Cotton with apron or fr overalls

[Chelly441]

Hi all, I do quite alot of welding and spannering at home the fun of having a landrover lol but recently I’ve been diving into alot more welding im on about my 4th jumper now jcb hoodies things like that but this last one the other day fully went up in flames and I had just managed to get it off, this was with the grinder as alot of the grinding I do seems to come right back at me and it’s unavoidable before someone says postition myself differently,
I’ve been looking at these biz5 overalls but not sure how good they are at holding up to constant sparks? And I do quite alot of crawling around on the floor, gearboxes etc and for £50 id rather not ruin them straight away and these only good for purely welding?
My options are get these bizweld overalls and hope they hold up or on the other hand would a set of %100 cotton overalls and a leather apron for the grinding be better it’s more the grinding im concerned about than welding but would also like some versatility for my spannering has anyone had these bizweld overalls and how did they hold up.

 

[Trevorleach]

I have two pairs of the bizweld ones, done a lot of welding in them, and have a lot of holes in them, admittedly they are not from regular sparks rather larger blobs of red hot metal from welding and oxy/acet work, all whilst working in awkward positions so I cannot move out of the way.
I would buy at least one to two sizes to big as they shrink quite a bit.

They seem to do at least two models above the bizweld, might be worth a look?

 

[Chelly441]

I have two pairs of the bizweld ones, done a lot of welding in them, and have a lot of holes in them, admittedly they are not from regular sparks rather larger blobs of red hot metal from welding and oxy/acet work, all whilst working in awkward positions so I cannot move out of the way.
I would buy at least one to two sizes to big as they shrink quite a bit.

They seem to do at least two models above the bizweld, might be worth a look?

I’ve ordered a pair of Amazon to try on for size and see how thick they are, sick of going through jumpers like there’s no tomorrow, obviously there’s a limit on how good a budget priced set can be for an all rounder type of use. I ordered my normal size but now you’ve said that I’ve had second thoughts if so I will just return them for the next size up I always have trouble with overalls being tight around the crotch especially when in a tight position or sitting down

 

[Chelly441]

I have two pairs of the bizweld ones, done a lot of welding in them, and have a lot of holes in them, admittedly they are not from regular sparks rather larger blobs of red hot metal from welding and oxy/acet work, all whilst working in awkward positions so I cannot move out of the way.
I would buy at least one to two sizes to big as they shrink quite a bit.

They seem to do at least two models above the bizweld, might be worth a look?

Got the medium as im fairly average size sleeves are too long but they can be rolled up but even then crouched down I think there a little to tight even though they looked massive before I put them on, i always have trouble finding overalls that fit well may order a large to try

 

[Barking Mat]

I buy cotton overalls every year or two, work pays, seem pretty welding, grinding, plasma cutting resistant.

I occasionally wear a leather apron.

 

[Cobbler]

I occasionally wear a leather apron.

With your gimp mask …..

 

[Morris]

I use Portwest heavy duty cotton overalls and find them to be very durable.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

If you expect to get pelted with Spatter, a leather welding jacket over your coveralls (FR or cotton) is the way to go.

FR overalls will give somewhat better protection against a (little) blob of molten metal or big violent spatter than regular cotton, but they will still destroy themselves in the process of stopping it.

If you're also using them for mechaniching, they will only remain FR if you regularly wash them to remove any oil (60°C, Non-Bio, no fabric conditioner).

I personally do use FR coveralls, but mostly because I like the fit of a particular brand (Roots Original)... I would definitely say that overalls that fit comfortably without being baggy or having folds the catch sparks or spatter is the biggest priority.

 

[Trevorleach]

Finally remembered to take pics of current overalls, Portwest Bizweld.
As you can see they hole quite easily when welding.

 

[500e]

Its Fire proof Socks I need

 

[Robotstar5]

Its Fire proof Socks I need

You can get Nomex socks I still have a pair from my rally rescue days.

 

[500e]

I also have those from sitting in the silly seat in rally cars for 20 years but never got them on welding

 

[Chelly441]

Finally remembered to take pics of current overalls, Portwest Bizweld.
As you can see they hole quite easily when welding.

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Had them for a week or two now, don’t fit the best but I can never find overalls that do the sleeves are always to baggy for me, almost gone through them with grinder sparks a few times but there holding up okay, like you said though the weld spatter goes straight through them still. Better than a jumper and jeans though.

 

[RWD3M]

I picked up an 'Arc Knight' welding jacket a years or so a go when I bought my most recent welding mask from Nozalls. Great piece of kit, quite stylish too!

 

[Morris]

I picked up an 'Arc Knight' welding jacket a years or so a go when I bought my most recent welding mask from Nozalls. Great piece of kit, quite stylish too!

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Perfect for nightclubs.

 

[DennisCA]

I bought navy surplus coveralls as work / welding coveralls. I feel it's as much money as I want to put into something that I am getting extremely dirty and oily with time

British Coverall, Dark Blue, Surplus

A dark blue coverall for Navy role-playing or normal stuff.

www.varusteleka.com

I have a green and blue one and both are now so grime impregnated that I think I need to boil them both in washing soda before tossing them into the washing machine.

The green ones I have welded a lot in this winter and they got no holes, were less than 20€ when I bought them two years ago.