I have a pair of 'older' goggles, which are in otherwise great shape, but the perimeter 'foam' has disintegrated. (have done site search on topic, nothing found...) They have been a great FAV of mine for decades (multiple interations/backups...). These happen to be yellow lens versions - which I cherish greatly for their visibility and fit (having small, narrow face for which kids/womens goggles seem to fit). And work great in poor light visibility conditions.
I'd like to put some new foam around the face contact perimeter and under the upper venting.
Has anyone attempted this ? successfully? suggestions?
The foam is more than 'comfort'. It adds just enough separation to keep fogging at a minimum. I have other yellow lens goggles, but none offer the clear/overall/peripheral vision of these.
any recommendations, comments?
Thanks a bunch!
Repairing the goggles was actually fairly easy after I determined what to use and stopped running around to Michael's craft store and Joanne's Fabric store and Home Depot etc. looking for foam that wouldn't work. Settled on the foam used between the sashes in a double-hung window for a window AC unit. Photo of most of the materials attached here.
First, clean up the remaining dry foam with a knife or small screwdriver and then clean the perimeter further with a Q-tip and the Goof Off liquid.
Then I used some tracing paper to outline the area that needed new foam. And then cut a piece of copy paper in the same shape as the tracing paper to have something more firm to use.
Then, using a
NEW blade in a craft/hobby pen knife, I cut 2 pieces of 1/8" thick strip of foam off the AC foam strip. Then I took the piece of paper in the shape of the foam needed and held it firmly and cut around it to the shape needed.
Then I used a small finishing nail to apply Shoegoo around the perimeter of the area where the foam would be placed.
Then, place the foam strip onto the Shoegoo (with the side that was cut facing to the inside of the goggles.) That will leave the outside of the foam nice and even versus the inside that would be impossible to cut perfectly. Let it dry and your good to go......thanks......j