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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!
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 - ?
-juice
-mike
I then figured that if this works for a shower, it should work for a car as well. Used the same approach on all my exterior car windows and it has worked like a champ.
I'm going to move your question about your 2005 Pathfinder to the right place, since this topic is just about RainX for windshields.
You can find your post, and hopefully, a few answers, over here:
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I can't get away from the stuff, it's like a disease. IT DOES NOT WORK. IT DOES NOT COME OFF! IT'S IN THE GLASS!
So I do a little research, and some interviews. Detail car geeks HATE it and say it's a curse. People who like it, guess what, THEY DON'T SEE THE HAZE! My dopey friend has a new car, he put rain x on it (the right way) and he LOVES, LOVES to see the rain SLIDE! Wow! What an idiot, I sat in his car, it hazy all over, so evenly hazed he doesn't notice that his glass is not clear anymore. That's why some people like it and most hate it. It's not complicated.
So, you can tell how I feel, right? There are a thousand forums on the net about this subject and every time someone says they know how to clean it off, a hundred people say it doesn't work, bon ami, denatured alcohol, lighter fluid, soft scrub, goo gone, none of them work. There has to be a special chemical that breaks down the chemical in the rain x. Anyone know what it is? Thanks.
So I would try that first. A mixture of 10 parts water to 1 part Dawn. Wash and rinse immediately and see if there is any improvement. You should neutralize it after cleaning with a mixture of vinegar and water. Not to mention that vinegar is acidic based and should help to remove water spots as well.
Stronger caustics (alkaline) can be found in your local grocery store found in a spray/foaming type of oven cleaner. Again be careful as it will eat flesh and cause major etching if left to dry on your windshield.
When I'm done I use a squeegee to make the windows crystal clear.
After that water beads off nicely.
No problems here, in fact it's about time I re-apply to all 3 of my cars.
Any trip the vehicles go on, they get a new dose before leaving. Works great w/rain at highway speeds, just blows right off. Never use the wipers.
It's like smearing my windshield with vaseline.
To each his own I suppose.
Good timing because we've had a lot of rain recently.
I forget how well it works. It actually keeps the windows cleaner, because everything rolls off.
Good luck
In fact it's about time for me to re-apply. That just reminded me.
I have a 2004 Volvo S80 2.9 liter.
After the experiences I have had with Rain-X, I would NEVER use their blades!
http://www.silblade.com/
And their advertised silicone based grease works like a charm to preserve your weatherstripping. No tears on those either.
My guess is it would have come off sooner or later regardless.
Generally, the car has been very good to me, even with a great deal of hard driving. Great car.
2.) What the heck does that have to do with Rain-X?
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However, we can help you over there.
"That's true. No sense setting impossible goals..... "
What's a JGC? Jeep ?
I would've said something like "soak the part in RainX and all your problems will be solved".
Repells rain and I'm cancer-free!
Of course I never had cancer before, but I am cancer-free! LOL
I tried it two or three times and I followed directions per the label.
I might as well have smeared my windshield with vaseline. It seemed to feed on itself.
But then, some people like Armor-All too.