Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?

cd

On 03/08/2014 16:25, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?

cd

I use smartphone screen protectors, you can get 5 covers for 99p
delivered on ebay. Depending on size of goggles, but I find the Samsung
S3 screens need the least trimming for me.

"Cursitor Doom" wrote in message
...

Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?

cd

My grit blasting helmet has several layers of film sandwiched in a rubber
holder that can be peeled off one by one as they get scratched

Andrew

On Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:25:24 +0200, Cursitor Doom wrote:

Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?

My grit blast cabinet has stick on removable plastic sheets similar to tearoffs
used in motor racing only significantly thicker. 'kitchen' cling film is not
really the same stuff at all as tearoffs.

Can't see the point in buggering about sticking film on when you can buy goggles
for just under a quid (plus VAT) from CPC, albeit for dust only with no impact
protection. Decent goggles specified for impact use (I prefer 3M stuff) last
better than cheapies and scratch less, and when they get too scratched to use or
the headband elastic fails (which takes maybe two years) they get thrown away.

If you are grinding a lot then a face guard with a replaceable visor is only
about 6 quid from toolstation and keeps the worst of the crap off your face and
the goggles.


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On 03/08/2014 17:24, Yendor wrote:

So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm?


cling film is very thin and also unsure how optically clear it would be
..... a rip away film needs to be a bit thicker.



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On Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:25:24 +0200, Cursitor Doom
wrote:

Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?


Have you tried the trick of using a gentle jet of water to flush the
dust away (as you would when washing a motor vehicle's paintwork)?
--
J B Good

On Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:03:07 +0100, Johny B Good
wrote:

On Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:25:24 +0200, Cursitor Doom
wrote:

Hi all,

We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?


Have you tried the trick of using a gentle jet of water to flush the
dust away (as you would when washing a motor vehicle's paintwork)?

Oh crikey yes. Anything's better than wiping!

On Sunday, August 3, 2014 4:25:24 PM UTC+1, Cursitor Doom wrote:

Hi all,
We all know goggles don't last 5 minutes before they become so
scratched up they're impossible to see through. These scratches
typically arise as a result of us wiping "dust" off the lenses (this
isn't household "dust" it's usually abrasive particulates formed from
grinding and sanding activities).
So.... has anyone tried taking a brand new pair of cheap goggles and
protecting them with a layer of clingfilm? You know, like the racing
drivers do. I'm just thinking maybe the useful life of these wretched
things could be extended indefinitely by the addition of a little
clingfilm. Anyone tried it?
cd

Once I was short of indirect vent goggles, and had some unwanted direct vent that I noticed had the same shape of optical plastic, so swapped the piece over to the indirect vent set. Not something Icba to do normally, but at the time it was the quickest solution.

I'd be surprised if cling was clear enough and offered much protection. Try it & tell us.


NT