Welding Helmet Recommendations

awheelterd said:
Yowzer! That's what I was thinking. When I get older I'm going ro have to get the dermatologist to check the bottom of my neck and top of my chest real good for cancers. My work shirts are button ups and during the summer in the shop I leave the top unbuttoned for a little extra air flow. I come home all the time with a perfect red triangle on days wield a lot.
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Or you could just put some sunscreen on it. You don't have to be old to get skin cancer.
 
^^^^ Truth
My grandmother was diagnosed with skin cancer at 34 and died at 40.
I try to wear sunscreen but don't always like I should.
 
@trailhugger will put some SPF 50 UVA/UVB stuff on my arms when I'm welding. Works better than wearing long sleeves.
 
sunscreen will help, however it wont block the full spectrum of UV rays. especially if you running a tig. The arc is fully exposed. best answer is to cover up
 
shawn said:
Or you could just put some sunscreen on it. You don't have to be old to get skin cancer.
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It's not a regular occurance. I normally button all the way up when I'm planning to be welding all day. What get me are the times when I think to myself "I'm only going to weld this one bracket" and next thing I know I've been welding for a few hours and didn't properly prepare.
 
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