Fog
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
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Topic: Fog
Posted By: Phantasm
Subject: Fog
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:10pm
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How does everyone keep their lenses on their goggles from fogging
up. I personally, (by accident) discovered that using dish
detergent on the lenses helped ALOT. Only problem with this is I
woudl then have to dry the mask well before playing again... this
worked well with my JT Headshield and Scott Mask that came with my
tippmann 98 powerpak
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Posted By: Cheetos3254
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:23pm
Ok...your only supposed to use special cleaning stuff made for your paintball lenses...or water...or spit....anything like what you are using or window cleaner and stuff actually WEAKENS your lense...Your gonna regret it when you get shot in the face cause your goggle lenses broke  anyways i use water and a paper towel to clean it------------- 
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Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:27pm
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Posted By: MP Sniper
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:28pm
| i ACCUALLY HEARD THAT YOU CAN USE JOHNSONS BABY SHAMPOO and clean it with that that should bring down the fog i never tried it but i heard other people use it before |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:33pm
If it isn't meant for paintball, chances are it'll weaken your lens. Just click the link I posted above. |
MP Sniper wrote:Posted By: MP Sniper
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 5:41pm
| yeah i used that stuff i mean it was ok iaqm pretty sure thats what it was i was at mikes (county paintball) and i had for gotton a rag or something and i asked him if he had a rag or a paper towel and he handed it to me. i couldnt tell any real difference it only was able to clean up the out side and a little on the inside, its pretty much just a wet wipe |
Posted By: Phantasm
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:23pm
I guess I probably used the wrong word.... Its not really harsh stuff like detergent... Its standard mild soap...I couldent imagine that stuff actually damaging the lenses... I use the stuff every day to clean my eye glasses and they are fine... idk, Im sure that it is possible that the soap could possibly weaken the lenses ------------- Early bird gets the worm, second mouse gets the cheese. |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:41pm
That's because they aren't getting shot with paintballs. I'd just pick up some fog spray to be safe if i were you. Or buy some thermal lenses. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 8:03pm
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Dude. It's baby shampoo. How much more gentle can it get? |
Posted By: EriK6
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 8:12pm
| I use an anti-fog spray. |
Posted By: County
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 8:27pm
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I use dish detergent after playing. It won't hurt the lens and works pretty well for anti-fog in most cases. I coat both sides of the lens with the soap (rubbing it around with my hand), then rinse it off.
I'm good to go for another day of play. On really humid days they might still fog, but almost all lenses will under those conditions if you wear them long enough. ------------- http://www.EZOfficePool.com - Free NXL and NPPL Office Pools, pw: 'gogged' http://www.CountySports.com/shop/news.php - Newsletter - Coupons |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 8:46pm
True. |
Posted By: 98ranger
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 1:18am
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i learned that u shouldnt us window clean the hard way my lense broke.Ive pretty m,uch tryed every thing a is hasnt worked.so i just went an but a fog resisdent mask like a dye ------------- 98 custom autococker teardrop 14" halo b x camber halo b an getting an e bolt |
Posted By: 98sniper
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 1:47am
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dont listen to 98ranger. he is my little bro and he is so happy that he can post because he got a screen name. dont listen to him when he says he has experience, he doesnt. my mask is the one that broke from using windex. so if he posts on here dont listen. and im sorry he cant spell. ------------- 98c x chamber revi 12vlt w/x bko halo tsa backman shocktech drop soon to get e orracle 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 3:46am
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You are absolutely correct with a mild detergent to prevent fog. Dish detergent or baby shampoo will not harm your lens. Products like Windex will eventually remove coatings. Someone suggested putting on the soap then washing it off. That may work but water removes so much that the effectiveness is reduced. Take a small piece(5X5 inches) of soft worn out bath towel (cotton) and moisten it with tap water. Put 4 or 5 drops of detergent on it then squeeze and twist it to throughly distribute it through the cloth then wring it out so it is barely moist to the touch. Keep it in a sealed plastic bag. When needed, wipe it all over the inside of the goggle lens (wipe the excess moisture off the lens first) then polish dry with another piece of clean soft cloth. This will remove smear marks but leave an effective coating that will thwart the fog for a couple of hours. Then again, a thermal lens will do the job best. |
Posted By: sneaky_sniper
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 8:30am
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Posted By: spudcrazy
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 10:08am
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What about RainX Anti-Fog??? ------------- http://www.thelloydsonline.com/paintball - SPUDCRAZY http://www.oldmanmilitia.com"> 
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Posted By: 98sniper
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 12:16pm
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they do have stuff you can by that you spray on and it is supposed to help. i own some and it really doesnt do alot. it might help for like part of a game but i dont really think it helps at all. but you can probably buy a lense for you mask. just get on the net and shop around. you also could get another mask. ------------- 98c x chamber revi 12vlt w/x bko halo tsa backman shocktech drop soon to get e orracle
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 8:42pm
Uh... Alkaline? |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 9:29pm
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Dish soap or gentle hand soap is indeed a pretty good anti-fogging agent. I know several paintball fields that keep it in their dead zones for general use during play. I also know some divers that use it in their goggles. It's a whole lot cheaper than "official" anti-fog stuff. But Windex = bad ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |