shaving cream
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Topic: shaving cream
Posted By: duffer1497
Subject: shaving cream
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 12:09am
| ive tried shaving cream on my bath room mirror it doesnt fog ive tried it on my regular mask does anyone know WILL it work on a thermal lense or should I take one for the team and just find out |
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 12:57am
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why do you need to use it on your themral lense?
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Posted By: WhatsThisBoxFor
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 10:10am
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so does dish soap ------------- Hey |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 12:01pm
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good idea.....never heard that before
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 12:11pm
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The Guy wrote:Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 1:31pm
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 1:39pm
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Posted By: Arbites
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 2:01pm
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Thermal lens + a JT fan = no fog for me. ------------- A-5: 12" Ceramic, Egrip/WAS/Duel, HPA, MP5 sliding stock SMG-68: 12" Ceramic 68-Specials(8): 12"&14" Ceramic, 12V Revy *** 1 Tip-n-Strip, 1 Blue, 1 FA w/Qloader SL-68: 14" Ceramic SMG-60 Ext. Line |
Posted By: tippy279
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 2:21pm
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Posted By: Razgriz Ghost
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 2:57pm
| dude how come everyone is qouting everyone else and saying nothing? Anyway you really wouldn't need to use that on a thremal lens or at least you shouldn't. |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 4:50pm
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 9:54pm
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Posted By: duffer1497
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 10:33pm
| you are all right BUT MY THERMAl LENS still fogs i just bought a proto with a fan i still get fog im not hyperventalateing but i still fog up |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 10:39pm
| i dont see why it wouldnt work, the only thing that makes it a thermal lense is the fact that it has two lenses with air between them |
Posted By: duffer1497
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 11:10pm
| i guesse there is only one way to find out |
Posted By: CHAOSS
Date Posted: 29 July 2005 at 1:13am
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The guys at the local dive shop said they use toothpaste (not gel) on their diving masks and it works fine.
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 29 July 2005 at 1:22am
Spit works on goggles for swimming, why wouldn't it work for paintball? I also thought that there was a coat of something on the thermal lenses. I was reading the instructions on mine and it said not to use any fog resistant sprays or else the lns will be damaged. Why is that? It doesn't matter to me, I am just wondering because room temperature water works great.
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 29 July 2005 at 3:11am
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the anti-fog spray can break down the adhesive that binds the 2 layers
together. Any leaks in the foam, and the lense will fog up like London.
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Posted By: duffer1497
Date Posted: 29 July 2005 at 3:03pm
| thats what im wondering will shaveing have the same effect? As far as spit and toothpaste i'm also a diver toothpaste would work but you would spend too much time rinceing it out spit would work also but you need a bucket of water to rince. In the ocean all you have to do is brek the seal around your mask let in some water swish around alittle bit and hold the top of your mask and blow the water out thats easy to do in the water in the woods next to impossible |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:49am
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I have a thermal lens and it does fog when your are running a lot and breathing hard...even in the Summer. Any chemical that breaks up the surface tension of water will work. Dish detergent is one of the easy soaps to use. I take a small piece of old tee shirt(6X6 inches), put three or four drops of dish detergent on it. I then put just enough water on the cloth to very lightly, and I mean lightly, moisten then squeeze and twist the cloth until the moisture and soap have dampened the whole thing. I keep it in a small plastic bag. When I need anti-fog, I make sure the inside of the lens is dry then polish it with the detergent dampened rag. This works as well, and I am not kidding, as any of the commercial anti-fog chemicals on the market. I first started using this anti-fog method on my goggles and glasses when I was teaching skiing in Utah. If the rag begins to get too dry add a few drops of water, reseal the bag and let it sit overnight. If you get it too wet, just squeeze it till it's as dry as you can get it and toss it back into the baggie. Spittle works well also, but it is just a little messy when you cannot rinse your mask with water. |
Posted By: duffer1497
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:59am
| ill try that i did use shaving crean on one of my spare masks it worked will ill try your thing aswel |
Posted By: ares
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 12:06pm
| look at the ingerdients in shaving cream to see if the are acidic or if it has alcohol. Alcohol is what makes windex bad for thermal masks. |
Posted By: woodzballer08
Date Posted: 04 August 2005 at 3:37pm
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the number one mistake you can make is to use a antifoging product, once you use it you will have to reappily(sp?) it every time you get ready to play. My advice is just to go and buy a new lense. ------------- Getting bunkered is like having sex in prision; it will happen weather you like it or not. |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 08 August 2005 at 7:43pm
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Windex does not contain alcohol, it contains ammonia. |