# Ask the Sunglass Consultant! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323 "2004-03-09T18:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/81 "2004-03-18T08:14:50Z")
\bump\ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/82 "2004-03-23T01:02:18Z")
Alright, I’m bumping this ONE more time, then letting it die. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/83 "2004-03-23T13:37:35Z")
I havw seen some very expensive sunglasses (Zeiss) with red lenses…why would you want them? Also, are blue lenses a good idea? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/84 "2004-03-23T17:26:58Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I havw seen some very expensive sunglasses (Zeiss) with red lenses…why would you want them? Also, are blue lenses a good idea? They appear to be shooting glasses which generally means they don’t do anything for you in high-brightness conditions. The more extreme lens colors tend to provide greater contrast, but will sometimes filter one color very poorly. ---
**Author:** ![NadaHappyCamper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/85 "2004-03-28T20:04:02Z")
i have the dangdest time getting good quality flip up clip ons ,can you help please? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/86 "2004-03-28T20:40:06Z")
> [@NadaHappyCamper](#): > > i have the dangdest time getting good quality flip up clip ons ,can you help please? 😕 The flip-up clip on has mostly gone the way of other 80’s icons, which is to say, they are no longer cool. Regular clip-ons are still pretty easy to find… but you can find decent- not great- quality flip clips [here.](http://www.sun-bar.com/flip_r.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/87 "2004-06-08T02:49:51Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Thanks for the info, but why no alcohol? I was flicking through the thread and noticed one of the things I said earlier was sorta wrong. While alcohol will degrade certain types of polycarbonate and CR (resin) lenses, it won’t do anything to glass. It’s ammonia (which you’ll also find in Windex) which will damage _all_ lenses. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/88 "2006-08-21T06:35:48Z")
Haven’t offered this service in awhile, since I’ve been off the boards for 18 months, so I thought I’d give this a bump. So come on, people, ask. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/89 "2006-08-21T13:41:30Z")
I want a pair of perscription red-baron goggles, perhaps with self-tinting lenses. Where would I get some of those? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/90 "2006-08-21T18:40:14Z")
As the zombies come out, squinting in the bright sunlight… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323/91 "2006-08-21T21:45:10Z")
**Really Not All That Bright** , please don’t bump threads over two years old . . . even if you’re the OP. Start a new thread and link to the old one. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-sunglass-consultant/233323.md?page=4)