Great Safety Goggles?

[Bull]

Anyone have a pair to recommend? I have plenty of safety glasses, but when I am working under a car on stands, I have all too often had rust or some other abrasive **** fall into the gap around my eyes left by glasses. It happened just today but thankfully the rust flake got stuck right in the corner of my eye and did not get under the lid. Goggles would prevent this, but the pairs I have had in the past were too bulky and in cramped quarters I would always bump them against something and they'd twist up against my face. This creates like a "Hulk smash" feeling in my chest.

USA made would be preferable.

 

[srmofo]

I'd look into riding googles or similarly sky diving googles. They have foam around the lip to make them comfortable and keep things out

 

[retrobuilder]

Uvex goggles are great and fit better than 3M.

 

[outdoorsman310]

yeah dirt bike goggles would be good. they are pretty light and have foam. the strap is grippy though so it could pull at your hair if it is long. the "basic" pairs are lighter

 

[Crow Horse]

I use the DeWalt Concealers at work and at home. They can take a lot of abuse and have replaceable lenses.......

 

[mech-tech]

I work for a large oilfield company and our safety guy is constantly policing us for our safety glasses. We ultimately had a guy from 3M come over and give us a safety class on eye wear. After test fitting several people with several style glasses, they found the 3M Virtua glasses to have an almost perfect fit on everyone. They have enough flex to adjust to the contours of your face and have foam around them to seal off the gap you described. Also if you put the style of lanyard that can be tightened behind your neck, they will cause those safety glasses to pull tight against your face sealing off the tiny gap that is left. They come in clear, UV, and indoor/outdoor lenses. That is the type we now use in our shop. They are around $9 online. They also explained to us that after 3 or 4 cleanings the anti-fog coating usually starts coming off of most safety glasses, thats why you are supposed to use the cleaning packets for safety glasses, they don't damage the coating like regular rags do. Also they told us if you use safety goggles, they must have covered vents as to keep any dirt from going into the vents and getting into your eyes. No matter which safety glasses you choose, any gap big enough to fit the tip of your pinky finger into is DEFINITELY not the right ones for you cause they are not protecting your eyes if they have that large of a gap.

Here is what we are given to use
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AEXKR4C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[tribbles]

Any suggestions for those of us with prescription eyewear (besides contact lenses or Lasik)?

 

[Crow Horse]

If you have small framed glasses, the DeWalts will fit over them......

 

[Audiocrazy28]

Every time I wear googles I can't stop them from fogging up. So my choice is just a HF face shield. Works great and priced right.

 

[retrobuilder]

Face shields are great in a shop but if under a car on jack stands they are a pita. I used a face shield changing an oil pan and was better than nothing but keot falling off or hitting the frame.

For under glass goggles both 3M and Uvex make those. Many of the one size fits all goggles poorly fit smaller faces. Uvex makes a bifocal goggle but the veiwing area is small.

 

[RedneckWelder]

My recommendation is going to be high dollar, but it's going to be a really good one, and your eyes are priceless after all.

The issue with goggles is they fog up very easily, and for me, even the antifog solution doesn't really help much with that. Plus with the airflow blocked off it makes it uncomfortable for me.

A goggle with a fan helps with that, and Revision makes some excellent eyeware, including goggles. http://www.revisionmilitary.com/product/desert-locust-fan-goggle-system/

 

[Monte]

http://www.honeywellsafety.com/USA/...ace_Protection.aspx?tid=886&bid=0&hid=0&iid=0

 

[Elvenhome21]

at work we use UVEX glasses that have a gasket around the lenses. The a gasket glasses are required when we work around the wheelabrators these glasses do a really good job keeping out the steel shot. Only part that ***** is on hot days they fog up because they dont breathe.

 

[PT Doc]

I was surprised how well these fit my head. Even with eyeglasses on.

http://t.harborfreight.com/splash-resistant-safety-goggle-97140.html

 

[cheechi]

Every time I wear googles I can't stop them from fogging up. So my choice is just a HF face shield. Works great and priced right.

Technically you are supposed to wear safety glasses under a face shield.

I was surprised how well these fit my head. Even with eyeglasses on.

http://t.harborfreight.com/splash-resistant-safety-goggle-97140.html

This is what I was going to suggest also. They fit well and aren't worse than wearing any other safety goggles I've used.

I wish the dewalt concealer or the uvex was sold locally. I'd like to try them on.