Sat on a pair of Ray Ban's, any way to get them fixed?

[PoPPeR]

I recently purchased a pair of Ray Ban's. I got them pretty cheap (well, compared to retail price at least) so I wasn't that mad when I accidently sat on them and bent them out of shape. I'm afraid i'm goign to break them if I keep trying to bend them into the correct position. Is there a place that will fix them for me or can I send them back to Ray Ban for a simple charge?

 

[Walleye]

take them to a pawn shop and ask if they really are ray bans.

 

[bernse]

Ray-Ban has a very forgiving warranty policy - they replaced a pair of Wayfarers I had after I took a softball in the head... even though they said it was for mfging defects.

HOWEVER, I think I needed my receipt. You are probably SOL.

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Heat up some salt, stick the frame in the warm salt and then try to bend it.

 

[PoPPeR]

shoudl've clarified, I got them cheap because I knew someone that worked at the store. They're authentic, I still paid 100$ for them, retail is about 155.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Do what Dog said.

 

[isekii]

why salt ?

 

[PoPPeR]

i can stick the frame along with the polarized lenses into the water?

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

No water, just salt.

The salt heats up the frame and makes the metal more malleable.

 

[PoPPeR]

so just put a bunch of salt into a pan/container, heat it up on the stove, and insert? Sorry, i'm new at this =/

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Yeah, you will want to do it on a low heat and stir it. Once the salt is nice and warm put the glasses in it for a few seconds to warm them up and then bend them little by little.

 

[PoPPeR]

will do, thx

 

[fr]

I've seen optometrists use hairdryers.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: fr
I've seen optometrists use hairdryers.

that's a heat gun, not a hairdryer. rather large difference....