Removing scratches with toothpaste???
I post at this other board and someone was asking about removing scratches from their eyeglasses. One person suggested toothpaste and even said she had used it.
I can't imagine toothpaste would do anything good for eyeglass lenses! Even basic plastic lenses without AR, I wouldn't think it would work well at all. Has anyone heard of this or tried it? It just sounds so wrong.
No polishing will work..........................
Polishing scratches will need abrasion.........which in turn means change the lens surface and making it wavy.
The only way to make a lens usable again is to fill the scratches with a polysiloxane polymer which when cured and buffed by hand will make the lens look like new and stick to the lens permanently.and will not react to any solvents.
However deep scratches will still be visible at certain angles. However this will work perfectly as a temporary solution. It is easy to apply and available. Called "Lens Renew" from OMS Optochemicals. http://www.optiboard.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif