Micromask fogging

[efattah]

Whilst that may work, I think the convenience of the old "toothpaste scrub, rinse spit rinse" is good for most of us.

Good for most of us, but not good enough for my micromask! That is obviously what I started with and it failed hopelessly, despite the fact that the same method worked with other masks. I will try to dip the micromask in Coca-Cola for a few hours and see what happens.

Is anyone using the Atomics Frameless mask anymore?

 

[Simos]

What's the theory behind coca-cola out of interest?
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[Kars]

it's not only good as a pesticide (Indian farmers prefer it), and good for getting rusty bolts loose, but it's acidity apparently is also good in biting of the lens contamination.

 

[pingshui]

Have you ever put meat into a glass of coke? It will partly dissolve. Coke is quite agressive to some stuff that might cause fogging in a mask, like grease for example. It won't hurt the mask itself though. I had mine in it for the whole night and it was still there the next morning But the fogging was gone.

 

[spaghetti]

One problem (but I don't know if this is the case with Eric Fattah's mask) may be the miniscule drops of silicone that may invisibly stain the lenses during the manifacturing process of the mask. These silicone parts may cause a big fogging problem.

To sort it out, you may swiftly pass the flame of a lighter on your lenses to melt the silicone film that's on them, and soon after clean it away once and for all with the usual process (tissue and toothpaste, potato and warm water, coke, washing machine and dirty clothes...).

 

[Erik]

If nothing works, then take it to the logical next step. Special treatment with a 5lb sledgehammer.
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[pingshui]

Erik, I guess that would work best Didn't have that idea yet!

 

[GioDiver]

Did somebody ever try this
Delicate Care Scrub Sponge

I did in my old Alien and new micromask (very carefully) and it works wonders, also in the masks of a couple friends one was an alien, an aqualung maui and a cressi sky, actually i try it before in a window in home and never rub the mask lenses too aggressively.

 

[Joe.A]

There is also a clay bar that might work well. Used for removing stuff stuck to your car paint. I use it on my truck windshield with great results. Available at the local autopart store.

 

[Salehthefish]

I have tried all what you have mentioned above except Coca Cola, so far tooth paste was the best, but also i had fogging problem when change in temp is high where your breath is hot and the place is cold or opposite. Here in DUBAI the temp is very high so that the breath would be cold compared to ambient Temp.

Hope someone have solution even with cases with big temp difference...

 

[Bleeth]

So Eric, did the Coca Cola trick work ? My Micromask is also fogging, it got better after i scrubbed it with toothpaste but it came back later.

 

[FreeRestriction]

Just spit in it, rub it around, and DONT rinse it. Stick it on your face after you shake off the excess spit. It will work...
No point in rinsing off the coating of spit you are trying to keep on the glass... Its just your spit, you wont die and your mask wont fog. It takes a minute or so while wearing the mask for the thick spit on the glass to run downand make vision perfect but its no biggy and aslong as water never hits the inside of the lenses it wont fog the whole dive.

 

[Simos]

Just spit in it, rub it around, and DONT rinse it. Stick it on your face after you shake off the excess spit. It will work...
No point in rinsing off the coating of spit you are trying to keep on the glass... Its just your spit, you wont die and your mask wont fog. It takes a minute or so while wearing the mask for the thick spit on the glass to run downand make vision perfect but its no biggy and aslong as water never hits the inside of the lenses it wont fog the whole dive.

Agree it's better not to rinse if possible but sometimes you might not be able to see properly so in that case, you can put a very small amount of water in and rinse off - it'll still leave enough to help with fogging.

One point though about rinsing is that it really depends where you are diving - especially if you are in a busy area, the surface of the water is usually covered in sun cream/oil and if you get it into the mask, it will start fogging regardless of what you do.