October of the same year, say the following: “Oh, that anti-glare coating scratches very easily. And it gets dirty faster so you have to clean your glasses more often and that only makes it worse.”
I will never get that coating again. Thanks to the people that checked out Armour Etch as it applies to restoring abraded lenses. It is quite the value add!
63 Lynn // Oct 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Wow, Jim, your story sounds so familiar!!! Thanks for writing!
64 maxxer // Nov 17, 2011 at 6:08 pm
the hydrogen peroxide worked for me. Took a lot of time lightly scrubbing with the toothbrush- maybe 10 times- continued to check after each time to know where to concentrate the brush- but basically free and got it all off. booo to the anti-glare coating, yea to the tip of the HP. thanks
65 Lynn // Nov 18, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Glad to hear that the hydrogen peroxide worked, Maxxer, I would have loved to have known that when I was trying hairspray, toothpaste, furniture polish, and honey. Okay, maybe not the honey, but almost everyone has HP sitting around.
I’m with you on “booo” to anti-glare coating! What a rip off!!!
66 CoachOh // Jan 20, 2012 at 4:25 pm
This worked for me. It took me about 3 coats. On one lense for the outside coat it stayed a little cloudy so I ran water over it and buffed it with a white sock (wet). One of my lenses seems to be blurry on part of it. Not sure why. Could have been like this for a while. In any case, it worked very well. Thanks. I bought my 3 oz bottle via Amazon and it cost me about $10 total. Thanks for taking the time to post this and for other people to give their experiences.
67 Lynn // Jan 22, 2012 at 5:53 am
Happy to see that it worked for you Coach. Don’t know why it sometimes takes 3 coats for some and just one coat for others, but at least the results are the same. Clear glasses once again - you can’t beat that!
We should all start an Anti-AR Coating Day!
68 Carol // Jan 26, 2012 at 7:22 pm
It worked!! I have polycarbonate lenses… Tried a little spot to begin with which took the AR coating off but left the lens cloudy. I had only left Armour Etch on for about one minute. I decided to try again and left it on for a little longer and it worked! So, I put it on the whole lenses and left it on for about 4-5 minutes. I’m so excited! I’ve had to wear my old glasses for over a year since I “ruined” the nice ones by accidentally diving off the end of the dock with them on and losing them on the bottom of the lake for about three weeks until my daughter found them. The AR coating became blotchy and eventually was unable to see through them. I was bummed since these glasses were over $400. Now I can see! Yay!
Thanks for the tip!
69 Lynn // Jan 29, 2012 at 9:51 am
Wow, Carol, now that’s a story!!! Your glasses spent 3 weeks at the bottom of a lake and your daughter was able to find them is a feat in itself!
If steam in a bathroom ruins the AR coating, I can imagine what the lake did to your glasses and I know how you feel - it’s like losing $400 and getting it back! Glad to help!
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