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Condensation..

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  • 11-10-2006 10:57am
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    cormie
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    Hi,
    I went paintballing a week or 2 ago and they said they put this special spray on the inside of the visor to stop it getting clogged up with condensation when you're breathing in the head gear. If you touched the inside, it would ruin the application and a new coat would need to be applied. Anyway, the visor kept clear throughout the whole 5 hours or so.

    Just wondering is there any such thing for car windows? My heating isn't the best and takes quite a while to clear a clogged up window and when it's never really cleared properly in bad weather.

    Anyone know of any such spray or other methods to keep condensation low or non existant?


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    J_R
    Registered Users Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭J_R


    Hi,

    Yes you can buy a spray. However you could use washing up liquid. Put few drops on a clean rag, wipe/polish over the inside of the windsows. Almost as good.


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    tk123
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    Yeah washing up liquid does the trick - i use it on my helmet visor and it lasts longer than the spray and its cheaper too..


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    mike65
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    My advice on this is to clean the inside of your screen as thoroghly as possible - I actually use petrol! Vigorously wipe the inside with kitchen towel damped in 95 unleaded then as it evaporats use a window cleaner like Cif/Windowlene with a fresh towel and scrub well. Fianlly rub down with a dry clean paper towel. Mist/condensation clears faster from a clean surface.

    Mike.


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    cormie
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    cool, must give that a whirl! thanks:)


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    Robbo
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    Meths or a similar strong alcohol does as good a job as petrol and won't leave the car smelling like a forecourt. Bonus points for having a crafty sup afterwards.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yeah, afaik, condensation exists because it attaches itself to the thin film of grease on the inside of your windscreen (comes from breath, sweat, touching the screen, etc). Any good window or dish cleaning product (or petrol! - does that not stink mike?) should be an effective degreaser which will clear off most of this film.


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    cormie
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    Is this the case for all glass do you reckon?

    I made a piece of furniture with a water feature and a problem is that condensation builds up and it takes away from the piece itself. Will a polish of washing up liquid followed by a polish of petrol sort it?:)


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    mike65
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    seamus wrote:
    Any good window or dish cleaning product (or petrol! - does that not stink mike?).

    Nope! I cleaned the drivers side this morning with the drivers door open, left the car for about 5 mins with the front windows half-open came back and no petrol smell - just leather!

    Mike.


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    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,836 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    How often do you have to re-apply these coats?


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    manti452
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭manti452


    See my other thread : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=52184338&posted=1#post52184338

    basically my Heater is shot.. I have cold air only.. I've been using alcohol based aftershave to try and keep them clear.. last about a hour or so..

    Before that I tried washing up liquid on a wet towel, it worked but the inside of the window was wet like, you could see the liquid I'd put on.. if you know what I mean.. Is there something I missed here to get it to dry? or should it just do it on its own?

    Wish I had some petrol now LOL


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