Re: Anti-fog for glasses that works

[mac davis]

Dan_Musicant wrote:

>> >> When I was a teenager back in the 1950's I attended some kind of indoor >> expo in Hollywood, CA and came upon a guy hawking an anti-fog product. >> He was like a snake oil salesman at a country side show, and there was a >> crowd around him as he demonstrated this amazing product which kept >> glasses, mirrors, etc from fogging up even when exposed to steam. >> Ordinarily I've always been wary of scenes like that, but I couldn't >> resist buying this thing for $1. The stuff was called Nu Clear-X and was >> marketed by: >> >> Palantic Products >> 1258 Howard Street >> San Francisco 3, California >> >> Of course, a Google search on the product name or company turns up >> nothing. >> >> It's a piece of what looks like wax, and pink in color, square cross >> section, 3/4" on the side and was originally about 2.5" long. My piece >> is now down to just under 1" long. This stuff works pretty damn well. I >> figure I'll run out some day soon. I have a spray bottle of what >> purports to be an antifog and anti-static solution but it sure doesn't >> work as an antifog. Sometimes I really need to not have my glasses fog >> up. For instance, when wearing a dust mask or goggles. Surely, there are >> some products (or maybe home remedies) that work for this. Can I get >> some recommendations? Thanks. >> >> Dan > >Rain-X works fairly effectively for me...

Duane.. I'm guessing that you're talking about Rain-x anti fog, not the regular glass wax type, but the OP might not know the anti fog exists.. (I didn't, until I ran out of rain-x once and they only had a 2 bottle "kit")

mac

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[Gerald Ross]

Back in the 60's I saw a woman in the ER whose husband had beaten her up. He sold anti-fog spray, and she was so mad she gave us the recipe. Soap, dissolved in rubbing alcohol. You mist it on and wipe until dry. It works on bathroom mirrors but I can't vouch for anything else.

[Dave Hall]

If you only used 60% of it in 45 to 50 years, why do you think the other 40% is going to be used up "some day soon"? ;-)

By my calculations you must be in your early to mid 60s (teenager in

50's) so you should be in your 90s before using that 1" piece up :-)

[Piper]

ROFLOL!

-- Piper

[Mike Marlow]

Not really so odd Bruce. Human slobber will work just as well. A time honored trick of scuba divers is to spit inside their mask and to smear it around before going under. It prevents fogging. I caution you not to pursue every trick of scuba divers in the wood shop, though. There is this concept referred to off hand as the "we suit warmer" that you probably don't want to consider in the shop...