How to Defog a Diving Mask

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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While there are a few high-tech solutions to this problem, most people rely on this preventive technique that has been around for decades.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Diving Mask

Step1

Dip your mask in the water to rinse it out. Empty as much of the water from the mask as possible.

Step2

Spit into the inside of the mask.

Step3

With your fingers, rub the spit over the inside surface of the lens. Dip the mask again briefly, then empty it as much as possible.

Step4

Avoid exhaling into the mask as you put it on. Your breath can fog the lens.

Tips & Warnings

If spitting in your mask doesn't appeal to you, you can buy an anti-fogging solution at most dive shops.

Comments

chaos said

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on 12/15/2006 When I worked at a dive shop, we used soft scrub to remove the manufacturing film. Then the spray bottle of baby shampoo/water for a quick defog.

Anonymous said

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on 7/13/2006 Use toothpaste. It works very well.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 You can use dishwasher anti-spot to keep your mask fog free and it's far cheaper then the anti-fogging solutions at most dive shops.

Tony

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 If your mask is brand new, you need to first remove an invisible film left over from manufacturing. If you don't, your mask will continue to fog easily. To prepare your mask, use your fingers to vigorously rub a small amount of non-gel toothpaste onto the inside of each lens surface. This removes the manufacturers film. Rinse thoroughly. It's only necessary to do this in the beginning. After that, you can use spit or commercial defog and enjoy better, clearer (and safer) diving.

Anonymous said

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on 4/3/2006 The best method I've seen is to rinse the lens with a mix of baby shampoo and water (can be in a spray bottle), then rinse once in water.

It is also vital to scrub the lens of a new mask with toothpaste.

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