Handling fogging visor
I don’t know about you but for me, the mornings are certainly not warming up anymore. It’s not cold yet but there is more and more morning dew and one of the problems it creates for me and my fullface helmet is that the visor tends to fog up, especially at traffic lights where there is no wind to clear it up.
There are many commercial products to help alleviate the problem from liquid sprays to transparent films. Although it would be great to test those, I have found a very cheap solution to this common problem. Ok, I’m not claiming to have come up with this in no way. All I’m saying it that I recently started to do this.
I apply a drop or two of dishsoap, smear it good accross the inner side of the visor and buff it out with a soft tissue. I’ve heard that plain tooth paste work well too but I haven’t personnally tested that. I’ve been riding for a week now since my first application of dishsoap and my visor was still fog-free this morning. I love this little trick because it means I do not have to put on the breath guard which although very effective too is a little more annoying to me.
Discuss it on the Motorcycle-Journal.com forum
-Louis Savard
August 29th, 2006 at 11:49 am
Thanks Louis…This is exactly what I need. I leave my house just before the sun comes up each morning. It’s been tough keeping the shield clear. It had some “stuff” on it when purchased & I have been very careful to clean it lightly with water only to attempt and preserve the “stuff” as long as I could.
But it’s long gone now & I’ve been wondering which product to use…there are so many to choose from.
Your alternative is certainly worth testing…thanks for the post.
August 29th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Strike the toothpaste. Most (if not all) tooth paste has some abrasive properties and that isn’t good for the shield.
September 6th, 2006 at 4:30 am
It’s okay that you didn’t post my comment–the good dr. made the point.
September 6th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
This is a perfect solution and I can’t believe I didn’t think to try it on my visor. I use this trick on my bathroom mirrors so I dont’ have to wait for them to unfog after a hot shower.
September 11th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Jeff, sorry, your comment must have been flushed with the nice spam we get.