Half x wear and lenses cracking

[Monster6]

what should I do about the finish on the frames? Before I do something and regret it I'd like some expert advice. And is the cracking on the lenses normal from use and when I replace them is there something I an do to prevent it from happening again? Thanks in adv

ance

 

[THE X-MAN]

Sell them for whatever you can get while they are still functioning.

 

[Monster6]

But I like the half x

Sell them for whatever you can get while they are still functioning.

 

[beau1890]

Not a lot you can do about the Carbon finish to keep it OEM. You can always get a flat black cerakote done for it from any of the guys who custom frames. As for the lenses. That's been a problem with most every style of half rim metal frames whether they be wire or X metal. Stress caused from the slight bend you get when taking them on and off. My wife's Half Wires which are very similar to Half X in the way the orbital and lenses are shaped did that very same thing over time even though they were spring hinge stems like the Half X. You could try the "Romeo" method of putting them on and off. That'd be putting them on like goggles, but since they are also spring hinge stems, theoretically that should be absorbing most of the stress anyway, just doesn't work out in real life that way.

As for @THE X-MAN's suggestion, if I am reading him right He's merely pointing out that you have a frame that's sort of a ticking time bomb before those hinges break and they then become useless. I don't think anyone has come up with a simple fix or aftermarket hinge replacement for them breaking to this day.