Red Dwarf 136 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 I know that this is waaay of topic for BMW forum but I'm hoping that someone might have and idea (that I haven't tried yet)... I've got a pair of very early (low serial number) Oakley Juliets that I want to restore to original... Unfortunately a couple of years ago while overseas I took them into a Oakley re-seller to have the arms tightened and their pet gorilla ended up rounding off one of the screws to a point of it resembling a rivet! I've been looking for an easy-out smaller than size 1 with no luck... Tried diamond paste without success... tried most of the Yoo-Toob methods this side of solder! (rubber bands/angled slot drives etc etc) and nothing seems to shift it... Anyone got any other ideas I can throw at this as I'd really like to put them back into service... Cheers Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 459 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Maybe try a jeweller? If it was normal sized you'd drill it out right? I believe jewellers have small drills etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dwarf 136 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Yeah... I'm off to a watchmaker on Tuesday but I thought I'd give it one more go over the weekend... Thanks for the suggestion though... Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwhelan 232 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 I know that this is waaay of topic for BMW forum but I'm hoping that someone might have and idea (that I haven't tried yet)... I've got a pair of very early (low serial number) Oakley Juliets that I want to restore to original... Unfortunately a couple of years ago while overseas I took them into a Oakley re-seller to have the arms tightened and their pet gorilla ended up rounding off one of the screws to a point of it resembling a rivet! I've been looking for an easy-out smaller than size 1 with no luck... Tried diamond paste without success... tried most of the Yoo-Toob methods this side of solder! (rubber bands/angled slot drives etc etc) and nothing seems to shift it... Anyone got any other ideas I can throw at this as I'd really like to put them back into service... Cheers Mike i was going to say a drop of solder but failing that 5 min araldite or locktite on the end of say a (welding rod) should hold,there can't be that much resistance in a screw that small Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dwarf 136 Report post Posted April 24, 2015 Cheers... Might give it a try... Forgot about Araldite, although this thing's more stuck than Dumbo in an dustbin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 1945 Report post Posted April 25, 2015 Tried just a little heat? Or is it too close to the lens? Maybe hold the tip of a soldering iron on the screw to heat just that point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dwarf 136 Report post Posted April 29, 2015 Cheers Dan... The lenses are toast anyway so I gave that a crack before posting... the pet gorilla a pretty good job on it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FRT 144 Report post Posted April 29, 2015 Easy, try a TIG welder, grind tungsten to a fine fine point, at a 22 degree angle at 1amp or less touch screw with this and do a dud start . Tungsten will be welded on, then twist out. This method is guaranteed to work every time, 60% of the time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
