To anybody who welds daily or at home im sure you have had welders flash. Best aid to welders flash that I have found is to cut a potato into slices and rest it on your eyes. Sounds odd I know but next time you have welders flash try it. :thumb:
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- Thread starter Muff
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good advice!!! I do a lot of welding however welders flash has never been a issue for me. I can stare at the arc and never really been bothered. I guess my eyes are not that sensitive. I do know a few people that can glance for a second and they end up screwed for a night . Ill pass this on thanks.
Hmm very interesting, I haven't had a problem with weld flash though, but I'm always using a helmet.
Ive never got flashed at the shop welding, we do horizontal boring and sometimes when two guys are welding a pipe together in a bore pit we get flashed by the other guy on accident. One to many times and boom wake up at midnight rubbing the crap outta your eyes and lookin for potatoes!
I'm not sure how true this is but I was told if you get flashed to look at something bright like a light. For some reason I guess that's better than shutting your eyes.
Vicks vaporub on your eye lids (not in your eyes). Works better than potatoes, but if potatoes is all that you have, I found that shredded works better than slices.
Sweet hopefully i dont have to try that anytime soon but ill remember for next time.
I got it once from stick welding with out a helmet, I had some I drops from when I had to get a piece of steel pulled out of eye, it worked. I have heard about using potatoes, but never tried it.
I don't even know how to weld... And still some how managed to get welders flash, I just wrap a bandana "blind samurai" style with sliced potatoes on my eyes.
I whine and cry a lot- but in a manly way.
I whine and cry a lot- but in a manly way.
I'm guessing with out a helmet?
Just curious, are welders supposed to wear long sleeves to help with the UV rays?
I really like hot showers in the mornings. Nothing like washing your face bright and early and burning the piss out of your already burnt eyelids. Who needs coffee after that
Nothing like welding in a sleeveless shirt and then working out side in the hot summer sun. In my sleeveless shirt. Makes me happy. Especially when I know its my own fault.
I dont really get flashburn. but chilled cucumber slices work just something cold.
also if you weld on galvinized metal and breath the smoke its really bad on your stomach I hear. Not sure how it gets in your stomach but they say to drink milk.
also if you weld on galvinized metal and breath the smoke its really bad on your stomach I hear. Not sure how it gets in your stomach but they say to drink milk.
