Miscellaneous Best glue for acetate glasses frames

[greenstripe]

My partner's glasses have got a crack in the frame near the hinge, is there a glue that would work on acetate best? We just need to get them to hang on for a bit longer until we can get her a new pair. I'm sure that whatever type of glue I use it won't hold forever

 

[Targa]

For the most aesthetic repair it was traditional to wrap some elastoplast round it.

 

[Jimmymack]

Superglue will probably do it although I have a feeling that elastoplast is probably the best. I was in Sicily when my lens cracked into two pieces, superglue fixed that. Try the superglue first on a bit of similar plastic and see if it melts it, if it doesn't your off and free.

 

[jonf]

I'd be inclined to dribble in a little superglue then wrap some fine sewing thread round and round the repair, pulling tight, so the thread holds the split together. Then a tiny blob of glue on the end of the thread to keep it neat. Superglue is unlikely to knacker the acetate, but it might make the surface a bit cloudy.