keepin' the salt off my sunnies!

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BOOMAN
BOOMAN
VIC
333 posts
VIC, 333 posts
15 Nov 2006 12:11pm
i have asked this before but i have had no winners yet.
as soon as i go in the ocean my glasses become allmost impossible to see out of (blueeye) great sunnies exept i need to put something on them to keep the salt water from sticking and building up..
also windex hurts my eyes
Bowski
Bowski
VIC
204 posts
VIC, 204 posts
15 Nov 2006 2:06pm
Windex, dude you have been watching to much "my big fat greek wedding"!! I'd say it wouldn't be too good for the ol' eyes as they are the most porous part of the body.

Try oakleys hydrophobic lens solution, keeps them fog & salt free. i always clean them with a sunnie cloth before each session and rinse them in fresh water after every couple of sessions. Sunscreen can also fog up sunnies, i never put sunscreen where my sunnies sit. Hope this helps

Bowski
robbo
robbo
WA
306 posts
WA, 306 posts
15 Nov 2006 1:29pm
for a cheaper solution:

cut a potato in half and rub the juice on the sunnies.
let it dry.

it has the effect of lowering the surface tension on the glass, and so droplets don't stick to it.

then fry said potato and have some chippies!

robbo.

<this was from my high school teacher who drove a military jeep with no windscreen wipers. seemed to work for him!>

Race2Rotto
Race2Rotto
WA
12 posts
WA, 12 posts
15 Nov 2006 3:44pm
Mr Sheen, but it doesn't last very long - maybe a big session or two
backloop
backloop
QLD
141 posts
QLD, 141 posts
16 Nov 2006 1:19pm
Sperm! Just fresh sperm does the job right. Apply a thick layer (if you can't provide enough ask your mates for help) and rub it in. Let it dry in the sun and you wan't have problems with salt on the lens anymore.
Let me know how it works for you.
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
QLD, 5283 posts
16 Nov 2006 3:00pm
wouldn't it be hard to see through those babys?
em
em
318 posts
em em
318 posts
16 Nov 2006 2:10pm
funnily, tooth paste works (rub it on the glass and rinse it off). divers use it to stop their mask from fogging up. Spit does the job too but it doesn't last as long when it comes to kitesurfing....;-P
last option if none of the above works for you (must say I never tried the sperm option) invest in a pair of seaspecs....
:-)
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
QLD, 5283 posts
16 Nov 2006 5:09pm
CAUTION, do not use toothpaste on plastic lenses, highly abrasive!!!

ok on tempered glass dive masks.
BOOMAN
BOOMAN
VIC
333 posts
VIC, 333 posts
21 Nov 2006 11:21am
cheers sounds good ill give the patato a try and may invest in some oakley stuff (20bucks apparently) i may give theOTHER option a shot but not on my glasses only on my gir%$%#%% %%#$% :)
apprecciate it

Jamin
Jamin
QLD
22 posts
QLD, 22 posts
22 Nov 2006 9:41am
Just Kitesurf in fresh water lakes, that does the trick!
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