Goggle anti-fog coating appears scuffed / how to fix

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poolraat — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:51:04 GMT

I thought you were supposed to put the potato in your speedo. :bolt:

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Bill Sive — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:53:45 GMT

George What is the science behind using a potato to stop goggles from fogging up. This is the first I have hear of this method

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orca1946 — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:00:52 GMT

The life guard said "no spuds in the pool" ---- so all the guys left thinking he said" STUDS" LOL

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Former Member — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:45:47 GMT

I have said this before rub both sides with a raw potato. Then rinse with clear water.

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Glenn — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:52:13 GMT

I once ran out of spit during an Ironman run !! LOL!!! I loved that:applaud:

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orca1946 — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:23:55 GMT

I once ran out of spit during an Ironman run !!

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flystorms — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:22:09 GMT

You can get the travel size at most Walgreen's or Targets, too. I have a bottle that's lasted me close to a year with using just a little dab (and rinsing) in both lenses just before starting. kari

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Former Member — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:15:46 GMT

Thanks for all of this great advice. In recent months, I've been using Aqua Sphere Vista goggles and these stay mist-free with a coating of spit. I do the nasty part of this as I walk to the pool, so as to be less obvious :) It works perfectly and I see no reason to ever use anything else :)

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Glenn — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:40:45 GMT

Spit works every time and I always have it with me!

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orca1946 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:33:22 GMT

On some new goggles , the anti fog lasts till you rub it once or twice. Then it becomes goo that I have tried to remove with dish soap. It takes a while to get it all off, then use baby shampoo. I used to wear hard contacts & baby shampoo is what I used to clean them also!!

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Former Member — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 10:37:45 GMT

Update: I think the problem is solved! I couldn't just let it go :) I decided just to try lense wipes, the disposable kind used for cleaning sunglasses. It removed the remainder of the anti-fog layer. I watched it come off like a big greasy smudge. I rinsed out the lenses thoroughly, then applied the Cressi stuff and it has worked! I don't know how many sessions I'll get out of them before having to reapply the anti-fog, but at least I have a functioning pair of goggles again. :bliss: Hi, I found an alternative solution to the problem. The anti-fog film would not come off with just water and/or lense wipe from my TYR Swedish goggles. Instead I used house cleaning product (ie Windex) and I removed the film scratching it with a wooden Chinese chopstick (the wood isn't harder than the goggle so it won't scratch it permanently, I presume made of polycarbonate?). I will wash the goggles very well again before using them to avoid any cleaning product potentially going in my eyes.

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Bill Sive — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:56:30 GMT

I am just repeating about the baby shampoo. Just use real Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo. Do not use a knock off brand. Swimming Science also recommends Johnson & Jonson baby shampoo.

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Former Member — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:24:13 GMT

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:46:37 GMT

Remove the remaining coating with toothpaste and then do the baby shampoo as recommended. It worked- thanks! :applaud:

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Former Member — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:14:22 GMT

Many thanks to all for the advice. I tried the goggles out again on Saturday with a dose of anti-fog and though visibility is affected by the scuffs on the lense centres, I've decided just to stuff them in my training bag as a backup in case my present mask breaks. They are watertight enough and will help me out in an emergency. Next time I buy goggles, I definitely will not rub the lense interiors... Thanks again!

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Former Member — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:36:40 GMT

Remove the remaining coating with toothpaste and then do the baby shampoo as recommended. A few months ago I tried to polish the surface of an old pair of goggles using tooth paste as an experiment. It did not work. The goggles came out cloudy. Some tooth pastes may work for this but the brand I used left find scratches.

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swoomer — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:37:07 GMT

Remove the remaining coating with toothpaste and then do the baby shampoo as recommended.

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Former Member — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:45:01 GMT

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Elaine Krugman — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:56:19 GMT

I also use a mid-size mask for practice as they fit great and I don't spend the rest of the day with goggle-face. And I bought anti-fog gel at a scuba store called Sea Gold (and I even let Elaniak use it once so I'm sure she'll let us know if it's good). Just a tiny drop no larger than a beebee and both lenses stay clear for the workout. :wave:Hi Patrick! I missed you today at the Marist meet. (Not that I really expected you to be there, but I missed you, anyway!) Yes, I remember using it for one of my races and it worked fine. Whether it works throughout an entire workout, I'll have to take your word for it. My eyes must give off a lot of heat and humidity. :afraid: It doesn't matter what I use; my goggles fog up at one time or another during a meet or workout. As soon as I put them on- FOG! I have used baby shampoo, Foggle, Quick Spit Antifog, and my own spit. NOTHING WORKS FOR ME! :cry:

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__steve__ — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:16:23 GMT

Tried my first pair of $3.95 sweeds today and I will never buy different type for training. They don't have a fog barrier.

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swimshark — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:30:49 GMT

I love the way the Speedo Vanquishers fit but they fog up brand new within a 50 for me. I started doing the baby shampoo and it was amazing! I rarely have a problem with fogging now. I just put a small drop in each lens and rub it around with my finger (there is enough shampoo that you aren't really touching the lens to scratch it). Then I rinse the shampoo out in the pool. I started doing this in Oct and have only had 1 incident of fogging during a 2 hour practice since then. I even did this with an old, scratched pair and they lasted me another 6 weeks or so until I switched to a non-scratched pair.

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Former Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:51:49 GMT

The anti fog material is absurdly soft and easily scratched. The only remedy now is to find an edge and peel it off of your goggles, or discard them and avoid more distraction. Ah, I see. Do you mean that it should peel off like a film?

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Former Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:48:29 GMT

In my opinion anti-fog goggles don't exist. Brand new goggles might give you a few days where they don't fog, but eventually they will. Saliva works as good as an anti-fog agent as anything, so, no, you weren't stupid by trying this method. Another thing I've heard people say is keeping the goggles in a mixture of baby shampoo and water while they're not in use helps keep them from fogging. One thing I wonder about since you mention the goggles appear "scuffed." Are these goggles the mirrored/metalized type designed for outdoor use? The coating can chip off on these for sure. I can't imagine a micro fiber cloth scuffing non-mirrored goggles. Thanks for the replies. The goggles have smoke coloured lenses, not mirrored. The scuffing is on the inside only, so this leads me to think that the scuffs are in the anti-fog layer only. I'm just not sure how to remove the layer without damaging the lenses...

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Former Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:29:08 GMT

I agree that there's no such thing as true anti-fog goggles. My current pair of practice goggles are scuffed, but on the outside. I hadn't had this problem before but I think it's because I now have hard paddles and they are probably banging against the goggles in the wet pocket of my swim backpack.

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Former Member — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:14:31 GMT

Thanks for the replies. I'm open to trying these methods, but for now, the goggles are probably unusable... after one pool trial... so I need to reduce the scratches in the soft anti-fog layer bafore doing anything else. Assuming the layer is water soluble, I've filled the lenses with demineralised water to see if this dissolves a bit of the layer and minimizes the scratches. I'll swim with my old mask in the meantime :) I'll post the result here, because though no-one else seems to have had this same specific problem, I appreciate all of the comments given.