Latex Liner Does it work?

[David_Garza]

Anyone use this product with any regulartity?
How strong does it hold the lens/frame and for how long?

http://www.labtalkonline.com/Product...sp?ProdID=1925

[chip anderson]

Wouldn't say I use it with regularity but it does work to close small spaces between lens and eyewire. You must wait til it turns clear, a little heat sometimes helps. And you must have both lens edge and eye wire clean.
Also can be used for those patients who complain about lens squeeking. Will help a little to cushion lens from frame impact.
Durability, pretty good but not infinite. How strong does it hold lens? Depends on how big a gap you are trying to fill. This is not a glue to retain lens, but rather a liquid interliner.
In the bottle it seems to keep a very long time (years). However whenever you use it you must clean all the components well (paint gun cleaner set and Q-tips come in real handy

Chip

[braheem24]

The stuff being sold on eBay is old and clumpy.

[uncut]

The stuff being sold on eBay is old and clumpy.

Doesn't that describe most items of Flea-bay?

[Uncle Fester]

I use it. I gave up trying to keep the metal nozzle clean and just squeeze a drop here and there on the bezel and then smooth it with my finger. I'll then place it on the glass bead frame warmer for a much faster cure.

I'll second what Chip said.

[ChrisinNH]

I use liquid latex interliner from time to time and have had nothing but success with it. Very easy to use and effective. I had a lady come in recently that I used it on her frame probably 2 years ago and it's still fine.

-Chris

[Lee Prewitt]

I used it extensively while I worked for Hobie sunglasses. I used it to cushion our metal frames and glass lenses. Worked beautifully.

[David_Garza]

I used it extensively while I worked for Hobie sunglasses. I used it to cushion our metal frames and glass lenses. Worked beautifully.

How do you keep it from hardening before you use it all? I have the same problem as Uncle Fester.

[chip anderson]

I have no trouble with it hardening in the bottle. But after I use it, I remove the applicator tip, replace the origional cap on the bottle and clean the applicator and aplicator cap. A set of air brush cleaning brushes and probe is most usefull for this. Have used the same bottle for years.


Chip

[Uncle Fester]

How do you keep it from hardening before you use it all? I have the same problem as Uncle Fester.

Mine came with a cap that fit over the nozzle which I've left there so it's sealed. (The nozzle is probably plugged too.) I just unscrew the green part after a few good shakes and mine is years old as well. If a little lump comes out I just pick it and flick it away.

[sharpstick777]

I use it. I gave up trying to keep the metal nozzle clean and just squeeze a drop here and there on the bezel and then smooth it with my finger. I'll then place it on the glass bead frame warmer for a much faster cure.

I'll second what Chip said.

To keep the metal nozzle clear: Take a short piece of nylon cord, bent one end, and then store the lens liner bottle with the cord in the nozzle.

[Bev Heishman]

Word of caution! Make sure the individual your dispensing to doesn't have a latex allergy.

[chip anderson]

Bev: The innerliner of a lens isn't going to contact the patient.

[Lee Prewitt]

Didn't have an issue as we went through it too fast!

[DragonLensmanWV]

Many of the old Optyl metal Playboy frames came with it standard. The best tip was keeping a piece of eyewire nylon in the dispense tube. That's where it would always clog up.

[kcount]

I store mine with the original flat cap on the bottle and the metal applicator tube in the zip lock bag. I can't say I have ever had a bottle dry up in the last 20+ years.

Didn't they used to call this 'cushlin' and come standard on Menrad frames? I seem to remember seeing it on those.