SPIDERMAN plastic lens covers or not?

[GF]

I'm anxiously waiting for my spidey4fun suit, before shipping he had offered me the option to add his new antifog plastic lens cover over the mesh but I didn't take them to improve ventilation, I assume with only the mesh the mask will be more vented, but I'm not sure I took the right decision and it's too late now, unless I can add them by precisely cut them to shape and pressure fit them in place, it's just a thin flat plastic cover, from what I was told they are glued behind the eye frames then backed with the fine metallic mesh. Here's photos of my actual costume without the plastic lens covers.

GFollano

 

[n0regret5]

lol. if it makes you feel any better the mesh does look pretty cool.
i have no idea if what you want to attempt is possible so best of luck

 

[GeektressGalore]

I've done a Lady Deadpool costume with white spandex over the eyes. In my experience, it's a lot better to have something at least seperating the fabric/mask from your eyes. It's uncomfortable to wear, blink, etc. I would have gone with the plastic lens covers. The mask would have been well ventilated enough.

Of course, that's just me. I'm in no way an authority on Spiderman costumes, but I thought I'd offer my opinion.

 

[GF]

I would have gone with the plastic lens covers. The mask would have been well ventilated enough. Of course, that's just me. I'm in no way an authority on Spiderman costumes, but I thought I'd offer my opinion.

Thank you for the inputs,

my regret is more about the looks not worried about the comfort, I'm sure the mesh alone will offer more ventilation. I was told unless antifog plastic lens is used regular plastic will fog up within 5 minutes just by me breathing, that means it gets hot in the mask and is not ventilated enough, my question should have been, do I sacrifice the look to get more comfort?

GFollano

 

[glitterbomb]

Thank you for the inputs,

my regret is more about the looks not worried about the comfort, I'm sure the mesh alone will offer more ventilation. I was told unless antifog plastic lens is used regular plastic will fog up within 5 minutes just by me breathing, that means it gets hot in the mask and is not ventilated enough, my question should have been, do I sacrifice the look to get more comfort?

GFollano

lenses wouldn't fog up because the mask is "too hot." They fog up based on basic science: you're wearing something that encloses your whole face so there's no where for your breath to vent out to. Which means the vapor is trapped in that full face hood, with nowhere to go, so it builds up on the surface. Hence fogging your lenses. Hence making antifog plastic. It doesn't matter what material the face mask is made of, you'd still have that problem without a nose and/or mouth vent.

It's the same exact principle as wearing a scuba mask, which is why people use anti-fogging solutions or anti-fog plastic. Ditto for safety glasses that get fogged if you're wearing a dust mask that doesn't seal tightly (your breath funnels up to the glasses and fogs them).

And I second what GeektressGalore mentioned about eye discomfort with the mesh, especially with a tight fitting face mask like that. If you've ever worn an eye patch that is flat instead of rounded away from the eye, you'll know what she's talking about. There isn't room for your eyelid and lashes to blink, it's hard to see as a result, and sometimes your eyes water from being kinda trapped by the fabric like that. If you don't understand what I mean, tape a piece of paper or cardboard flat over one eye for an hour. Now try to blink, talk to people, walk around, do your normal activities. Uncomfortable.

In short, if I had to wear that spiderman costume for more than 2 hours I'd go with the antifog lenses instead of the mesh.

 

[TheNickFox]

Even if he got the plastic lenses, the mesh would still be there, UNDER the plastic. So it would still be the first thing to tough his eye.

In order to get some guaranteed space between the mesh and his eye, he'd need an undershell mask.

-Nick

 

[GF]

And I second what GeektressGalore mentioned about eye discomfort with the mesh, especially with a tight fitting face mask like that. If you've ever worn an eye patch that is flat instead of rounded away from the eye, you'll know what she's talking about. There isn't room for your eyelid and lashes to blink, it's hard to see as a result, and sometimes your eyes water from being kinda trapped by the fabric like that. If you don't understand what I mean, tape a piece of paper or cardboard flat over one eye for an hour. Now try to blink, talk to people, walk around, do your normal activities. Uncomfortable.

In short, if I had to wear that spiderman costume for more than 2 hours I'd go with the antifog lenses instead of the mesh.

This mask is made like the movie original, there's a face mask underneath, the eye frames are mounted on the plastic face mask, the lens don't touch the eyes. another Spidey member here has regular plastic lenses and apparently he couldn't see a thing after a few minutes and was sweating like hell, he's actually planning replacing with a mesh.

GFollano

 

[TheNickFox]

I was responding more to glitterbomb and his conclusion that you should go with plastic lenses for comfort. I should have quoted him.

And as to the aesthetics, the only time you'll really notice that you don't have plastic in the eyes is when there is a light aimed at the eyes. (When people would expect a shine) Otherwise, most people will never notice.

I've heard that some people say that the anti-fog solutions don't work that well for Spidey-eyes, so if you plan to wear this for any amount of time, I say going with straight mesh was the right choice. Plus, like you said, you can always add a plastic insert later if you find you want the eyes to be shinier.

-Nick

 

[GF]

I was responding more to glitterbomb and his conclusion that you should go with plastic lenses for comfort. I should have quoted him.

And as to the aesthetics, the only time you'll really notice that you don't have plastic in the eyes is when there is a light aimed at the eyes. (When people would expect a shine) Otherwise, most people will never notice.

I've heard that some people say that the anti-fog solutions don't work that well for Spidey-eyes, so if you plan to wear this for any amount of time, I say going with straight mesh was the right choice. Plus, like you said, you can always add a plastic insert later if you find you want the eyes to be shinier.

-Nick

Thats exactly what I'm afraid of, mine is a one piece suit so if the eyes fog up I'm srcewed as I won't have access inside the mask without removing the whole upper suit.

GFollano

 

[GF]

Even if he got the plastic lenses, the mesh would still be there, UNDER the plastic. So it would still be the first thing to tough his eye.

In order to get some guaranteed space between the mesh and his eye, he'd need an undershell mask.

-Nick

You posted a few minuted before I mention that I do have a under face mask :thumbsup

GFollano

 

[NoTsOsErIoUs]

I've used anti-fog solutions with my Kroenen costume. The Kroenen costume has a non breathable fabric the the sweat and fogging is much worse than what I imagine a Spidey suit to be. With the anti-fog spray on the lenses I'm usually good for a couple of hours without fogging up. I then just re-apply and I'm good to go.

I wonder if there is a way to have the lenses click onto the top of the mesh that way all you'd need to do is click out the lenses spray and then re-attatch.

 

[GF]

I wonder if there is a way to have the lenses click onto the top of the mesh that way all you'd need to do is click out the lenses spray and then re-attatch.

That would be ideal, because the plastic lens are backed by a mesh which is glued inside the frames, there's no way to wipe off fog without ungluing the mesh first.

The best would be to figure out a way were you can slide in the lens, glue the eye frame but leave a unglued section were you can slide in the thin plastic lense over the mesh from outside the mask, but the mesh would need to be glued directly onto the mask over eye openings so you can slide in the lens over the mesh.

GFollano

 

[TheNickFox]

Another idea would be to both cover AND back the mesh with plastic, making sure you seal the back layer well. Basically you'd have a mesh sandwich then, going plastic-mesh-plastic.

Then if you could work out a way to make the lenses removable (Like they were in the movie) all you'd have to do is pop them out, wipe them off, and pop them back in.

However, since it appears that Brad has already glued the frames down, I guess that wouldn't be an option.

...it's nice to dream though, right? haha :lol

-Nick

 

[GF]

Yes that would be the best solution.

Not sure if it's possible to unglue them without damage , I will see if it's worth the trouble when I get it.

GFollano

 

[glitterbomb]

Even if he got the plastic lenses, the mesh would still be there, UNDER the plastic. So it would still be the first thing to tough his eye.

oh, that's really weird. I thought it was an either/or thing. sorry, I either must have missed that before or simply didn't understand that the two are layered on top of each other.