As an eyeglass restoration facility, we see eyewear from the truly antique Civil war era, to the vintage classics of the 1920s & 1930s and on to the pre-war and post-war classics.  Plastic, and the restoration of plastic is an art form in and of itself.  There are more than a dozen "plastics" that have been used over the decades, and they differ tremendously in their characteristics and problems. Your specific question regarding the "white" patches on plastic can originate in a...

Q.: I recently purchased a pair of plastic frame glasses with Transitions progressive lenses (yes - expensive!). I love the glasses, but I did not realize that plastic frames stretch out so easily. I had them adjusted once in the first month, and they immediately stretched back out and won't stay on my face if I lower my head. I was told that adding spring hinges may help. Can you give me a price for adding spring hinges to glasses that are, otherwise, intact? Thank you!A.: We are getting this request...

Whether you call them “Temples” or “Bows” or “Temple Arms”, the pair of extensions leading from the frame front to the back of your ears is critical to proper fit in an eyeglass frame. Whether the eyeglass frames are brand new or Vintage and dated, the length of the temple arms will determine whether or not the frame front stays in place, keeping the lenses correctly placed relative to your eyes. The first and most obvious element of temple arms that effects the fit is of course the length, and while...

They say that if you wait long enough, any style will come back. Eyeglass frames appear to be no exception, and at FRAMEFIXERS, we are doing our best to re-create the tools and techniques of the past. Back in the “Buddy Holly” era when almost everyone wore the black plastic frame eyeglasses or plastic “cats’-eye” eyeglasses that had either riveted hinge parts or thermal set hinge parts, every decent sized town had an Optical shop that could remove an old snapped off hinge and replace it with a fresh...