Something not often budgeted in to a restoration is injury to one's self. I
was using the angle grinder with goggles, but still felt like something had
hit my eye. I looked for days and saw nothing. Finally about the fourth day
I saw it. The doctor spent all of 3 minutes with me and had the offending
particle out in 20 seconds. The cost? $257 and that was after the insurance
"adjustment" (I'm still a long way off from my $2,000 deductible) otherwise,
it would have been $330. I guess at the expense of my Tiger restoration I am
paying for the restoration of say.... a GT-40 the doctor might perhaps own.
Apparently the particle just slipped throught the lower vent hole on the
face tight wrap-around goggles. Had I purchase goggles that have a
"blocking" type of vent, this likely would have been prevented, but I didn't
even know they existed (that is why I am telling you). Now in addition to
the "new type" goggles I am using a face shield. A real pain when under the
car.
Anyway, check your goggle type and be as safe as you can. At least for me
this time it was only money and not my eye.
Tom Witt B9470101
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