Now a days, you probably have seen the term “hydrophobic coating “and “oleophobic coating “on your ski goggle Len description from user manual. While at other ski goggle Len brand brags about it on their product’s page, and that page you could possibly pay extra $20 to $30 for an extra Len. But what exactly is the well-known substance, that do they do, and is it really affecting your performance without having them?
Well, it is. In reality, most of brand of ski goggle Len would cast a thin layer of coating on the Len. It both helps them to reduce the manufacturing defect, and to enhance the Len part to be clean and good user experience. That’s why you don’t see them carry so often on their screens on products description.
What exactly are Hydrophobic and Oleophobic coating?
In Latin, prefix, “Hydro” means water, such as hydroelectric. “phobic” means fear. “Oleo” you guess it right, it means relating to or containing oil.
Hydrophobic mostly applied at the windshield, when you paste a layer of hydrophobic layer on the windshield, at the raining day, you see the water rain on the windshield, and the covalent bond on the water on stick on the windshield, and will quickly, flow away with wind.
Oleophobic coating is more non sticking solution like your non sticking frying pan, when oil, hand smudge, sweat, on the Len, you can easily wipe them off, and they will be good as new. When you touch it, it has a slippery feel onto it, which makes your goggle len slick to touch. The feature helps the glasses to be more scratch resistance.
How long it would take for your specific screen to shed off its grease protection?
For Sunmax Optical Co., Ltd, for each of the ski goggle len, we would have the Len to be soaked with “ oleophobic coating “ solution. We will have it bake in the oven at certain temperature. For some of the special customer order, we can add the thickness of the oleophobic coating, to have it be more long lasting. It mostly apply for Olympic Grade.
How do I clean my ski goggle Lenand should I mind its oleophobic layer?
Yes, please do mind and care for its oleophobic layer, try not to use invasive detergent such as dish soap. The best is to use water based solution and dip with microfiber cloth and wipe off the smudge and residual.
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