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TurtleVespa
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Post subject: Battling Foggy Helmets  Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:03 pm |
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:40 am
Posts: 1703
Location: Columbia SC
Scooter: Vespa GT200
named Bogart
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As a newbie winter commuter, this has become something of a mania for me recently. ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall")
Plus, as those of you who live near NYC will know, today is far from ideal scootering weather.
So I am posting pictures & details of my latest refinements.
The 1st picture should show:
1. My winter riding jacket with my lovely new scooter diva patch on it (available under announcements).
2. My helmet with a red Respro Foggy breath mask newly mounted inside (the red thing where my nose should be)
3. Also inside the helmet & peeking out, are my recently acquired Birdz Phoenix goggles/glasses
The 2nd picture shows the goggles/glasses from the back
Enjoy 
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TurtleVespa
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Post subject: For Those Elsewhere Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:33 pm |
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:40 am
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Location: Columbia SC
Scooter: Vespa GT200
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If you live elsewhere, I wouldn't want you to miss out on the lovely weather here. 
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slowmike
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Post subject: shaving cream... Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:43 am |
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Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:16 am
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Location: Queens, NY
Scooter: it's got 2 wheels, if you've seen one you've seen them all.
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Here's a little tip. Take your visor off, clean it with hot water and soap, get it really really dry with a terrycloth towel. Then take some shaving cream and smear a thin layer of shaving cream on the inside and outside of the visor, then take that terrycloth towel and wipe off all of shaving cream. It will look like you got it all off but it will leave a molecules thin hydrophobic layer. Be sure that it is not a paper towel as that will have unpleasant side effects (like scratches and bits o paper.
On the inside this hydrophobic layer will keep the visor from fogging up and on the outside this layer will help condensed fog or light rain beading up and rolling off your visor. Plus it leaves a nice smell inside your lid.
Better living though chemistry and physics.. 
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TurtleVespa
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Post subject: Re: shaving cream... Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:26 pm |
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:40 am
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Location: Columbia SC
Scooter: Vespa GT200
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Cool!! 
I bet this would work with my glasses too!
slowmike wrote: Here's a little tip. Take your visor off, clean it with hot water and soap, get it really really dry with a terrycloth towel. Then take some shaving cream and smear a thin layer of shaving cream on the inside and outside of the visor, then take that terrycloth towel and wipe off all of shaving cream. It will look like you got it all off but it will leave a molecules thin hydrophobic layer. Be sure that it is not a paper towel as that will have unpleasant side effects (like scratches and bits o paper. On the inside this hydrophobic layer will keep the visor from fogging up and on the outside this layer will help condensed fog or light rain beading up and rolling off your visor. Plus it leaves a nice smell inside your lid. Better living though chemistry and physics..
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mintyleaf
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:27 am
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Location: San Francisco
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ingenious! i gotta try this.
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Sccoterbrat
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Post subject: fogging helmets Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:24 pm |
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Joined: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:02 pm
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Location: bakersfield, Ca
Scooter: Kymco Grand Vista 250(gypsy)
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Hey Gals,
Just wanted you all to know that I tried Slowmike idea of shaving cream on the visor and it works really really really well. I wore my helmet on a cold rainy day and didnt have to crack the visor once. 
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scootermedic
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 2:55 pm |
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Joined: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:36 pm
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Location: Upstate NY (Cooperstown/Oneonta)
Scooter: Yamaha Majesty 400cc
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My buddy, a helicopter medic as well as my "supervising" rider, taught me that simple furniture polish and a micro-fibre towel are what they use on both their helmets and their windows for the helicopter. It's made of lexan and you can't use most cleaners on it.
He also uses the furniture polish on his helmet and windshield, so I tried the same thing and it works great. Fog and rain roll off. I did find out during a brief sprinkle that the rain comes up and over the windshield then down onto my chest, but the waterproof liner in my jacket seemed to work.
KP
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camprn
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Post subject: Re: shaving cream... Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:59 am |
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Joined: Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:21 pm
Posts: 438
Location: Southwest New Hampshire
Scooter: Piaggio Fly 150
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slowmike wrote: Here's a little tip. Take your visor off, clean it with hot water and soap, get it really really dry with a terrycloth towel. Then take some shaving cream and smear a thin layer of shaving cream on the inside and outside of the visor, then take that terrycloth towel and wipe off all of shaving cream. It will look like you got it all off but it will leave a molecules thin hydrophobic layer. Be sure that it is not a paper towel as that will have unpleasant side effects (like scratches and bits o paper. On the inside this hydrophobic layer will keep the visor from fogging up and on the outside this layer will help condensed fog or light rain beading up and rolling off your visor. Plus it leaves a nice smell inside your lid. Better living though chemistry and physics.. +1 works great!
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