X metals are metal, not plastic.

[stuss]

I haven't been really drunk for years. I used to spend weekends up in the mountains with friends, and i could polish off a bottle sitting by a campfire. I never really felt too bad the next day as long as i drank my whisky with a splash of water. Preferably water from the same river that fed the distillery.

I have not been sober in years..

 

[Numpty]

I think making this kind of blanket statement on the Oakley Forum parallels to going onto a Harley Davidson forum and saying that all Harleys should be kept the way they left the dealership. Most of the Harley owners I know start the customizing process at the dealer, before the bike registers mile one.

Of course I like to see X-Metals in good condition, with their original lenses, box, and accessories, but that is becoming more and more rare each year since production was terminated. To the OP, what will you do when the lenses in one of your X-Metals delaminate, or the earsocks or nosebombs of one of your X-Metals turn into a gelatinous mess? Whatever you do, they will no longer be original...

I don't think anyone on the forum seeks out mint, complete X-Metals for immediate customization. As a matter of fact, some forum members have offered up pristine X-Metals for sale or trade for the same pair in lesser condition, when customizing was the ultimate goal.

When you see a refinished X-Metal on this forum, it is likely because it was in need of TLC, and probably had unsightly surface damage (which you mentioned it difficult to work with).

Finally, Oakley did not sell all of their X-Metals in raw finish; they experimented with many different frame finishes, including finishes that don't feel like metal. My OEM 24K X-Squared does not feel like metal to me. Some expert on here can probably explain what he "24K" finish is, but I'm pretty sure it's not real raw gold

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I never said anything that i said.

 

[Numpty]

This place has corrupted me. I now own plastic Oakley's, and have had a couple of frames refinished.
My name is Numpty, and i haven't bought anything Oakley today.

 

[XxRuMKaxX]

This place has corrupted me. I now own plastic Oakley's, and have had a couple of frames refinished.
My name is Numpty, and i haven't bought anything Oakley today.

Watch that plastic trap... Don't know if you noticed my 6 threads of items I am dumping because I went way further down that rabbit hole than I ever should have...

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

This place has corrupted me. I now own plastic Oakley's, and have had a couple of frames refinished.
My name is Numpty, and i haven't bought anything Oakley today.

Ahem…We’re all a little “Mad” here

 

[stuss]

Ahem…We’re all a little “Mad” here

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Most definitely

 

[Numpty]

Ahem…We’re all a little “Mad” here

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I've got a pair of them too.

 

[XxRuMKaxX]

I like to say "The easy way to turn a 100 pairs collection into a 400 pairs collection is to add plastics to the list..."

 

[Yo Flawch!]

This place has corrupted me. I now own plastic Oakley's, and have had a couple of frames refinished.
My name is Numpty, and i haven't bought anything Oakley today.

Join us on the dark side of non-ethos Oakleys...

 

[Nortika]

Umm X-metals are part plastic