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Following on from my previous topic about eye protection I Purchased some second hand ess v12s, I removed the vent foam and wore them for the first time yesterday at the mall, overall I was very impressed with them and noticed very little fogging and when it did fog slightly going for a run/walk quickly cured the issue. 

 

I didn’t put any anti fog on them as I’m still waiting for that in the post.

 

I noticed after a few games that the inside lense seemed to be getting blurry, after inspection it was due to what seemed like a layer of skin on the inside lense spider webbing, coming away, disappearing. The areas with this also seemed to fog a lot easier. It’s As if it’s had a fine layer of protection, anti fog or something on it. I tried to wipe them with a tissue but made little difference 

 

Is this antifog from a previous owner breaking up under use or is this an actual protective layer of the actual lense  that is now ruined? I did use my Tshirt to wipe sweat of them a few times so maybe this caused it?

 

What should I do to cure the problem? Does anti fog stuff clean of easy? Is it even anti fog?

 

Hope someone understands what I mean as hard to explain it and i have no experience with any goggles other then mesh

 

Many thanks

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Can’t help with the issue but if you need replacements they’re about £5 on eBay. 

 

Oh oh the joys of buying second hand! 

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Should always wipe with an anti fog cloth. I discovered this yesterday when I poked a piece of tissue up mine to wipe away some sweat and they instantly fogged up. 

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I had the same thing with mine, that film is the manufactures anti fog coating. I used cheapo anti fog wipes that were alcohol based and it started to take that film off. Completly buggered that set of lenses. The only way forwards is to get a new set .I would recommend revision fog wipes. To use with them as well

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Yes I had the same with mine,used copious amounts of anti-fog so I expect a massive mix of different chemicals causes the issues.

The yellow lenses are mad in woodland but not good for bright sunny days(3 x a year),smoked are ok.

 

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For your anti fog wipes. Pop down to Halfords and have a look at Rainex’ anti fog wipes, dirt cheap and work perfectly.

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Rainex is awesome stuff, even better if you can get hold of Canadian stuff. 

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22 hours ago, Cleaners inc said:

How long does one fog cloth normally last?

 

The ESS NoFog cloth? I've been using the same one since I bought my first pair of ESS ICE glasses about... 8 years ago? And it's still going strong. It's a bit tatty and manky by now, maybe I'll consider buying a new one.

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On 02/07/2018 at 08:55, Cleaners inc said:

Is this antifog from a previous owner breaking up under use or is this an actual protective layer of the actual lense  that is now ruined

as all mentioned above,

This happened to a pair i had, i have been using them fine with various anti fog sprays but i accidentally used a cloth i clean lenses with and it started to do the same. Just switched to the other lenses while a new clear set was sent via ebay.....now keeps cloths separate

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