Visors

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Not sure if this is in the right place but I'm having trouble with visor misting or fogging. Bought a nolan helmet with inbuilt anti-fog insert...the type that fits in between two studs and after 5 minutes starts to fog so that Im left with a small area to look through...very dangerous. I have also tried a fog city insert but for some reason that fogs up aswell......anybody got any ideas whats happening? I will try anything except set it on fire.
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[Ichy]

The anti fog insert should work perfectly unless its not sealed all the way round. The fog city insert should work even better, once its sealed all the way round.

I find the best anti fog is to leave the visor open slightly.

[Nixon]

+1 to what ichy said

sounds like the insert is not properly sealed, take it out and start again, if its a sticky type one and you can't get it to seal properly then try a pinlock branded one as they have a bead of silicone type stuff so can be put in or taken out as much as you like.
you may need to re adjust the pins too to make it seal.

they can be a pain in the arse but are fantastic once there in right, you'l never have foging problems again

[mad4it028]

i just clean the inside of visor then buff neat washing up liquid into it buff till theres no smears then no more fogging

works well for me and its cheap
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[Ichy]

Feck me!
After 25 years it seems I've done summat right.

[JC1507]

Never tried it meself but I heard years ago that rubbing your visor with a cut potato prevented fogging. Don't know what it would smell like but it's a chip sorry cheap option

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[LeeR]

I have a Nolan N84 and although it also has the pinlock style insert I did notice it steaming up some mornings. I found that using a Respro Foggy mask deflected my breath down and away from the visor, though I did have to take the chin flap insert thing out to get it to work without ever having to open the visor.
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[LeeR]

If you do buy one, it's important to note that the instructions advise sticking a velcro pad (supplied) to the inside of the helmet. This is impractical with the N84 for two reasons: firstly the chin vents open into the helmet through the front, and secondly the plastic is of such a compound as to render the adhesive useless. The good news is you won't need the velcro pad anyway as securing the mask to the cheek pads is good enough to do the job.
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Have ordered one leer.....and point taken st3v3.
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[Noxious89123]

It's quite possible you have the insert in back-to-front... The silicone bad around the edge must be between th insert and the visor.

More likely though is that the tension is wrong, so it isn't sealing all the way around. It should be in as tight as possible without making the insert kink.

Also to make sure you put it in right; the visor needs to be bent so that it is almost straight... So when you put the insert in between the pins and let it go back into it's usual shape, it puts tension on the insert.

Hope that helps!
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[Grendel]

Would Rain-X work to prevent misting on the inside since my Anti-Fog visor isnt very effective once the visor is shut:

https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product.asp?ProductID=118&ProductName=HJC%20CL-14%20Planet

I cant put a Fog -City on it since they advise not fitting them to Anti-Fog visors??
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[LeeR]

In my experience Anti-fog visors tend to be coated and as such the use of Rain-X wipes and visor sprays is rendered useless. unfortunately the whole point of the coating is to prevent anything from sticking to it, and this is precisely what you want a wipe or spray to do.

If you like the helmet keep it and either, buy a new visor/pinlock insert combination, or buy an un-coated visor and use Fog Tech wipes as recommended by RiDE in their recent tests.
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[el_oso]

has anyone tried sticking the adhesive plastic sheets that you usually find covering the screen of your brand new mobile phone to the inside of your visor?