How to adjust the arms on glasses with metal frames

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13 жыл бұрын

One of the opticians at Glasses Direct explains how to adjust the arms on a pair of glasses.
It's no mystery.
Opticians in store use these exact methods, with a smaller version of a hair dryer which blows hot air onto the arms.
Steps involved:
1) Put them on, and mark on your glasses where you'd like the bend to start
2) Take them off and heat up the side where you wish to make the bend for about 20-30 seconds
3) Bend the glasses straight
4) Reheat the arms again for another 20 or so seconds
5) Bend the arm around your thumb to make it smooth
6) Try them on again and see if they feel better, if not, try again until you're happy.
Please leave any questions in the comments section and we'll try and answer either here, or in another video

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@MaMa_Ayo Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I so needed to know how to adjust my arms for a better fit. 💫💜

@tiffanyash 10 ай бұрын

This is brilliant. I was just about to return a pair I love because the bend isnt right but now I will give this a try and hopefully get to keep them 🥰

@alisonvalbuena1044 Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much! You sir just made me the happiest person! ❤ I have small hands and barely any strength and I was able to do it effortlessly! Be confident, apply this trick and you too can fix your frame!

@cme3389 11 ай бұрын

I want to try this but I'm afraid the plastic on the tip of the temple will break, is this method safe?

@ecurb10 2 жыл бұрын

"The temperature...of a hot cup of tea". Perfect!

@sanansa4567 2 жыл бұрын

I like it straight like aviator frames. I have told optician but he keeps forgetting and gets so busy when I pickup I need to do it myself. I have to be careful because I have broken them. At some opitical places I have noticed the put the eyepiece temple in a small container of heated sand for a half a minute and then bend them carefully.

@mesylu Жыл бұрын

Omg! It works! 😃😃

@victoriamuia9318 3 жыл бұрын

thanks, it has worked

@parkerbohnn 2 жыл бұрын

No it didn't as a hairdryer will never get glasses hot enough to bend.

@MrKristoffle 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, may I ask if I can also bend my ray ban sunglasses temple which made out of TITANIUM? will I damage the temple tip?

@beastaana28 2 жыл бұрын

Best life hack ever

@trevorcmartin1762 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, will this work on Titanium frames?

@malikmartin 4 жыл бұрын

thanks. I knew I had to apply heat, just didn't know what to do next...

@Jimmyky77 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant, Thx mate 👍🏻

@dizkoteck 12 жыл бұрын

It worked! thanks

@nataliecristie9050 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming!

@shinra8947 3 жыл бұрын

9 years ago damn

@parkerbohnn 2 жыл бұрын

Bullshit! A hairdryer will never get glasses hot enough to bend.

@fgfg633 4 жыл бұрын

I hate when they're behind my ears. It rubs on my ears and hurts. I bend them to where they're hugging my scalp and move the temple arms closer together.

@2112jonr 3 жыл бұрын

What if you're bald and don't own a hairdryer?

@omekos2016 2 жыл бұрын

XD then shut up

@drinablouw8826 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@Scawtsauce Жыл бұрын

heater

@elizabethmosqueda9256 Жыл бұрын

Put the glasses in hot water. Be cautious.

@plasmadrone3123 7 жыл бұрын

Dear Glasses Direct, I have a problem, one of my glasses' temples are too narrow while the other one is fitting perfectly. Basically, the narrow temple feels like it hugs the back of my ears so tight it doesn't feel very comfortable at all. Also, one temple that is too narrow is very straight. Can you give me a help out of it? P.S: It's a metal frame

@Deeyvette88 11 жыл бұрын

the sides and arms are called temples . and its best that you go to your local optometry and they can adjust them for free for you .

@dantdfd8271 Жыл бұрын

I actually sat on my glasses and the arm thing is Bending and can’t find a vid about it how can I fix it?

@natraalia 3 жыл бұрын

I adjusting the earpiece bcs not comfortable until it broke

@lancelatonio8611 Жыл бұрын

i love it so much i love you mwaahhh

@dizkoteck 12 жыл бұрын

Would it still work if there is metal inside that plastic part?

@parkerbohnn 2 жыл бұрын

No you have to put the glasses under cold water then put them over a red hot jet on the stove for about a minute to get them hot enough to bend. A hairdryer will never get glasses hot enough to bend. This video should be pulled from youtube as its impossible to get glasses hot enough with a hair dryer.

@eli9404 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t help but to reply to your comment, seeing that you are giving false information. As a long time collector of eyeglasses and sunglasses, vintage specifically, I can testify that using a hair dryer works more than fine for adjusting either part of your frames. Most plastic frames nowadays have a metal rod inside for sturdiness. In fact, that metal rod makes it harder to break the frame. If I’ve been able to adjust over a 100 pairs of frames, some being over 50 years old with a hair dryer, then anyone can do it.

@raulissostrong4806 2 жыл бұрын

HEY

@alisonvalbuena1044 Жыл бұрын

I just did this and it worked perfectly! My glasses are clear so i can see they have wire in the plastic piece. And the answer is yes it still works! 😁😆

@cme3389 11 ай бұрын

Is it plastic that you heated or is it metal. Because mine is plastic on the tip of the temple, I'm still new to glasses so I wanted to try this tutorial but I'm afraid the plastic will break 😅

@tiffanyash 10 ай бұрын

They're definitely metal ones lol

@dufus7396 2 жыл бұрын

Shes beautiful

@thehawks9662 5 жыл бұрын

My fucking frame is metal🙂

@biggurs 11 жыл бұрын

Sides are much too long and as multikeith says you need to remove the tips and cut the sides using appropriate cutting tool and then replace the tips. Why don't people just go to the optometrist, buy the glasses from there and they will do all necessary adjustments for you!!!!

@sirlawrencet 4 жыл бұрын

I don't buy glasses from optometrists because my head is large and if I'm lucky an optometrist will have one pair that fits me.

@zoura3257 3 жыл бұрын

@@burntburgies9801 ok

@goodgirlbadhabitz 3 жыл бұрын

Bc only ignorant people spend $400+ dollars on eyeglasses that are marked up 70% hummmm now you know why