Thread: Steamed up mirror solution

Originally Posted by kenneth

Hello everyone, just a quick post about a solution I found for stopping my shaving mirror steaming up when shaving. Normally I shave after I have showered but find keeping my mirror clear can be a pain. What I found is that if I run my face cloth under the hot tap and wash the mirror with the hot cloth it stops the mirror from fogging. I apply the face cloth to the mirror three or four times and hold it against the mirror to warm up the glass and then dry it off, works a charm for me. Just thought I would share . Has anybody got any other methods for keeping your mirror clear?

Take less time in the shower.

I just plug in the hair dryer. 20 seconds or so is all it takes to clear my mirror, and my mirror is 29" x 46"(2' 5"x 3' 10").

Originally Posted by SRNewb

I just plug in the hair dryer. 20 seconds or so is all it takes to clear my mirror, and my mirror is 29" x 46"(2' 5"x 3' 10").

The wife cracked a mirror last winter doing that! :drop jaw: it is a large mirror mounted on an outside wall so was obviously cold, so be careful!!

P.S. There is an automotive windshield product that works real well, just can't remember the name, might be Rain-X or something.

Originally Posted by NewellVW

The wife cracked a mirror last winter doing that! :drop jaw: it is a large mirror mounted on an outside wall so was obviously cold, so be careful!!

P.S. There is an automotive windshield product that works real well, just can't remember the name, might be Rain-X or something.

Yes. its called , anti fog by rain x
Works great.

There are a few methods I've found. One is to shower with cool water that doesn't create a steam. Turning on the vent fan seems to keep the mirror from fogging up as well. Opening the door to let the steam out and using a few squares of toilet paper to sop up the moisture on the glass clears it pretty quick if I forget to turn the fan on.

I have an all glass shower. I use this on the inside of the shower glass and walls. Applied monthly, I never have water spots or fogged up glass and we have very hard water. Not having water spots to clean is a blessing. Really cuts down on the number of time we have to clean the glass in the shower.

Originally Posted by outback

Yes. its called , anti fog by rain x
Works great.

I also use a hair dryer on my mirrors, it takes the fog right out and heats the glass enough, that the condensation wont reform. Works great.

Originally Posted by CZMark

Take less time in the shower.

Since my Dad was a U.S.M.C. Officer - we where not allowed to take "Hollywood Showers" (more than 2 minutes total of running water)

So the move to warm to cool to cold shower was no biggie.

This also gives you more time to shave BTW...

But then I still use the terms "deck" "overhead" "bulkhead" and "hatch"...

Originally Posted by CZMark

Take less time in the shower.

On a normal day I can get wet, soap up, rinse off in about 4 minutes.

With the exhaust fan going I do not have a fog issue.

The Rainex works great but in the Old days, we used a small cloth bag of Bull Durham Tobacco in our log trucks to wipe the inside of windows with, works very well.

If a mirror is sealed in so water doesn't affect it, just run it under hot water for a few seconds and wipe off, the heat will keep the fog off too.