Your next faceshield? There's gold in them there shields!

Interesting

Thanks, Craig.  

Re: Your next faceshield? There's gold in them there shields!

Buried in the description of how it works is that it requires a moderately strong infrared source for that 14*F warming over ambient to occur. Apparently, the film needs to be in direct sunlight to get that amount of heating. Having a really strong IR heater shining on your face might be even stronger.

Re: Your next faceshield? There's gold in them there shields!

I definitely skipped that part. Darn. I like my Uvex faceshield, but it does fog up on me even with the anti-fog protection.

Have you ever tried...

this stuff?� 210 plastic cleaner & polish� It has anti fog & anti static properties and has worked pretty well for me. I would shop around for a better price though.

Re: Your next faceshield? There's gold in them there shields!

I have my uvex shield set with the hinge at the furthest away from my face position. That stops it from hitting my glasses and also reduces the condensation. I do get some condensation on the lower portion of the shield when the shop temperature is in the low-50's or below. I don't recall the fogging getting high enough on the shield to interfere with seeing the tool edge. I generally do not like to turn when the shop temp is in the 40's or below because my hands start to hurt.

I have had suggestions to wipe the inside surface with used dryer sheets, but I have not gotten around to trying it. Nor have I tried the old trick of spitting on the inside of a swim mask and spreading it around to stop the mask from fogging.

I have had success at using Rain-X on bathroom mirrors to stop them from fogging when we take showers. If faceshield fogging becomes bothersome, I plan to try some Rain-X on the shield.

No gold... but no fog...

Have not tried the "210" I like the UV inhibiters that prevent browning and hardening. The stuff I use is Novus 1 Plastic clean and shine.

Here is a cut and paste...� This acrylic polish will leave your plastic and acrylics with a lustrous shine that resists fogging, repels dust, and eliminates static.

The "repels dust" helps when sanding.�

Novus Polish

Re: Your next faceshield? There's gold in them there shields!

Thanks for all the responses. And plenty to try.

I can say that the best sunglasses I ever owned were a pair of Suncloud Rose ski glasses, with rose colored lenses, said to contain gold. Extremely sharp contrast and even useful at night for cutting glare from oncoming headlights. (I know, sunglasses at night do not make sense...aside from something for a pop song, but they worked quite well.) Not much of a fogging issue as breathing had no impact.