Love my new Omer Alien mask...but how do I turn off the auto-fog feature?

[The Killer's me]

Originally Posted by Hugh.

I have the Alien mask and it took 5 or 6 cleanings with tooth paste and a soak in Coca Cola to get the fog to go away. I don't know if the coke thing REALLY works, but some one suggested it to me, I tried it, no more fog.

i'm sure you get lots of bubbles down there :|)

[Pastor]

Coca Cola? Why not it cleans up pennies unbelievably well. Never heard of that one before, cool

[Groupermadness]

Oh!!!! Coca Cola, now i know why i dont drink it, Battery Acid is nothing compared to the black death. never would i have thought to dip my prize mask in it though, you are a stronger man than i Sir.

[iceaxe]

I went looking for Soft Scrub, apparently no one sells it in my little corner of Dominica. So I went ahead and used Ajax with bleach... WOW! Absolutely no fog. I didn't use de-fog nor did I spit onto the lenses. Only when I exhaled a bunch into my mask did I get some minor fogging.

That's it, from now on it's Ajax for all my mask cleaning needs.

[Erik]

Originally Posted by iceaxe

That's it, from now on it's Ajax for all my mask cleaning needs.

So no Ajax smell in there? If so I'll do the same.

[iceaxe]

Nope. I just rinsed the mask with water while gently pulling on the skirt to get any residue out. Worked incredibly well. Although it doesn't have a serious fogging issue, I'm going to give my Atomic Scuba mask the same treatment.

[SanderP]

I followed Spaghettis advice on my masks and it has worked well.

First of all, use a lighter on both sides of the lens to burn the silicone. Then smear the toothpaste all around the lenses and let it be like that for the whole night (or at least for several hours). And finally rinse the mask thoroughly and make sure all the toothpaste is gone.
The spit-ritual before the actual dive is still needed though.

Works for me. But it is also said that the Alien is one of the foggiest masks ever.

[land shark]

I used the flame too and it works fine but if it cold water is your dive I have found its just an easy thing to park a little water in the mask and slosh it around until your face cools off.
then again I always carry a little water in my mask just a habit I guess.

BTW no water in the mask at the pool just don't like chlorine in the eye

[HJ]

Originally Posted by land shark

I used the flame too and it works fine but if it cold water is your dive I have found its just an easy thing to park a little water in the mask and slosh it around until your face cools off.
then again I always carry a little water in my mask just a habit I guess. BTW no water in the mask at the pool just don't like chlorine in the eye

Just got my Omer Alien so will try the SoftScrub (I have some around the house). Just an FYI: swimmers (the regular kind) are always dealing with fogging of goggles and use both techniques: (1) spitting, and (2) keeping a bit of water in the mask and letting it slosh over the lens while swimming. The water never touches the eyes, so no worries about chlorine.

Also, one correction from above: condensation forms on the WARM side, not the cold. Take a bottle of liquid from the frig and put in on the counter in a warm room and watch what happens ;-)

[Agar4Life]

One note on the whole spitting thing:
Spit and rinse. But do not let the lenses dry out again before you put on the mask because they will fog up.
I spit and rinse, but keep a pool of water in my mask until just before i put it on. Tip it out and stick it on, and it will not fog up.

[land shark]

Also, one correction from above: condensation forms on the WARM side, not the cold. Take a bottle of liquid from the frig and put in on the counter in a warm room and watch what happens ;-)

warm face cold water whats the mistake??

The water never touches the eyes, so no worries about chlorine.

I swim freestlye so when I practice for open water I roll all the way to my back for air
some times the lakes aren't to friendly about letting you just grab some air.

[HJ]

Originally Posted by land shark

warm face cold water whats the mistake??

Thought someone said that up in the thread. If not, my mistake.


QUESTION: Just came back from pool workout. I've been scrubbing my Omer glass (inside) with Soft Scrub. And it's definitely better than it was when new. However, it's still fogging some. It seems like I've got a center spot on each lens that stays clear, and the edges are fogging. I notice that when I rinse out the mask, water stays on those center spots. SO... should I just keep scrubbing with Soft Scrub and hit the edges more? Is there any downside to doing that? Am I going to hurt the lenses and ruin the mask somehow by over-doing it?

Thanks for feedback.

[Agar4Life]

Just make sure you use an abrasive where the abrasive material is much softer than glass, but tougher than silicon rubber (not hard).
Don't use sand for instance.

The other thing to note is that:
Cola in a dirty glass, it foams more than in a clean one. The tiny scratches and imperfections allow the bubbles to form.
The same goes for condensation on the lenses if you can polish the glass then you should get less fog.

On ebay you can get diamond pastes in grits up to 30000 with that you should be able to get a brilliant polish in the glass...

[salibandy]

Sea Gold doesn't work on yours? Strange, it works just lovely on mine.

[ILDiver]

sea gold and sea drops both work great on mine.