M3 Mask...toothpaste or lighter or no need?

[Pvs.A Diving]

Hey everybody,

Just picked up a couple of M3 masks and was wondering whether I need to use toothpaste and or lighter to get rid of silicone on the lenses.

Or do I need to. I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't necessary on Hollis's masks....but I could have been drinking.

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.

Bryce

 

[Pvs.A Diving]

Uh...hello? Anybody around?

 

[buddhasummer]

Use a lighter. I've been doing this for years, no problem, no fogging.

 

[DevonDiver]

I recently got an M1. When new, they seem as prone to fogging as any mask. But maybe the fogging wasn't as 'dense'... but it was still there. I used a lighter and toothpaste.

 

[Pvs.A Diving]

Thanks guys. Will have to get on to it!

 

[pinshootr]

i use both also

 

[Ricksteric]

What do you do with a lighter

 

[Sevenrider860]

What do you do with a lighter

There is a video that describes using a lighter:

 

[Ricksteric]

Wow, amazing.....
Thanks

 

[gfaith]

I do both lighter and then toothpaste also, and then baby shampoo for the anti-fog before diving. Cool thing about baby shampoo is that you can apply it (long before the dive) let it dry and then rinse it out later. Oh yeah, baby shampoo doesn't burn your eyes too.