Glad you’re sorted, messing about with eyes not good, 3-4 weeks ago I was derusting a piece of steel to make a bracket for my vacuum bottle , I used brick acid (concentrated hydrocloric acid) , I wore my safety specs, cleaned up perfect in 2...
Just a note to say..... Watch your peepers!!....
I am 49 and have lived a long life and spent many hours grinding/welding etc......all self taught and whilst aware of the dangers of the spinning discs of woe, never really given a stuff as nowt...
Keep it up chap.......With these one line nuggets of wisdom you could become the next messiah soon enough.
FYI its widely accepted the belt stops you
a. slamming into the inside of the car in the event of an accident
b. propelling yourself...