I actually just tried the Fog-X on a squeaky clean windshield and it worked very well, it brought the fog down to normal car levels. I figured if I was going to try something that could take a lot of time to fix, I might as well do it now while I have time, so I went for the window treatments first.
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Sept. 18, 2008 9:27 p.m. GameboyRMH Dork
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Sept. 18, 2008 11:04 p.m. confuZion3 HalfDork
I loved watching the NASCAR guys try to sort out fog issues. Rag on a stick anyone?
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Sept. 19, 2008 1:46 a.m. Wally SuperDork
On a bus full of people on a humid day this is the only way I was able to see where I was going, especially on the passenger side. The defrosters we had were next to useless, and if the driver before you spilled his coffee in the dash the defroster would just spit coffee up on the windshield for the first couple of hours. With a squeegee on a two foot handle I could do the whole window without having to stand up, and some nights the detatchable handle was handy to have around.
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Sept. 19, 2008 7:41 a.m. GameboyRMH Dork
I'm actually considering a squeegee as well. I don't know how it will go along with the anti-fog coating but it's better than a bunch of paper towels in a ziplock bag as a last resort.
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Sept. 19, 2008 8:15 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Wally uses the handle in place of the seat though...
too much?
never.
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Sept. 19, 2008 8:53 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
I thought you wanted input for creative ways to fog the windows.
I was hoping you wouldn't need input from an internet website for that.
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Sept. 19, 2008 9:13 p.m. EastCoastMojo Reader
Wally wrote:
On a bus full of people on a humid day this is the only way I was able to see where I was going, especially on the passenger side. The defrosters we had were next to useless, and if the driver before you spilled his coffee in the dash the defroster would just spit coffee up on the windshield for the first couple of hours. With a squeegee on a two foot handle I could do the whole window without having to stand up, and some nights the detatchable handle was handy to have around.
Wait... I thought both sides of the bus were the passenger sides.
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Sept. 20, 2008 9:08 a.m. Wally SuperDork
EastCoastMojo wrote:
Wait... I thought both sides of the bus were the passenger sides.
Usually only the inside
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Sept. 20, 2008 10:00 a.m. EastCoastMojo Reader
ZING!
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Sept. 20, 2008 7:07 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
Fogging on the inside of goggles and face shields is an old old dirt bike problem, same thing as a car but on a much smaller scale. I have tried spit (works but you have to keep reapplying) Fog X (works until it gets over loaded, then it's worse than the non- Fog X fogging) and Rain X (see Fog X). The only thing which ever worked for me: Smiths Turbo goggles, it has a little bitty fan powered by a 9V battery good for 2-3 hours. Combine that with Fog X on my goggles and glasses both and I could see in 90 percent humidity and 90 degree temps. Might be a little streaky but I could see. This isn't practical on something the size of a car windshield, though.
Modern car windshield defoggers run the A/C to remove moisture from the air before it hits the heater core and this works great, but it's a heavy system. If you can't run this type of system, keeping the inside of the windshield warm (water condenses on cold stuff, remember) and continually wiping it is probably the best solution. I keep towels in my race bag since the Abomination has no wipers or defogger and so far it seems to work.
I have heard that soap rubbed on the inside of the windshield and then polished with a soft rag will work, try this at your own risk!
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Sept. 21, 2008 8:40 a.m. internetautomart SuperDork
Wally wrote:
and some nights the detatchable handle was handy to have around.
lonely much?
:duckandcover:
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Sept. 21, 2008 11:38 a.m. 924guy HalfDork
1 part baby shampoo to 10 parts water, well mixed and applied by pump spray bottle...spray on, let dry, buff with clean cloth as necessary.. end of fogging problems..
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Sept. 26, 2008 4:33 p.m. ArtOfRuin Reader
On the way to work today, the rear windshield and rear side windows of my Subaru kept fogging up, and no amount of opening windows a crack or using the heater or A/C cleared them. Switching lanes on a Massachusetts highway with no rear visibility is not fun.
I think the rear defroster is dead. I've seen a kit at Pep Boys before that claims to restore the effectiveness of broken or weak rear defrosters. Has anyone here used one of these kits, and if so, did it work?
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Sept. 26, 2008 4:40 p.m. EastCoastMojo Reader
ArtOfRuin wrote:
On the way to work today, the rear windshield and rear side windows of my Subaru kept fogging up, and no amount of opening windows a crack or using the heater or A/C cleared them. Switching lanes on a Massachusetts highway with no rear visibility is not fun.
I think the rear defroster is dead. I've seen a kit at Pep Boys before that claims to restore the effectiveness of broken or weak rear defrosters. Has anyone here used one of these kits, and if so, did it work?
Yeah, the trick of running the defroster and cracking the side windows won't work on the rear window, as there is not a vent at the base of it. I don't have any experience with the repair kits for the in-window defrosters, although I have heard of wires coming loose. I'm sure you have checked that already though.
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Sept. 26, 2008 4:58 p.m. walterj HalfDork
I haven't tried this yet but... I was going to go get a 3' length of 1" OD PVC, drill a small hole every inch to direct air on the window... and zip tie it to the fat top part of the firewall. I plan to put a 1->2" 90 deg on it mount a 12v camping hair drier behind the switch panel in the center.... see the ridge below where the dash used to sit:
