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09-11-2006, 02:49 PM | #19 |
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I will warn you, NEVER PUT RAINX ON YOUR INTERIOR WINDOW GLASS! I did this once about 15 years ago on my old civic. It will fog your windshield something fierce! I actually called RainX and asked how to remove it. They said Soft Scrub and elbow grease! Luckily my windshield got a crack and I replaced it.
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09-11-2006, 03:28 PM | #20 |
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First time I ever used rain X I was driving 500km back home in the middle of the night during one of the worst rain storms ever when the wipers quit working on my 78 camaro. Original windshield too so it was pitted pretty bad and held the water like crazy. Even in a light rian I had to have my wipers on fast.
I stopped at a Husky truck stop and asked a few fols about local garages that could fix my old pile the next morning. One trucker told me to use rain x that the store sells because he never uses his wipers in heavy rain, it just beeds off. I bought a small bottle and tried it. I parked under the covered pumps and put a couple coats on my windshield. The second rain hit the windshiels I could see the difference. Getting back onto the highway was still a treat with no wipers at all but once I got up to 60kph it was perfect. I drove all the way home in the dark and never needed the wipers once. I've used it from that day on every car and even my motorcycle visors.
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I would try FOG-X, as my interior doesn't see much rain.. |
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Cold damp environments create fog INSIDE. There are products specifically for anti fog inside. |
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09-15-2006, 08:04 AM | #25 |
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I always use RAIN-X on my cars. It seem to be a kind of invisible wax for the windshield glass who make the rain rolling little pearls.
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09-18-2006, 11:56 AM | #28 | |
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Thats the thing thats annoying me about Rain-X (and its prolly my fault in the way I applied it Im sure), the haze or "fog" that now forms when IM using my wippers. Ill prolly just have the Aquapel treatment done next time, unless this Fog-X takes care of this problem.
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09-22-2006, 04:27 PM | #29 |
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U guys! Glad I could help someone.. to get rid of the fogging (if ur talking bout when u first apply it to windshield), you spray a bit of water on the windshield after you rainx it and wipe in circular motions. I just used an empty body spray bottle. It does not 'wipe off' the rainx. Hope this helps.
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09-22-2006, 07:17 PM | #30 |
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Anyone try the RainX that you put into your windshield wiper fluid tank? How well does that work?
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09-22-2006, 09:31 PM | #31 | |
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You probably ought to qualify your question with your location. In Las Vegas we get maybe 3" of rain a year. We are currently running very dry. Buy some wipes and stash them in a cool place. I redo mine every 4 months, especially if a strong soap is used to wash windows. It's more likely that when it does rain here your wipers will be shot, UV with 300+ days of sunshine fries them very quickly. Worry about UV damage first. IMNSHO |
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09-22-2006, 11:50 PM | #32 |
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Just what I wanted to know.
What's a good way to protect the wiper blades from UV damage? |
09-29-2006, 10:24 AM | #33 |
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I used to love the rain-x windshield washer fluid on my blazer... but then I started to notice that it leaves a film around your winshield (where it "over spills" and dries on your hood+roof). So for summer time I apply it by hand, but this winter I will be using the rain-x de-icer windshield washer fluid; as it kicks arse
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09-29-2006, 03:13 PM | #34 |
in my area, people lift the wiper blades when leaving the car under the sun for a long period. This prevents the rubber blade from touching and drying up from the heat of the windshield. i guess that prevents wiper blades from getting replaced too often. who else is doing this?
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11-28-2009, 01:12 PM | #35 |
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Aquapel lasts 4-6 months and is unbelievable. You can get it for less than $10 a treatment. If you do the math, its less money than rain-x and a heck of a lot less time, attention and effort. It also doesn't fog-up/haze-up like rain-x.
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01-12-2010, 01:12 PM | #36 |
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I picked up a container of Rain-X wipes on sale at an autoparts store for under $10.00 a couple years back. I've done my car twice, the wifes Escape once and given some away to co-workers. There is still plenty in that container.
One wipe does the windshield and couple side windows. Two wipes does all my sedan windows and mirrors. The treatment lasts for more than six months. I love driving on the highway without needing my wipers during rain. The water just bounces off and away over the roof.
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