using a water repellent coating on glases

[paul b]

A old school friend of mine as asked me to trial a coating for shooting lenses that makes the rain bead off,i have used them a couple of times and found that water drops still stay on but not as many as with no coating and if you take them off and blow the lense the drops will go.Has anyone else had a similar coating on there shooting lenses.

 

[Will Hewland]

Used to use rain x product on windscreens and helmet visors in Motorsport. Bound to be clever products around these days. Trouble is, there is no headwind in shooting (usually) so as you say it just sits there..

 

[Salopian]

.Has anyone else had a similar coating on there shooting lenses.

Yes me, bloody axle oil after following your wheelchair. At least I think it was axle oil, smelled a bit fishy.

 

[Maxum]

Should of tried it out at Doveridge Paul plenty of rain about ))

 

[Hawkeye]

Cut a pototo in 2 and rub over lenses

 

[EdLyons]

Most "good quality" shooting specs these days have a form of surface treatment on the front surface.

These coatings are supposed to be hydrophobic and oleophobic to repel water and skin oils.

Fish-based axle oil repellant could be a new entry to the market - get it patented Harris!

 

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I take mine off and wipe them across my chest....because I use those new clever micro fibre thin jumpers, which are like one massive lens cleaner. If I do not have time to take the glasses of then I just use my sleeve, which has a separate section with a cover. It is really clever, you just flip the flap down, swipe your under arm across the glasses once and then flip the flap back over. It sticks to itself like Velcro. Totally unscratchable material. I never shoot in the rain without it. It has a natural shower proofing to the main part of the jumper because the fibres are impregnated with PTFE. I hate shooting in a coat.....so this works perfectly for me.

:smile:

 

[EdLyons]

I use a similar system with my snowboarding gloves - they have a little goggle wipe flap which does the same job. Only problem with using your jumper can be that whilst the fabric itself is appropriate, the bits of dust and other debris that land on you can grind into the lenses. Used to happen with original polycarb lenses as they are fairly soft, but most new coatings give some protection.

 

[maddmatt]

There are several products but you wont beat a factory coating that provides a water repellent surface.

 

[Darkside]

Best thing is sunshine!!!

 

[Skeet UK]

I take mine off and wipe them across my chest....because I use those new clever micro fibre thin jumpers, which are like one massive lens cleaner. If I do not have time to take the glasses of then I just use my sleeve, which has a separate section with a cover. It is really clever, you just flip the flap down, swipe your under arm across the glasses once and then flip the flap back over. It sticks to itself like Velcro. Totally unscratchable material. I never shoot in the rain without it. It has a natural shower proofing to the main part of the jumper because the fibres are impregnated with PTFE. I hate shooting in a coat.....so this works perfectly for me.

:smile:

Intrigued ... do we have  a brand name or link perhaps?

 

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It a secret.....I just want to shoot :laugh: