new mask cleaning?????

[meterman]

just got the new atomic ultraclear mask and if i dont clean it good its going to be the atomic ultrafoggy mask on my first dive. my question is whats the best thing to clean a new mask with? ( toothpaste ) thats what ive been told but the problem is that all 6 or 7 tubes i have in this house are all gel tooth paste and it doesnt work worth a crap, i no i tried it on the last new mask and screwed up my dive. any suggestions before i go buy some paste?
thanks

 

[markfm]

Got a dishpan? Got some liquid dish soap? Throw it in, warm water and soap, let it just soak for a half hour, then wipe with a clean sponge, rinse, and you should be fine. I did that with both my masks, worked perfectly.

 

[spectrum]

SoftScrub works well for us.

Also go to:
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/scuba_mask.html

See "Cleaning Your Mask, New or Old" to test you work BEFORE your next dive.

Pete

 

[Dryglove]

I have always used the toothpaste method with pretty good luck.

 

[diveon]

( toothpaste ) thats what ive been told but the problem is that all 6 or 7 tubes i have in this house are all gel tooth paste and it doesnt work worth a crap, i no i tried it on the last new mask and screwed up my dive
thanks

Hi,

You will need non-gel toothpaste to make it work. Johnson & johnson baby shampoo will work too.

EZ

 

[*Floater*]

New masks take a while to break in. Cover the inside lens with some washing powder/gel or toothpaste and scrub it with your fingers for 5 minutes. Then wash. Spit on it before the dive. Repeat for the next dive if fogging still occurs. This advice was given to me recently and it got the job done.

 

[Jason Ooi]

toothpaste is the best

 

[Aquanautchuck]

Don't forget to use toothpaste on the skirt also. If you don't it will leach silicone onto the lens.

 

[talonraid]

So, I've read about using soft scrub or plain white toothpaste to clean the mask and then using a mixture of half baby shampoo and half water as defogger. I did this and after the shampoo mixture dried it left a yellowish tinge on the lenses. Is this normal? Will it disappear when I rinse it, or did I use too much shampoo?

If this doesn't work, I'm going back to spit!

 

[dsteding]

I've seen people use lighters to burn off the silicon before scrubbing with toothpaste, I've done this with a couple masks and it works great. Don't know if it will affect the temper of the glass, however . . .

One thing I did with a new mask is use my sonicare toothbrush (with an old brushhead) on it with some non-gel toothpaste. No problems fogging, so it must have worked.