Armour Etch 2.8 Oz Etch Cream

Note: See pictures for before and after results. Obviously, it's quite difficult to capture the scratches in all their glory through a picture, but I tried my best by placing the lenses in front of a lamp light.It is completely beyond me why optometrists continue to peddle this Anti-Reflective coating for glasses. No matter how careful you are with your glasses, overtime the AR begins to scratch the lenses to the point where they are almost useless. For my last pair, I did not use the cleaning solution that is supposedly made for glasses with AR. The AR became so scratched, I ended up having to buy another pair. But I had no problems with that, cause I just figured it was my own stupid mistake. Bought another pair for over $500 and the SAME EXACT THING occurred within a year...this time, I was extremely diligent and cleaned my glasses with the recommended cleaner and a micro fiber cloth.My glasses ended up with hundreds (if not thousands) of tiny scratches, to the point where it was like looking through a foggy haze all day long. I used this armor etch (based on other reviews) cause there was no way I was gonna drop another $500 for a new pair.The solution comes out of the bottle looking like the consistency of Elmer's white glue. I just use a cotton swab and smeared it on my lenses and let it sit for about 15 minutes...then rinsed with hot water. I used only one application for each lens (so I did this 4 times - one application for each lens on both sides). In all honesty, you probably only need to do this on the INSIDE of the lens, cause the AR coating is only applied on ONE SIDE according to my optometrist.Definitely do NOT use this if your lenses are made of glass. This shouldn't be a problem because I'm pretty sure that almost all eye glasses these days are made of polycarbonate. Also, make sure you wear some heavy duty cleaning gloves when applying, as this stuff will essentially burn a hole right through your hand.Also, the 2.8 oz is more than enough for one pair. I have enough left over to last me for an entire lifetime (however, I won't ever be paying for AR coating again, so I guess it really doesn't matter).Picture 1: no etching added to either lensPicture 2: after etching application to right lens ONLYPicture 3: right lens BEFORE applicationPicture 4: right lens AFTER applicationUPDATE AND CLARIFICATIONS:1) I just want to clarify that this product will NOT remove actual legit scratches on your lenses. It will only remove the AR coating. If your glasses have actual scratches, this product will do absolutely nothing for them. After applying, if you still see scratches, it does not mean it didn't work - it just means your glasses have legit scratches on the surface of the lenses.2) Sulfuric (and hydrofluoric acid) do not, in any way, shape or form react with plastic - like, at all - this is per science...indeed, a helpful tipoff to this fact is that it comes packaged in a plastic bottle. If you use this product, and your glasses come out worse than they started, it simply means your glasses were NOT made of 100% polycarbonate plastic.3) If you have Trivex lenses (apparently, a very common alternative to polycarbonate), I would NOT use this product, as I have no idea how sulfuric acid reacts with that material. If you cannot guarantee that your glasses are 100% polycarbonate plastic, do not use this product.

So this came with NO directions at all. Lots of warnings and caution labels but no directions on use. So I went to YouTube and found tutorials there. It worked well then. I made a stencil on my cricut with just regular vinyl (they do make a stencil material but I didn’t have any). Laid the stencil on a dollar store mug and used a foam brush to apply a liberal amount (1/8 inch thick). I allowed it to sit for about 15 minutes before rinsing off with water and removing stencil. Worked great and love the final product. The tutorial mentioned some kind of clear paint you can coat it with to make it darker. I didn’t do that.

1) Cover up - according to the package, this product can instantly burn a hole in your skin. I wore jeans and a heavy sweatshirt...plus wrapped a t-shirt around my neck just-in-case(!) Bought some goggles at home depot ($3.89) and a pair of rubber gloves (about the same price). I looked like I was ready to fight a fire, but why risk it? 2.) The package says to dilute this stuff. After reading a few reviews I decided not to. 3.) Protect your sink. I placed a stack of newspaper in the bottom of my sink and used that as my work area. 4.) After you've donned all your protective gear, open the bottle and use a Q-tip to spread a thin layer of cream over each of your lenses. 5.) Set a timer for 15 minutes. 6.) After 15 minutes, rinse your lenses under running water. (don't take off your gloves until they're all clean! 6.) If you have areas that are white/smudgy, you may need to put another coat of cream on. Give it another 10 minutes and then rinse off. The first time I tried this, I put the cream on a small portion of one lens to test it out. I definitely recommend doing a test like this just-in-case your lenses are not the right material and you get a bad reaction. The first time I used this I only let it set for 5 minutes and that wasn't enough. There was white cloudy residue on the portion of the lens I had tested and I thought I had ruined my glasses! But realized it was still clear in areas where the AR coating had been missing, so I knew the cream had not ruined it. (i.e. if it did, the clear part would have been cloudy too.) So I realized I needed to leave the cream on longer. I did and it worked! My glasses look almost like new. I am so excited this worked!! :)))

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CLEANING GLASSES but I do what I want! You're not the boss of me!This took the scratched up anti glare coating off both my and my son's unusable glasses. He gained a spare pair and I didn't have to buy new ones. Definitely worth a try if your glasses are scratched so badly they are are not wearable.

Doesn’t smell too great but definitely does the job! Was nervous I wouldn’t have enough so I bought 2 bottles but a little goes a long way and it worked so well, that I’m happy I have the extra bottle!

I bought this product to use on my scratch plastic eye glasses. There are a ton of videos with people having great success using this on plastic eye glasses to remove scratches from the anti-glare coatings. I really didn't have anything to lose since they were badly scratched and needed replaced anyways. It did a pretty good job at removing most of the surface scratches but maybe I wasn't careful enough and some of the product got on the metal frames. Needless to say, It removed the paint from the frames as well. So the product is probably good for what it is meant for, but use caution if you use it on your glasses.

Tut was es soll. Ich bin sehr zufrieden, einziges Manko, es trocknet schnell und so hoffe ich,dass es die Wirkung nicht verliert beim ständigen öffnen.

These were nice for crafts at christmas time with the kids.

This stuff is wonderful, I have etched numerous bottles for accents. Highly recommend.

Flux mal ausgepackt und auf ein Marmeladenglas geträufelt, das Ergebnis ist wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe.Sehr zufriedenstellendDanke

Die beste Ätzcreme überhaupt!

Great product, works well on wine glasses

Item arrived on time and it was just as good as it said it was. Thank you very much

Really good.Work better on quality glass!

Great product! Worked perfectly

Works perfectly.

je me régale avec ce produit! Trop bien le gravage! enfin de la personnalisation qui tient au lave vaisselle!

Voglio essere rimborsata visto che non mi avete mandatoil mio i ordini... basta Ho aspettato troppo Non mi sembra una cosa corretta sono passati troppi mesi