how to keep glasses clean in the rain/winter

[David5416]

I am seriously getting P-----d off with the spray from large trucks /lorrys covering me in crap at the moment. The worst thing I am finding is that my clear lensed glasses are constantly smearing going foggy etc. It is bad enough stopping at lights and everything steaming up due to the mount of clothing I've got on. Anybody got any wonder cure or advice , It's that bad on my commute at the moment I was gona carry a bit of a wet chamois to give a wipe at lights.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

It's part of winter riding.

 

[Lincov]

I wear normal distance glasses, and have found I have to change to contact lenses, nothing else seems to work. My gloves have got a "nose wipe" section which I can wipe the lenses with but that normally just smears them as I don't have time at the lights to do it properly. If I get caught in the rain I can see better looking over my glasses than through them.

 

[ianrauk]

It's just the way it is I'm afraid. We all have the same problem. Just a good clean before heading out and a regular wipe with a glove pad is all one can do really.

 

[David5416]

Thanks to you all , thought as much and I have been doing the look over the top of the frames but being new to the road thought somebody may have come up with a bit of a dragons den moment.☔️☔️

 

[uclown2002]

I had same problem today with £150 Oakleys in heavy rain. Stopped several times to remove and put back on before leaving them in pocket.

 

[David5416]

I am wearing my Oakley Racing jacket at the moment and they have vents and still do it. I have just cleaned them with some car stuff I have called Showroom shine. This is the stuff where you can wash and wax your car without water and says it doesn't scratch the paint ( I'm really gona try that aren't i ). The stuff is awesome as a car cleaner ( after washing with water first) I've used it on tiles PVC windows it cleans everything and leaves a water repellent coating. So I'm giving it a whirl on the glasses when I ride to work tonight.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Anybody got any wonder cure or advice , It's that bad on my commute at the moment I was gona carry a bit of a wet chamois to give a wipe at lights.

You need this stuff.

Okay, the cost means you'd probably need to get several mates to chip in with you but imagine treating your glasses, your bike and all your clothing with it!

GC

 

[Melonfish]

Look up these two products
Rain tech
Fog tech

both made by the same company, rain tech goes on the outside, fog tech on the inside.
once applied however do not touch the lenses as it will smear the film on them.
i used these whilst airsofting and seriously swore by them, no matter how hot or humid it was (or i was [ew!]) they worked a treat. you can buy sachets with an impregnated wipe in them if you want to try em rather then forking out for a bottle of each but it's pretty dirt cheap tbh.

 

[David5416]

That stuff is the future , what a product . How much commission are you on LoL

 

[fossyant]

One of those things. Just make sure it's clean setting out. I have RX inserts in mine, so no option of taking off as I can't see. As for a temporary demisting cure, just wipe some washing up liquid on the lens, then rinse off and let dry.

Lasts a couple of weeks. I can't be bothered usually.

 

[400bhp]

So long as it's not raining I don't have a problem. Glasses mist up when stopped, but are fine after a few seconds when starting again.

Different story when cold and wet though.

 

[Fab Foodie]

 

[Dragonwight]

I find tight clothing round your neck steams them up quicker so I keep the neck of my jacket loose, drop them a bit down my nose at lights so they defog a bit and I clean them with a bit of Mr Sheen before I go out seems to help with the cack and I carry a micro fibre lens cloth for the odd wipe off.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I'm a regular glasses wearer, you can save your lenses steaming up when you stop. Draw your jaw in, create an overbite basically, breathe out through your mouth so the warm breath goes down first , not directly up into your glasses.