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[Bill]

PuckDropper,

You asked me to report/review on the "Chemical Splash Goggles" from Lee Valley (on page 224 of their catalog) a few months ago.

I wore them for a couple hours while I was sanding some drywall compound recently. Indeed they do not fog. However, my glasses fog inside on them (it looks strange). As I found my (Stanley?) $2-3 goggles totally unusable due to fogging, the Lee Valley product has value.

They are a snug fit over my glasses--which are not all that big. But I realized that if that were not a snug fit, then they wouldn't provide as much protection.

There is a strip of rubber along the edge of the polycarbonate that makes a comfortable fit to the face. It readily comes off. I presume that it will determine the lifetime of the goggles as I doubt it is replaceable.

Let me know if you have any questions I might be able to answer. For $19.50, you can't go too far wrong on this, unless they don't go over your glasses.

Bill

[Puckdropper]

Bill wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Thanks Bill.

The goggles being a tight fit to the glasses isn't too surprising. One pair of chemical splash goggles I have require putting the glasses in the goggles first then putting the entire thing on. (Otherwise it will push the glasses back to an uncomfortable position.)

When I get fogging, it's very often the glasses fogging first. It might just be a trait of goggles over glasses. I wonder if some kind of forced ventilation might address it? Something like a small cell-phone vibrator motor and button cell battery, perhaps?

I've mostly eliminated the fogging problem by switching to a Trend Airshield Pro. It's got its own drawbacks (weight, comfort) but at least I'm not running in to a safety issue with glasses fogging up halfway through a cut.

Puckdropper

[none]

On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 03:20:21 -0400, Bill

Your only recourse would be to get lens with an anti fog coating for your glasses. Can't comment on the effectiveness of such a coating as I've never chosen that option when ordering my eye glasses.

[none]

On 28 Jun 2013 07:56:13 GMT, Puckdropper

As I mentioned to Bill, you can get an anti fog coating for eyeglasses. ~ Something you might consider the next time you get a prescription filled.

[Bill]

IIRC, my dad used to apply something to his glasses that was intended to prevent fogging. If such a product is available it shouldn't be too hard to track down these days.

Bill

[Bill]

Here's some stuff with a catchy name:

[jo4hn]

Or one can use a potato, e.g.

or

Honest, it's true. Would this face lie to you? mahalo, jo4hn

[Bill]

Thanks, I may give it a try sometime.

Bill

[Sonny]

On these hot days, it's difficult enough keeping your whistle wet, much less having extra spit to wet your goggles. You might assist your tongue, with some beers, for producing a sufficient amount of spit.

Sonny