I bought the anti-fog Barracudas and after a long, difficult battle managed to get them adjusted so they don't leak. Now I realize that having water leaking into them was the only thing keeping them clear, with the water sloshing around and washing away the condensation. Now that there's no water running in, I can't see anything after 50m!
I have tried the Speedo anti-fog solution with success that varies from day to day. Sometimes it doesn't work at all. Other times I'll get a mild fog that's workable. It seems to work best when I give it two applications between workouts, but even then the results are disappointing.
So. Fog juice, anyone?
Any recommendations on alternative brands of fog solutions, or any other techniques I might try so I can actually see the pace clock?
Oh, I already tried putting them on before getting into the pool. They fog even then, just from the moisture in my eyes. I really don't want to go back to my Speedo goggles, which didn't seem to have this problem. The Speedos gave me rings, the Barracudas don't.
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My goggles stopped fogging when I cleaned them with a little vinegar window cleaner (1Tbs vinegar or less per cup of water.) That also made them seal to my face and stop leaking. The silicone rubber seal must have been covered with some skin oil or something that was making them leak.
That lasted about a week and they started fogging up again and I freaked because it was so beautiful to look through them without fog. I had just gotten used to thinking fogging was a way of life that couldn't be avoided. It was like having my sight restored. The joy, the glory.
So I immediately tried cleaning them with the soap provided in the shower stalls of my club's natatorium--GOJO Luxury Foam Hair & Body Wash.
www.gojo.com/.../product.asp
I just rubbed it around with my fingers. Works like a charm. Brilliant, clear plastic every time. Lasts a few hours, then just clean them again.
My goggles stopped fogging when I cleaned them with a little vinegar window cleaner (1Tbs vinegar or less per cup of water.) That also made them seal to my face and stop leaking. The silicone rubber seal must have been covered with some skin oil or something that was making them leak.
That lasted about a week and they started fogging up again and I freaked because it was so beautiful to look through them without fog. I had just gotten used to thinking fogging was a way of life that couldn't be avoided. It was like having my sight restored. The joy, the glory.
So I immediately tried cleaning them with the soap provided in the shower stalls of my club's natatorium--GOJO Luxury Foam Hair & Body Wash.
www.gojo.com/.../product.asp
I just rubbed it around with my fingers. Works like a charm. Brilliant, clear plastic every time. Lasts a few hours, then just clean them again.
