- 1). Keep the lenses in place. By far, the number one problem with glasses is the screws that hold the lenses in. The frames surround the outer edges of the lenses, and are held together by a tiny screw on the outer edges of your frames. Over time, the jostling of your glasses will make the screw loose, and eventually it will fall out. By using a screwdriver that comes with an eye-glass repair kit, you can keep these screws tight and in place, and you will have good replacements in case you lose any.
- 2). Replace the screws with paper-clips when the screw holes become stripped. All screw holes have ridges that help hold the screws in place; over time, when your screw loosens and then you re-tighten it, you will wear down these ridges, and the hole becomes "stripped," meaning it will no longer hold a screw in. Once you reach that point, you can use a paper-clip to replace the screw. Pull the paper-clip through the hole, then clip the rest of it around the arm of the glasses tightly to keep it in place.
- 3). If you are looking for a more permanent solution and a better fashion statement than having a paperclip on the side of your face, break the edge of the paperclip off, as small as you possibly can get, that will still fit in the hole. Bend the edges down that stick out on each end. Then, heat up a soldering iron, and prepare the solder; you can get these at any hardware store. Carefully drip the solder around on both sides of the paperclip, keeping the clip where it is. You will never be able to change out the lenses again, but this should keep your glasses together for a while longer.
- 4). For those with metal frames. If your glasses ever snap in two, use the soldering iron again to put them back together. Push the break in the frames together as tightly as possible, then drip the solder down on both sides of the break. Then put the glasses in the freezer, they will hold together quicker.
- 5). For those with plastic frames. If your glasses ever snap in two, you can use a butane lighter to put them back together. Fire up the butane lighter and heat up each end of the break until the plastic becomes soft, then push them together, holding them as tightly as possible until the plastic cools and begins to harden. Once you reach this point, carefully put the glasses in the freezer, and leave them overnight.
- 6). After trying any of these tricks, make sure you thoroughly spray down both sides of the lenses, and then wipe them clean with a static free cloth. While you can use these tips to keep your frames together, nothing can fix the lenses if they have any scratches, or if dust builds up in them over time. Keep the lenses clean.
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