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Old 17-01-07, 11:46 PM   #11
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Ive used washing up liquid on my visors and not had a problem with scratching.i don't rub it in,just smear a bit on with water.Maybe it's cos I use that Fairy stuff----Soft on your skin/soft on your visor.
I'm the same. My trick is to put a TINY amount of Fairy in a dish, fill up most of the way with almost-boiling water.

According to the advert, a little fairy goes a long way.

Then I use a TINY amount of the solution (after allowing the water to cool) on kitchen roll. Wipe the visor gently inside & out. Then repeat with JUST water. Then repeat again with dry kitchen roll.

Works a treat, and haven't seen any scratches. I figure there's a small amount of salt in the washing liquid, and I use a tiny amount of that, diluted, settle a little, a tiny amount of that & then I'm gentle. So the risk is minimised.
That's FAR too much hassle for me. I'm hoping the breath guard will take any effort involved in a fog free visor away.
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Old 17-01-07, 11:54 PM   #12
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The breath guard doesn't help much when the visor is dirty due to riding in the rain & road spray though
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Old 17-01-07, 11:55 PM   #13
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ON the back of this thread I've jusyt bought a foggy respro mask. I use the caberg V2 helmet. Fogging isn;t too bad on the main visor but on the drop down tinted one it's terrible. I'm hoping that this will sort it out.
Best place to get the mask is?
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Old 18-01-07, 08:45 AM   #14
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Oh and be careful with Kitchen roll because that can be scratchy to...

*Liz says I'm a tad picky when it comes to visor cleanlyness

I bought my Foggy mask from my local bike dealer but I would imagine most places stock them. try M & P or Bustes places like that.

I know that some people use a thing called a V-Wipe that attatches to your glove its like a mini windscreen wiper that you can rub across your visor to clean the water and muck off of.
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Old 18-01-07, 09:14 AM   #15
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I've never had a problem with scratching using diluted washing liquid scratching, maybe it depends on the brand and level of dilution. I also only use Bounty kitchen roll as it's non abraisive. I use it to wipe excess water from newly developed film which is very soft and I've not got any scratches from that.

For getting rid of grease deposits I use a very small amout of meths, works wonders (cheap too). As always when cleaning anything you look through do not use too much force.
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Old 18-01-07, 09:40 AM   #16
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Every time I stop I need to lift my visor because of the condensation build up , so I really need a foggy mask. Will the foggy fit in my HJC CL flip front ?
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Old 20-01-07, 08:38 PM   #17
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Thanks for the replies, just bought a Foggy, we'll see how that works on Monday. ejohnh, on the packaging it says "Known not to fit ..... flip lid crash helmets" so I guess the answer is no for you.

Had a chat to the bloke in the bike shop about my pin lock misting, he reckons that they come with a hydroponic (?!?) coating and that wears off, best to get a new insert. I thought I'd try the foggy first.

Also got some Nikwax waterproofing restorer, hopefully that will fix my trousers....
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