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My First Custom Painted Frame

One of my inspirations was the original pair of M-Frames I had back in the mid 90's, that one had the carbon frames. Wish I still had that pair...
In about 2001, Oakley was running a promotional offer, if you sent back an old pair of M-Frames direct to Oakley (lens and frame), they would give you a $50 credit towards a new pair of M-Frames. I took them up on this and got a pair of Pro M-Frames, of which I still have like new, but worn as safety glasses at home working on stuff mostly. Anyway, I wish I kept the old ones and got the new ones too without the $50 credit.

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To PiesangKop_ZA:

I couldn't reply to your pm as I'm still a new member, and locked from doing so, and I'll post this here:

When I did this paintwork on the M2, I did not remove the ear stems I didn't want to risk breaking the ear stems or the hinges. All that was removed was the earsocks, and the wings and the icons.

To get the wings off, I carefully (and lightly) heated the ear stems with a heat gun on low setting where the wing goes through. This will help to expand the plastic and to soften it ever so gently. From there, I used a brass drift punch with a hammer and gave a sharp tap to knock them out from the back side (see pic). I used a heat gun on the lowest setting and moved it all around. I think a hairdryer would also work. Just don't overheat, keep it moving around the area. It should just be warm to the touch.
When using the drift punch to knock them out, I used 2 wood blocks with a gap between them where the frame and ear stems would rest in the middle for support.

When the wings were off, a little gentle heat was also used on the icons. They are held on by a sticky backed tape. I gently pried them off with a tiny screw driver. The icons are metal and come off easily.

When painting the frames, I used a small brass rod and taped them to the ear stems to keep it in the "open" position as I didn't want paint in the hinges.

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To PiesangKop_ZA:

I couldn't reply to your pm as I'm still a new member, and locked from doing so, and I'll post this here:

When I did this paintwork on the M2, I did not remove the ear stems I didn't want to risk breaking the ear stems or the hinges. All that was removed was the earsocks, and the wings and the icons.

To get the wings off, I carefully (and lightly) heated the ear stems with a heat gun on low setting where the wing goes through. This will help to expand the plastic and to soften it ever so gently. From there, I used a brass drift punch with a hammer and gave a sharp tap to knock them out from the back side (see pic). I used a heat gun on the lowest setting and moved it all around. I think a hairdryer would also work. Just don't overheat, keep it moving around the area. It should just be warm to the touch.
When using the drift punch to knock them out, I used 2 wood blocks with a gap between them where the frame and ear stems would rest in the middle for support.

When the wings were off, a little gentle heat was also used on the icons. They are held on by a sticky backed tape. I gently pried them off with a tiny screw driver. The icons are metal and come off easily.

When painting the frames, I used a small brass rod and taped them to the ear stems to keep it in the "open" position as I didn't want paint in the hinges.

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Thanks for the details!
Good to know that the icon wings will actually come out 👍
 
Thanks for the details!
Good to know that the icon wings will actually come out 👍
For what it's worth, I could not get them out without heating them. I tried before hand and those things are in there really tight. If you proceed with this, you'll find there's a locking tab inside that really holds them in.
Putting them back on was pretty easy though, they just snap right in.
 

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