Mask Prep and Anti-Fog

[Antothoro]

Hey guys,

What the trending practices on preparing your mask? Years ago, the practices were to scrub your mask with toothpaste. Is that still a thing?

Follow up question is about how to prevent fogging. What's the successful practices these days?

 

[tursiops]

Anti-Fogging Treatments for New Masks. (a comparison of techniques)

As simple as it seems that it should be, treatments to alleviate mask fogging remain a subject of hot debate. I remain surprised that one definitive answer has not been found long ago. So, I would like to investigate this in a scientific way. This thread is a spin-off of Glass lens frameless...

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[happy-diver]

If you could just hang on, I am looking up what trending practices means
but toothpaste would be a thing if we had old toothpaste, with some grit
but I've heard of some new product, called divemaster spit, or something

I use washing powder and my own spit

 

[BoltSnap]

my own spit

That doesn't melt away the mask?

 

[arkstorm]

I think that toothpaste is still the state of the art when it comes to prepping a mask.

Case in point, I recently got a new mask and was told by the shop where I bought it that “these newer masks don’t need any prep”…wrong. Was fog-o-matic. So I gave it the toothpaste treatment and problem solved.

 

[Snoweman]

Before each dive I prevent fog by using soapy water and a healthy rinse. I can't stand soap in the mask.

 

[arkstorm]

I still use anti fog before each dive after one initial prep with toothpaste.

 

[buddhasummer]

Take a bic to it out of the box. Spit in it before diving or use baby shampoo.

 

[MacDuyver]

I give it a once over when it’s new and then some J&J baby shampoo right before I get in the water.

 

[newman_diver]

I have used the lighter to burn off the manufacturing agent. Then I use the gold drops about 30 minutes before every dive. It partially dries and the excess gets rinsed off in the water. No issues