3M Speedglas 9100 silver front panel 06-0300-55

3M Speedglas 9100 silver front panel 06-0300-55

Manufacturer code 3M: 06-0300-55 (7000128243), 06-0300-55B (7000128244)

Available in 2 formats. Select the variant you need from the drop-down menu.

This item is not stocked. Allow 33 days for delivery.

The 3M Speedglas 06-0300-55 silver front panel is the chrome front that closes 9100 series welding helmets and holds the outside protection plate in front of the filter. Exposed first to sparks and impacts, it eventually gets marked or cracked: replacing it gives the helmet a clean front again and secure retention of the plate. 3M specifies it for the 9100, 9100 QR and 9100-Air helmets. Offered individually or in a bag of 5, it lets you keep a spare front near each station so that no helmet stays out of service.

Features and benefits

• Genuine chrome silver front for Speedglas 9100 series helmets.
• Holds the outside protection plate in front of the welding filter.
• Compatible with the 9100, 9100 QR and 9100-Air helmets according to 3M.
• Removed and refitted by hand to change the outside plate.
• Unit or bag of 5 to keep spare fronts in the shop.

Applications and uses

The panel is used to maintain 9100 helmets in metal fabrication, construction, industrial maintenance and heavy infrastructure projects. It protects the front of the helmet during welding, grinding and assembly. A shop supervisor can keep a bag of 5 to restore several helmets during the same maintenance round.

Fitting and compatibility

The 06-0300-55 fits on the 9100 shell in front of the filter cassette. The 06-0200-51 outside (R06-0200-51) plate sits behind it; for 9100XXi filters, 3M offers the heat-reflecting 06-0300-55i (06-0300-55i) panel.

Care and inspection

The 9100 instructions explain that you simply remove the front panel to change the outside plate, then put it back. Clean it with lukewarm water and mild soap, without solvents. Replace it if it is cracked, distorted or no longer holds the plate correctly.

Specifications and applications

Formats and delivery times

• Unit (06-0300-55): allow 33 days for delivery.
• Bag of 5 (06-0300-55B): allow 24 days for delivery.

FAQ: the 06-0300-55 front panel

Does this panel fit my 9100-Air helmet?

Yes. 3M specifies it for the 9100, 9100 QR and 9100-Air helmets.

How does it differ from the 06-0300-55i panel?

3M pairs the 06-0300-55i panel with the 9100XXi filter. The standard 06-0300-55 panel is also heat-reflecting, so this property alone does not distinguish the two models. Choose the panel specified for the helmet and filter configuration.

Is the outside plate supplied?

No. The panel holds it, but the 06-0200-51 plate is ordered separately.

Why choose the bag of 5?

To keep spare fronts and restore several helmets without waiting for an order.

How should it be cleaned?

With lukewarm water and mild soap, without solvents.

Complementary suggestions

Behind this silver front panel, the welder wears SecureFit SF202 glasses (YASF202) under the helmet and Endura goatskin and Kevlar gloves (G625) for MIG and TIG. A split-leather bib apron (VT1288), leather spats (VCSPL4) for the feet and the H505B earmuff (H505B) complete the outfit.

The front panel protects the filter; also replace the 06-0200-51 outer (R06-0200-51) plate, the 06-0200-52 hard-coat (R06-0200-52) plate or the 06-0200-53 heat (R06-0200-53) plate, then the 06-0200-30 inside (R06-0200-30) plate if the installed filter is a 9100XX or 9100XXi; 9100V and 9100X filters require their own inside plate size. The 06-0500-53 covers (06-0500-53) close the side windows of the same 9100 helmet.

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