Technical wearing glasses while working on cars

I need to wear reading gl***es while working on the truck, I can't see up close anymore. The hinges always seem to break at the wrong time. Does anyone have any suggestions on heavy duty gl***es that hold up while working?

 

Depending on your cl***es prescription you can buy goggles that are prescription made for motorcycle riders. They look a little "goofy" but they work.

 

I wear "cheater" safety gl***es, they're bifocal. Helps me see details when I look down, otherwise normal vision.

Go back in time, they used to make good reading gl***es. Or shop around, look at the more expensive ones.

 

Not exactly cheap, but my gl***es frames are made of "***anium" ! They will take all kinds of bending, tweaking, being ripped off of your head without any damage.
There are two ***anium materials. One is very tough, and not...bendable. Then there is the other material, that does bend and will go back to the original position. I've never tried to see exactly...how much of a bend they will endure...but while a normal day, both under the hood, OR under the car, in the last 35 years or so...no broken frames, or hinges.

Then a lanyard (or piece of string) tied to the ear pieces that wraps around my neck to keep them from falling on the ground. They may get pulled off of your head, but will stay around your neck to save the lenses.
I also pay a little extra for the scratch "resistant" coating. This also goes a long way in keeping them usable...see through !

Mike

 

Or you can do what I do, buy the cheap 3 pack of reading gl***es from walley world in your preferred magnification and not worry about fn them up. Biggest problem I find is focal length.

 

I’ve had the ***anium frames they lasted me for years all the sudden they just fell apart…but I never had to have them readjusted.
You know if you work under a lift you can have buy or trifocals made upside down so you can see your details working on the bottom of a car…

 

I have three pairs of ***anium gl***es. New ones for inside the house, two that are older and have some lens scratches and are reserved for the shop. The older ones are at least 5 years old, but my prescription has changed very little so still usable. Non of the three have ever failed and I bet I've banged them into hard things a hundred times.
They are all progressive bifocals and even work under a hood to weld, If I'm careful with the angle of view.

I also have some of the cheap little readers, 3/4" high lens that you look over for distance vision. they work ok too, and I don't have to worry about damaging them.

 

I get prescription safey gl***es from work.
One cool feature, I can order them with the cheater on the bottom or top.

 

Over 10 years ago I had Lasik eye surgery. Over the years my 20/20 correction deteriorated to about 20/40. I can still see without gl***es but I see a lot better with gl***es for distance. Problem is that I have to remove them to see up close. Inevitably I end up taking my gl***es off and set them down to see up close. Then I walk away since I can see OK without gl***es and 5 minutes later when I realize I don't have them on I can't remember where I set them. Vision issues and CRS don't go well together.

 

I've worn gl***es since my early 30's and Bifocals for most of that time.
I need new gl***es now and want to order a pair with just the close up lenses for welding and close work.

 

I am 20 200 near sighted. I don’t like bifocals or progressives. so I takeoff my gl***es when I need to see something close but then there’s a problem if I’m working on a car at arms length… it’s just out of focus. so I got a set of progressives that I will use in that situation.

 

I use the cheap reading gl***es, I buy the ones with the thicker type frames with a big lens. I buy in bulk and have all different strengths.

 

I get mine at the Base Exchange off of the spinner rack. I have about 30 pair for when they do break.
Sometimes the hinges get very tight and I can't close them.

 

Had mine done in 2002. I recently found out that the Lasik will only last 10 to 17 years. Mine lasted 18 years.
It was still the best thing I ever did for myself other than Airborne.

 

My prescription gl***es do that so I just dribble a bit of WD40 on the hinges and wipe off the excess.

 

Me too, Lasik lasted 20+ years, I need cheaters from time to time and the times are increasing.
I learned that lasik changes the shape of the eye enough that contacts are basically out of the equation.

 

As a kid I read where Teddy Roosevelt had 10 pairs of gl***es sewn in to the lining of his jacket when he went up San Juan hill. I found that odd. Now a days I think 14 would be the minimum I would take. Cheap skate tip.....buy the 3 pak readers,and when the sides break JB weld them back on solid.Leave them all over the house,and garage,and wonder how they all end up in the pick up truck.

 

Dollar store ,buy 2 pair at a time , work good under the welding hood , different pair for non close up vision .

 

Damn dude, just where are you sticking your head that breaks the hinges on your gl***es? Must be a tight hole!

I've worn bifocals for years, I have had an occasional limb knock them off when dragging something out of the bushes or maybe something on a car do the same, but that is few and far between. My problem is sweat. Here in the Deep South, where the humidity can be 90% or more some days, I sweat like hell and my gl***es slide down my nose. Haven't found a way to prevent that yet other than staying in the AC!

 

I bought the Foster Grant ***anium cheaters at Walmart. They survived me well and have no distortion. The cheap gl***es often have distortion around the edges that can be subtle but hurt the eyes after a while or just nauseating to wear. Optometrist told my friend to go to Walmart and pick out a good pair of readers. If one eye was different then buy the pair for right and a pair for the left then swap the lenses to make a comfortable pair. I park my bifocals and use readers for close or awkward work they give me good vision for about a 4-5fy radius. Slightly lower power than for reading with good clarity at arms length and perfect for work. I have only broken one pair over the years as I went up in powers. I had readers in my truck, on the dresser, in the garage and everywhere. Never had to look hard to find a pair.

 

Bite the bullet and get prescription safety gl***es. My last pair were AOSmith that I got through work well before I retired. Had the lenses upgraded to my new prescription, and now have another pair of unknown brand after I had cataract surgery.

Get the side shields while you’re at it. They may look ****y, but if they keep one piece of rust or grinding debris out of your eye, they’re worth it.

I bought ***anium frames for my regular gl***es for probably twenty year, and liked them, but my last pair is stainless. To tell the truth, both are quite durable.

After my cataract surgery, I tried drug store readers and sungl***es. Broke three pair within a month. The first gl***es I broke in fifty years. Don’t waste your money.

 

The VA gave me ***anium frame gl***es, tough as heck and so light you almost forgot you have them on

 

By the time I fit my gl***es, hearing aids and a headlamp, I don't even bother with stuff I don't really need, like pants.

 

Been using cheap reading gl***es for 20 years or so. Got a pair in every car now days. Always either on my nose, or on top of my head. Never set them down or they run away. Buy em by the dozen on ebay

 

What I find is that if I don't manage to break them, I scratch them or lose them.
Then as you age, your vision will deteriorate and you need a different prescription.
So no gl***es will last me more than a year usually, and some a lot less.

Based on that I buy the cheap dollar store gl***es and don't worry about it when I need some more. Usually buy several pairs, bout $3/$5 each. I also get one with a slightly higher strength visually just for welding. I get some really ugly one (black plastic frame) and then I know its the one for welding and I don't wear them by mistake. Welding usually has my face a little closer than reading does, and the slightly stronger magnification makes the weld easier to see.

 

I've not broken a pair of gl***es in years and years. I still have to get them replaced about every year. Somehow or another, even though being aware and as careful as possible, I still scratch the hell out of them. Those scratches bug the **** out of me. I have progressive lenses, and they rarely leave my face. But they do live in a harsh environment. Welding and grinding, dirt race tracks, the dusty farm etc, etc. I use lens cleaner and Bounty paper towels to clean them when I'm in the shop. I quit using my shirttail to clean them, but I'm not having any luck.

 

I use these....clear safety gl***es with bifocal readers - your choice of magnification. 18 bucks for 2 pair on Amazon.

 

Another vote here for ***anium. I have one pair for my desktop computer and another, stronger power, on the nightstand for up close reading. I've made a hard-n-fast rule for myself that there are only 2 places in the house where I will allow myself to set them down. One is at my desktop and the other is on a particular dresser in the master bedroom. Everywhere else is off limits. I'll also hook them on my T-shirt collar....... which reminds me, sometimes, in the bathroom, I might not be wearing a shirt so I set them down and "lose" them occasionally.
My wife and I eat out about once a week and I like to "dress up" in a Hawaiian shirt instead of my habitual 'T'. 75% of the time I forget to slip my readers in my shirt pocket as we head out. So my wife has to read the menu to me........ makes me feel like she should also tie a bib on me and wipe my face.

 

My reading gl***es dollar store is now a $1.25 store ... grumble, grumble, grumble.

 

I buy a grade above cheap reading gl***es in three packs at Costco and have a pair in multiple places. Never had a frame failure yet, and the quality is very good.