Anti-mist visor spray

[Killer Rat]

got this Bob Heath stuff and it works great on the visor, however i still have a problem with my spectacles misting up.
Is it ok to use the spray on these aswell? My spectacle lenses are made of plastic so don't want them to melt preferably.

Thanks in advance.

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Killer Rat]

[LeeR]

I use Bob Heath visor spray on my specs and as long as they're not coated (as this prevents the spray adhering) then it works well for a day or so.
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[tahrey]

any kind of dilute soap works quite well actually, including a finger rubbed across a bar of hand soap. so long as you rub it dry afterwards. soam scum residue is even harder to see through.

dunno why this is...

however if your visor allegedly has an anti-mist coating, be wary of doing this across the whole thing. as the carpet cleaner bottles say, test it on a small area first. it did something very wierd to the visor on my Trip. Or maybe it was the other way round. The "coating" seems to give the visor a slightly rough surface on the inside and cloths/paper towels don't take kindly to being rubbed on it.

[pinkyfloyd]

I've always used washing up liquid. Great for keeping the visor clear. Speaking of which.... Gotta go do that tonight when I clean my visor for the cornwall trip tomorrow.
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[Dazbo666]

I need to do mine after my Cardiff to Brecon/Builth trip yesterday.

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[el_oso]

[ms51ves3]

[Killer Rat]

Tried the washing up liquid and the visor spray, but still managed to get my glasses misty.
Half the problem is that i wear a balaclava now in these colder months, it's a dilemma of wether to stomach the brain freeze and see the road clearly or keep warm and put up with blurred vision.

It could be time for me to invest in some contacts.

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Killer Rat]

[el_oso]

[ms51ves3]

[tahrey]

Doesn't your visor need to be made to accept the pinlock insert though? Or at least you need to be handy with a drill and hope the curvature is correct?

If I could get a pinlock-compatible replacement visor for mine at £10-20 I'd be well chuffed (even better if it came with an anti-fog insert already), any good places to look?

AFAIK, the word on the street about salt in washing up liquid is that the cheaper brands tend not to have it, or at least have less, as it's a comparitively expensive ingredient, and is why they seem thinner and "more dilute". The premium stuff will have loads in to thicken it and make you think you're getting a more concentrated product. I never had trouble getting tons of bubbles out of a few drops of my third-the-price Lidl liquid.
Not sure whether or not it's "actual" salt (ie sodium chloride) or some other similar thing (like whatever's in dishwasher rinse-aid?), but either way, if it ends up crystallising and causing scratches - rather than being individually suspended atomic ions of Na+ and Cl- - either they've drastically overdone it, or you've allowed it to dry too much. Salt doesn't exist as the chunky, sharp edged grains you shake on your chips unless it's completely dried out.

Make sure the detergent is really quite dilute, and rub it off immediately and fairly forcefully with a soft, non-catching cloth. It doesn't take any noticable amount of time to take effect. Works wonders on my bathroom mirror, as I said above - and no scratches.