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Review on ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ Polarized Sunglasses Prescription Eyeglasses Black Upgrade: Enhanced Eye Protection and Style by Jessica Payne

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ideal for converting to magnetic clips

When I received my last pair of glasses, the seller offered polarized clips that attach with magnets. They were $150 each and I had the money at the time and bought the black and yellow ones for night driving. They were so wonderful and simple that I can't live without them. I needed new glasses, no magnet option was offered and I don't want to spend money to buy new ones. That's why I made them for myself. I had to drill holes in my expensive glasses and had no idea if it would work. without destroying them, so I used my old glasses to test the drilling. Here's what you need: - A rotary tool like a dremel. I had this one and it worked great: TACKLIFE Cordless Rotary Tool - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075N68KRZ. It had all the bits needed for drilling and was easier to use than a giant dremel. - Brown and yellow sunglasses with polarized LUFF clip. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GLC9LC8 I chose this one because the clip spring can be easily removed leaving only the bridge. Small thin. I used 4mm x 1mm round magnets. You can also find them on Revain. And the last (optional) UV glue. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XJ28LZP to cover the holes and close the magnets. Also, if you only buy glue, you need a UV lamp to fix the glue, or buy a UV LED kit like Bondic. This stuff is so useful for all sorts of things. Step 1: You remove the spring and the parts that hold the clip to your glasses. I just used pliers. Only the jumper remains. Step 2: Attach the clips to the glasses and see if they are larger and mark the protruding parts with a marker. Then cut/sand all those parts. The rotary tool has a suitable holder for this. You shouldn't, but it made her more personal. Maybe buy 2 pairs and practice on one first. You now have a custom pair of clips that perfectly match your glasses. Step 3: Mark (carefully) the position where you want the magnets to be. As close to the left and right edges as possible, but not too close to damage the lens. That's the scary part. You use a rotary tool to drill a very small hole and then use that hole and a cone drill to enlarge it. do it very slowly You don't want to melt or overheat the lens. Just do it in stages, clearing all the debris at each stop. Try to see if the magnet fits, and if not then continue. But DO NOT drill more than one magnet. So go slowly until the magnet fits and you can slide it into the hole and it gets stuck. No glue required. Step 4: Seal the back of the glasses with UV glue. Fill the hole and secure it. So no dirt can get in and it looks a little bit better. But you don't have to.** That was the tricky part. If something goes wrong, you've ruined a pair of (probably) expensive glasses, so think twice before you do this and practice with old glasses, or buy cheap or used glasses to practice and see , how it works. .** *Step 5: Do the same with clips. If you mess them up, just buy another pair. Not expensive and try again. Make sure to insert the magnets so that they attract each other. But if not, take them out and turn them over. never mind Step 6: Magnets are fragile. I've found that after some use they peel off and you get dark gray magnetic dust around your magnets and you can even break them. Again and again you push magnet to magnet. To prevent this from happening, I coat the clamp on the inserted magnet with UV glue. At least the parts that are in contact with each other. Coat ONLY the magnet in the clip, not the magnet in the glasses. If you cover both jars you lose too much of the power of the magnets and the jars look better without glue. It works great and gives a soft buffer. A plus. I noticed that you can use this to paint the outside of the magnet. The silver disk stands out visually on black clips. So I drew them with a marker (yellow for yellow and black for brown and black clips) and applied a dab of UV glue to it. After that, it looks shiny and completely black. Then fix the glue. Ready. I've done this 5 times already. I have 2 pairs of progressive lenses in 2 very different shapes and I created a black and orange clip for the larger pair of glasses and brown, black and yellow for the smaller one. I attach magnets to the sun visor in my car. Metal is also suitable, just less durable. Now the clips attach to the visor when I'm not using them and go from the visor to my goggles in one motion while riding. Should the magnets break... no problem. Since they hopefully aren't glued (and you made sure when you drilled that you didn't have to use glue to hold them in place), you can just take them out and put in new ones. Professional clips: magnets are smaller. and are inserted from the front and do not go all the way through. The lenses are of better quality and really match your glasses. To do this, you must submit your points. So yes. If you have the money, do it, but for $150 (4 years ago) a piece. My solution is cheaper with the same function. $15 clips, $8 magnets, a rotary tool which I had but it cost $19 and glue which I had but it cost $10 (no name or $22 for a Bondic set you know the time of day when the sun is so low - under your visor - and you're driving towards the sun and you can't see anything. If you have two of these clips. For example, black and brown. They glue to each other. I put one on top of the other. Like that Do magnets work I can see and they easily come off while driving once the sun dips below the horizon.

Pros
  • โ˜… BEAUTIFUL AND SUPER LIGHT. The clip does NOT have that big ugly hinge in the middle. Weighs only 4g, feels like you'll never wear it, perfect for cycling, driving, running, fishing, racing, skiing, climbing, hiking and other outdoor activities.
Cons
  • Only available in black.