Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Purchased Ray Ban sunglasses (polycarbonate lenses) which should be delivered today. It has the billboard logo and I need it removed. I've been perennially cross eyed ever since a killer hornet stayed on top of my nose for what seemed like an eternity. It's OK, my brain adapted quite readily. But with that white logo, I'm certain my vision out of my left eye will seem that it has a really bad case of cataracts. How do I remove the logo on the right lens? IAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Some are burned into the lens with a laser, in that case you can't. If its a sticker.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Reminds me of Steve Martin in "The Jerk" LOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 People probably buy tiny "ray ban" stickers and put them on their $2 sunglasses. So they don't feel inadequate while posing at the mall in their UA / North Face / Pink / Nike outfits. (there's actually a very high-priced bootleg market for the Canadian Goose patches) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Honestly not trying to rag on you, Ric, but Ray Bans are made in the China. If I'm gonna buy crap from the China I'd rather buy the cheap knockoffs from the ChinaCo and help put companies like Ray Ban out of business. Oakleys are made in USA, so if I were going to waste money on boutique sunglasses I'd probably buy those. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Made in Italy. Luxottica Group Spa, P. LE Cadorna 3, Milano. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Fwiw, tried a fingernail. The darn billboard feels flat with the lens. Can't try the coin method, the lenses are polycarbonate. Regardless, thanks for the video, crockett. I might paint it. 😀 Not kidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2021 The lettering may be silkscreened on there. If it is, you will have to cut through it to remove it. A product I used to use on the polycarb faceshields of my helmets is Novus. It has a fine scratch remover, a heavy scratch remover and a polish. I doubt that it would be enough to remove the lettering by itself, but it might. Otherwise, you would need to use some very fine-grain sandpaper, like 2,500 or 3,000 grit and then finish up with the Novus. This sort of thing takes a steady hand and you could easily trash the lens trying. I wouldn't attempt this unless you are confident you can do it and you are really sure you want to try. You might get some cheaper polycarb glasses to practice with, if you want to attempt it. Most cheap sunglasses are not polycarb, but most safety glasses are, even the cheap ones. They don't have to have letters silkscreened on the lens. Just use them to practice sanding the lens and then polishing it back to clear, without creating a distortion. If you press too hard, or dwell too long on one spot, you will create a distrortion and that will be at least as distracting as the lettering. Be warned. Anyway, that's all I've got. Good luck. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2021 This is apparently something a lot of people ask about. There are several YouTube videos and other content posted about it. I'll stand by what I said above, but you could try scraping the logo CAREFULLY off. There is a greater potential for damage to the lens, but it might help, if you are very careful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2021 BTW, if the polycarb lenses have a UV coating, or an sort of coating, you will cut through it with the sandpaper, or with heavy polishing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Fwiw, went over it with a Black Sharpie. They fit much better now. A lot more comfortable. 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Eric said: BTW, if the polycarb lenses have a UV coating, or an sort of coating, you will cut through it with the sandpaper, or with heavy polishing. Yes they do. UV400. And polarized. That was the main reason for them. Sun here is very bright. Water is also very wet. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, Ricordo said: Yes they do. UV400. And polarized. That was the main reason for them. Sun here is very bright. Water is also very wet. 😁 Putting their logo on the lens is a shitty thing to do. I think I would buy another brand. I used to wear Maui Jim's. The polarizing always played hell with the polycarb faceshields on my helmet. The two would react and cause a shimmer, like a heat haze, everywhere the sun hit. I had to stop wearing them when I rode. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Ricordo said: Purchased Ray Ban sunglasses (polycarbonate lenses) which should be delivered today. It has the billboard logo and I need it removed. I've been perennially cross eyed ever since a killer hornet stayed on top of my nose for what seemed like an eternity. It's OK, my brain adapted quite readily. But with that white logo, I'm certain my vision out of my left eye will seem that it has a really bad case of cataracts. How do I remove the logo on the right lens? IAT Still got my Actual set of Ray Bans...BEFORE they started putting that crap on the Lens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Eye glasses are "finicky". These are purposed to prevent, I'm not getting any younger. My other pair is a prescription (myopia) whose frame is a Ray Ban Aviator purchased in 1975. It's a miracle it has lasted so long. Still retains most of its yellow, have replaced the temple tips a few times and the nose pads. Even though the lenses were updated in late 2019 , I see the same or better without them. It's usually been like that. An eye test in June of this year showed no need. My DL has no restrictions. Go figure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I only buy Persol, made in Italy, always the same frame with black polarized glasses. They are only for cool and good looking guys, not those folks witnessing an identity crisis over a logo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hey Crockett, you buy those because "Sonny" wore them 🤣 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, DAKA said: Hey Crockett, you buy those because "Sonny" wore them 🤣 He wore both Ray Ban and Persol. I own one of the original Persols he had back on the set. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I been wearin these with prescription Lenses. Got em back in the late 80's think it was. Just stumbled across em about 3 years ago. Took em down to my glasses dude and he whipped out a set of script lenses. Have always worn These exact Carrera glasses with script lenses till I came back to the states. My daughter tells me..."They're back in Style Dad!!!" Uh huh... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 As far as I remember, I've only had 4 pairs. Beyond the one with the billboard now and the '75, an Aviator '71 that got really mangled in a soiree. Then another Ray Ban Aviator sometime in the 70s, probably '74-'75, that had the mirror lenses and the springy legs that wrapped behind the ears. Those were murder on my ears. I probably left them in some God-forsaken place. Have them torture someone else instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogart Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Eric said: A product I used to use on the polycarb faceshields of my helmets is Novus. I use this on my Jeep soft top windows, works great. 12 year old windows look almost new. I use it 3 or 4 times a year. NH weather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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