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I wonder why all posts stopped 06/FEB ? I really like RainX! I think the key is getting the glass really, really clean first, then clean it again. Then apply as per the directions (except I like to go over the haze a second time with product). Wipe the haze with a dry paper towel, mist with water and buff to a clear shine. The stuff is really great. Even at slower speeds, the water just flies off. I've even driven in heavy rain and don't really need the wipers on at all, or just intermitent! (Without rainx they'd be going full blast and visibility would be far less.) About the only bad thing I can say is the distraction in seeing (er..watching) a zillion tiny water beads flow up/off the windshield - looking past them though, the visibility is fantastic and can potentially make for a much safer ride.
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Replying to: abbeysdad (Jun 28, 2006 10:07 am) Probably becasue when edmunds changed their format, it made it alot harder to find topics you were following. As for the rain-x, I did notice having the rain-x blades helps alittle bit more along with the rain-x juice. Odie Odie's Carspace |
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I went to a local auto store today to get a new bottle of the Wash / Wax from Rain-x and they had NONE. I asked the guy at the counter and he said that the bottles are very hard to come by. Is rain-x pulling off store shelves? Odie Odie's Carspace |
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Replying to: dzul (Aug 31, 1999 2:34 am) |
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Hi Guys, I've only just bought and applied Rain-X having seen the incredible stuff in action in a mate's car. The problem (and seems like I'm not the only one, having read all of the Rain-X posts)was that it has left the hazy layer, and I'd no idea we were supposed to remove this. THe bottle instructions are ambiguous - the final step says something like 'sprinkle on water and remove with a cloth'; I took this to mean you only do this if you want to REMOVE the Rain-X. They don't make it clear at all. If I hadn't come across this forum, I would have had no idea - !! As such I'm yet to wipe off the haze, though will it remove OK? It's been on my car now for prob. 4 days (haven't been out in it since applying). In fact the screen looked quite spectacular at a distance - looked like a shiny film at a distance, on inspection there was condensation and mist on the winscreen, that wiped easily away with my little finger. I presume all is not lost - do I just wipe away the condensation (or sprinkle water on if needed) and dry with a cloth? How does one know whether the rain-X is still there or not - can you actually see the polymer once wiped clear? Any advice for a newbie like me would be appreciated.
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Replying to: mikee6 (Dec 28, 2006 11:01 am) |
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Guys, I sure did pick the perfect time to head to town! THere was a light shower this morning...on reaching the car armed with a cloth soaked with hot water, following my 'wising up' from the posts on the site, i noticed that the mist / haze was virtually gone; obviously most of it probably washed away in the light rain. Nevertheless I wiped the screen down anyhow. The best was yet to come. 10 mins later the rain was heavy, just as I was leaving. This stuff is incredible - hit 40mph and you see the droplets crawling up the windshield! Fantastic stuff. I prob. used the wipers about 3 times in total (all single swipes) in a 20min journey - one before setting off, another couple when cruising in traffic, where it's not as effective. Nevertheless, even when the tiny droplets don't run off as in traffic or city driving, you still can see through the windshield for a good while and you still hardly need the wipers! What an amazing product. Only snag is there was some very slight streaking left by the wipers, but this is a very minor issue (and presumably will disappear the next time it rains). Also my fingers are a bit sore - i must have accidentally got rain-x onto them at some point (I did use gloves for the most part though) - anyone had this happen to them, and any sensible remedies? As for the anti-fog stuff, seems to have worked ok but can't say for sure as not been up early enough / late enough to see how effective it is, and it hasn't been cold enough for serious fogging anyhow. Long live Rain-X!
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Replying to: mikee6 (Dec 29, 2006 7:58 am) |
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just going on some other guy's advice in here. as i say i needn't have bothered as there was a slight shower outside anyhow! i've even read one guy's advice on another site that he doesn't even use water - he just rubs harder with a dry cloth to remove the haze - ?
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Replying to: mikee6 (Dec 30, 2006 10:46 am) |
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