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When masks go bad

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Dreemboat

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I have a Picasso mask I bought about a year ago for my son. To date I have not been able to stop it fogging up in any way, despite almost destroying it with toothpaste, boiling it, even a glycerine based anti fog doesnt work, any ideas??
 
Is the glass still the same quality as when you bought it? ie. scratches from toothpaste, usage etc, it hasn't got a bit smoky from the treatments you've performed on it?

Maybe give bathroom liquid soap a go. Put some in, coat it around with your finger and lightly wash it out (soft running water, don't blast it out). Works for me sometimes.

Cheers,
Ben
 
Saliva in the mask 5 minutes before you put it. The mask must be dry when you put the saliva. Then you wait 2 minutes, you wash the mask, you put it and there will be no fog.
Saliva is great, efficient and free !! rofl
I have never had fog in any of my mask thanks to this.
........
Or maybe my saliva is just magic and it won't work with yours !

cheers
 
Saliva has always worked better for me than the synthetic spit. :)

BTW Be careful that you don't haze the glass with abrasives in soap, toothpaste, etc.

Good Luck
Rick
 
Are you taking it off your face at all when diving ? I find that even when I use a defog if I remove the mask from my face and replace it, it fogs. So I've learned to keep it on my face the whole time. If I do need to remove it to clear my nose or such, I give it a rinse, spit in it, rub the spit against the lenses firmly rinse it and put it back. That usually fixes the problem.
 
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