Anti Fog cloths??

[Billy 0]

Hay,,
Lousy weather here keeping us grounded,, we are in the winter flow and was wondering what type of anti fog cloths work the best,, we go from cold dry air at alt to damp warmer air and it can fog the lens for several seconds to the point of water drops streakin across the lens,, any tips??

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[XDV 0]

I learned a good trick for that from a guy of Martini Shot, just do the same as a scubadiving mask.... just spit on the lens...and clean it up with a clean cloth

that work for me

but don't eat crackers before

[Cajones 0]

The spit helps, but I also do a good base cleaning with toothpaste. The Rain-X products help, too. The main thing is to make sure your inside lenses are sealed. Clean your outside lens/filter on the way up and you're about as safe as you can be. I sometimes clean after opening in really muggy conditions, and again on the ground. I have even had to clean in FF. Going through precip, a quick wipe with my cleaning cloth wrapped around my index finger during several competition jumps several years ago.

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

[darkvapor 0]

You can add dishwashing soap (like Dawn) to that list of stuff. It acts as a great anti-fog substance. Or you can just anti-fog liquid. Not sure exactly where you buy it, but I have a bottle that came with my bonehead boomerang. But dishwashing liquid works great (and cleans as it works). Just smear some off, and polish it off. I've done this trick with a paintball helmet's face shield and it worked great.

[puffdaddy 0]

Anti Fog liquid. Any scuba diving shop will sell you a bottle of canned "mucus"

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[Billy 0]

Thanks for the tips guys,,

Natural Born FlyerZ.com

[diverds 0]

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I also do a good base cleaning with toothpaste.

Isn't toothpaste a bit abrasive? Could it scratch the lense?

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[Pablito 0]

Good question,
But the spit Idea works great I use to snorkel a lot, and the best solution I ever had was spit on the mask clean it then no more fog.
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Pablito

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[Cajones 0]

I think the tooth "polishing" formulas can be quite abrasive. I use a basic/non-whitening formula (red colgate). It's about as non-abrasive as any can be. I tried the pastes at the house, and couldn't detect any abrasive content. If it is abrasive, it must be much softer than the glass in my lenses.

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.