Technical wearing glasses while working on cars

Paper towels are like sandpaper to lenses . When I was doing drywall & carpenter work , I'd wait until I could rinse the gl***es with water or gl*** cleaner, clean cotton is far better than paper , I'd keep an old clean T-shirt in the truck .

 

A friend of mine owned a dollar store. She had cheap reading gl***es stashed everywhere.

 

Glad it's not just me breaking and loosing them. I didn't opt for eye insurance this year, so I'am just using over the counter readers. Next year I sign back up for eye insurance so maybe I can get a better quality of frames. I will shop for some ***anium frames this time. I have some of the safety gl*** style with readers on the bottom, I find them really hard to see out of. Sweaty gl***es are never good.
Thanks for all the information.

 

LOL! It was my optometrist's suggestion. He said it had to be Bounty paper towels. They won't scratch your lenses. They always give me hell for my scratched up gl***es. I just tell them I don't work in a nice clean office.

 

I buy these, or something similar. They adhere with water to the inside of the lens. I have them in my Plasma gl***es, and lighted work gl***es from summit. If you break the gl***es you can transfer the lenses to a new pair easily. They are available in +1 and up.

 

I started wearing gl***es in 1963 and just had eye surgery last year! That changed things, I can see far away for the first time in near sixty years, but lost my up close vision! So now I have bifocal safety gl***es at the shop and reading gl***es from Wally World and the net all over the place! Probably twenty pairs! Also o now wear safety, bifocaled sun gl***es most of the time. These are things you just have to get use to!






Bones

 

MikeVV has the answer. ***anium frames cost the earth, but'll last 5-10 yrs. Or at least mine did, no bow-rotting at the temple-area, flexible frames/bows. As for the hinges breaking, if you go to safety gl***es, there are some that have "springs" in the hinges to keep the bows from bending & the hinges from breaking.

Helpful hint: when getting the new frames, simultaneously order ~6 proper screws for that pair of gl***es. I found out that there is nothing standardized about gl***es screw size/thread-pitch. & then *never* let any optometrist "fix" your gl***es, as they use larger self-threading screws & a ****s to cut off the extra length. Which makes a large mess out of that area, esp if you get another prescription put in - which is the whole point of ***anium gl***es anyways.

As for the side shields, they're worth having, but don't expect them to keep dirt/rust /debris out of your eyes - they won't! Only tight fitting unvented goggles will get you that. BTDT more than once.
Marcus...

 

I am on year 4 with my $15 each Walmart frames , broke the hinge on one pair , fixed it with wire & shrink tube , wear them to work. Use the other pair for " good"

 

Until you get a wooly booger while welding

 

You can get reader safety gl***es from Amazon in various configurations (1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0). They're $10 and durable as all get out. Double benefit of magnification and safety. I use them practically full-time in the shop; have them ****tered everywhere.

Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0744QB742/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_***le_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

I'm on my twentieth year with cheaters. What I've found is first of all, the wire frames simply can't handle the abuse.
Next comes the plastic frames. I've slept on them, stepped on them and abuse them. The only way that I retire a pair is when the screw backs out of the hinge or the stem comes off. They are cheap.
Best bet is to buy cheaters from a regular safety gl***es manufacturer. A lot of us will recall the old Buddy Holly type that we wore at work back in the day. Used them until the scratches became intolerable and then got a new pair from the boss. They never failed.

 

As for the screws backing out I steal my wife's clear nail varnish and dab a bit on the screw heads.
(I wonder how many pages this thread will go to before somebody complains about the non traditional content?)

 

I have cheap readers also. Funny thing is though if I get a visitor or helper they will grab a set to see what I am doing. Everyone laughs about it.

 

I can buy 10 pair from the dollar store for $10 , they don't need to be durable !

 

I'm in the same boat. Not a cheap fix, but my prescription Rayban Wayfares have been through the ringer. Dropped, hit, sprayed with chemicals, etc. and they still look great.

 

I wore eye gl***es starting at 7 years old . Catching hard ball for years and life wearing them was tough for years . 2 years ago I had eye surgery . 20/20 vision at distance now . No matter if I wore eye gl***es or now , some type of safety gl***es always on when working . New eyes still are not available at HF last time I checked . Sorry to be a wise *** but sometimes , it takes that to drive the thought of safety for your eyes Hóme .

 

If I don't wear my gl***es while working on cars, the quality of most of my work goes way down, with the exception of body work, which gets way smoother, because I do it by feel, with my eyes closed.

 

I've got cheaters on the work bench but when wrenching on a car I've got a couple of pairs of prescription safety gl***es. Side shields, big lenses, ANSI, light weight and very comfortable. Won't slide around or fall off. Fit is pretty tight to your face so they keep grindings and other **** out of your eyes especially when working under a car.
One pair is heavy tinted for outdoor work which really makes a difference if you're wrenching outside on a bright day.

https://ezopticalnh.com/product/3m-eagle-safety-gl***es/

 

the last of its kind from the way back era.

Hello,

The trips to the family doctor for removal of little bits of flying stuff happened one too many times when we were actively working on our hot rod stuff. So, from that experience, even the smallest work on the 327 powered 40 Ford Sedan Delivery, later on, required clear lens gl***es. Back then the only protective gl***es were the modified goggles and it seemed a troublesome thing to always put them on when working.

As the years rolled on, any work in the garage or yard required clear lens gl***es for any work. Cutting hard tree branches that I knew would throw off sharp pieces to the soft tall plants that could be cut despite the soft residue coming off with each saw stroke. Protective gl***es were the norm.

I have used the above brown, horned rim style gl***es for quite some time. That is the third pair, as the original and second team units ended up scratched and pitted for a “not so clear vision” when working. Just think of the stuff that caused the scratched surface of the protective gl***.

Jnaki

Over the years of sailing, we found that these sungl***es straps work the best and fit a variety of tips of sungl***es or simply gl***es of all kinds. No more lost gl***es or ones that fall off during activity in the garage, inside of cars, the yard or on a heeled over sailboat on the ocean.

Note: But if those original horn rimmed, shop gl***es bite the dust, several replacement ones have been selected for the future. Even for these tired, old eyes, catch-all straps and all… stay safe. Thinking back to when we were little kids, the local music teacher and several old women instructors during our school days, had a variety of gl***es straps hanging on to their gl***es. Back then, we equated them with "Granny" old folks... Ha!

 

I got some at granger. I really like them. heavy duty, and full lenses which are larger. https://www.googleadservices.com/pa...u9nYv_H5AhW4LzQIHRoZDp4Qww8oAnoECAEQHQ&adurl=

 

Thanks for the tip, I will look at the ones from Grainger.

 

You can get magnification lens for your welding helmet @most welding stores
or Harbor freight. Generally, 2 lens in a package, no need for gl***es when welding & no fuss changing gl***es.

 

Years ago when I was a mechanic at a local dairy, Tony, the head mechanic's father worked there as well. Tony owned his own welding business and fab shop back in the day. He could weld just about anything but age had taken its toll on his close up vision. So he had a magnification lens in his welding helmet like @BURN OUT BOB refers to. Every now and again his son, who was a competent welder himself would pick up his dad's welding helmet by mistake only to immediately rip it off with some appropriate cuss words about the damn magnifying lens. Fast forward 20 or so years and his son had to put a magnifier lens in his own welding helmet. Wish they were both here today so we all could have a good laugh about it.

 

So sorry to hear about your friends Tim but it still is funny. I had trouble keeping on my weld until I got the lens a few years back. I get new gl***es every three years even tho my vision hasn't changed, they get pretty scratched up.

 

I found that either over the ear hooks that have a little rubber doohickey that slides over the arm, to hold them on- popular with jewelers- or just safety gl***es with really springy plastic arms work.

Problem then is the things stay on your face but then the sweat drips down onto the lenses and obscures your view!

 

I have safety gl***es with bifocals in vending machine at work

 

I finally got tired of dealing with gl***es period. I have been buying cheap cheaters for the past few years to see up close and finally decided to try a multi-focal contact. Pretty amazing actually and don’t have to crash my head into stuff when I wore gl***es on top of it as much.

 

Maybe these from way back when?
Charlie Weaver Bartender Vintage Invisible Temple Huggers

 

Have a buddy Navin that recommended these to me for slipping safety gl***es (when it's hot in the shop). Optigrabs......work like a charm. 2 for $12.00 on Amazon.

 

Another of the many benefits of reaching senior age, I buy the cheaters in the different numbers for the different situations I get in Putzin with my stuff, I don't like the bifocal lenses and I seem to break/loose gl***es so the cheap readers work for me. Always safety gl***es over cheaters when required.