Welding is a skilled trade that requires significant investment when it comes to safety gear. Personal Protective Equipment is important when it comes to protection, but let’s face it: buying new gear is expensive. So, how do you maintain your welding PPE without breaking the bank?
Safety on a Budget: Maintaining Your Welding PPE Without Breaking the Bank
Prevention is Key in Maintaining Welding PPE
The best way to save money on welding PPE is to take extra care of it. Here’s how:
- Establish a Cleaning Routine: Establish for yourself a cleaning routine that works for you and your schedule.
- Proper Storage: Make sure you take extra precautions when it comes to storing your welding PPE. The way you store your leather welding clothing or FR welding clothing is a big factor in extending the life of your welding gear. Having a well-protected, well-ventilated, and dry location is always ideal.
- Inspect Regularly: Before each use, take a closer look at your welding PPE and look for signs of wear and tear. By doing this, you can fix minor damages.
Smart Repairs
If you’ve got minor damages, it doesn’t mean you need to replace your entire gear. You can consider these easy fixes:
- Replace worn out parts: If you inspect regularly, you are able to replace worn out parts before they become a bigger problem. This could mean replacing a button or two
- Sew it up: As simple as this sounds, patching up small holes or sewing a few things in your welding clothing can help extend the life of your welding PPE.
- DIY Cleaning Solutions: There are a lot of DIY cleaning solutions that would work for the type of welding clothing you have. Just make sure you get advice from legitimate and reliable sources.
Know When to Replace Your Welding PPE
When you’ve done all you can to maintain your welding PPE, there comes a time when you definitely need to replace them. Read the full blog on 5 Signs to Know When it’s Time to Get New FR Clothing.
Just remember there are 2 reasons why you should get rid of old FR clothing. One, your garment can no longer be repaired, or two, it’s too soiled with flammable contaminants that it’s impossible to remove by cleaning solutions or through the laundry.
These are just a few welding clothing tips you need to know to make sure you maintain and extend the life of your welding PPE. But if you need new gear, visit our webshop and shop now!
