The Thread Spread - Revisited
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-Baby Baby-
Eyewear Filter Elements
I know I'm probably the only person left of the planet who wears a road going full face helmet while riding off road. I've spent so much time aboard road going machines that I never felt protected enough with the open or more open design motocross helmets and the use of thin plastic lens goggles to protect my eyes.
There have been times however that I have had to wear goggles because of extremely dusty conditions. Goggles help a great deal in these kinds of situations - but there can be improvement - enter baby oil. Those small foam vents that allow air into the chamber to prevent fogging also pass dirt and dust. Take a couple of minutes and very carefully apply a very small amount of the baby oil to the outside surface of the foam rubber using your finger. The oil will trap the dust outside the eye chamber and still allow air to flow through to prevent the fogging.
The operative phrase here is "very small amount." You can buy a lifetime supply of it for yourself and everyone you know and all of their friends for less than a couple of bucks - even if you believe in life after death - they'll still be oil left. If you ever run out of it you're using way too much, someone is stealing it or you have a new baby - and you let your spouse find your stash.
When necessary wash the whole goggle with soap and warm water. This will remove the lens treatments and wash out the baby oil. When they're dry, apply the lens treatment then the baby oil. Keep the oil off the lens surface for obvious reasons. Contact lens wearers appreciate this goggle tip/trick the most. In all circumstances use anti-fog/anti static spray on the lens surfaces - I use it on my glasses and my helmet face shield. This aids in keeping dirt and dust from adhering to the lens surfaces.
I usually offer a small amount of the oil to buddies before taking a ride. In addition to not having to stop every couple of miles for them to clean their eyes it lets them know that as usual I'll be at the front of the pack and won't be needing any attached eyewear filter elements. I do expect them to keep up.
- Rick
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