Thread: Slippery Windscreen?

Just apply Rainex regularly. Has a similar effect.

Originally Posted by ADMIRAL

Just apply Rainex regularly. Has a similar effect.

Is not my experience - I have Rainex on my screen and made no difference to the noise made by new blades.

Garry

I've been using Rainex for years on many vehicles. Works well for me.

Just re-applied it in Kal last weekend, which was good timing - as it's bucketing down in Perth at the moment. I use it on all the external glass, including mirrors. I also use the Rainex additive in my washer fluid.

Because I'm "batching" it in an apartment when I'm down in Perth (and I'm basically a lazy barsteward), I've also found that Rainex on the inside of the glass shower screens and the tiles in the shower enclosure in the bathroom of the apartment works brilliantly.

One thing that I have found though (some time ago on an older vehicle) - the Rainex product in the black box / bottle that you apply to the inside of the windscreen to stop internal fogging of the glass should be avoided. In my experience, it doesn't work and it leaves a horrible smear / film on the glass that takes ages and a lot of effort to get rid of (makes a similar mess on the mirror in the bathroom).

Originally Posted by BMKal

I've been using Rainex for years on many vehicles. Works well for me.

Just re-applied it in Kal last weekend, which was good timing - as it's bucketing down in Perth at the moment. I use it on all the external glass, including mirrors. I also use the Rainex additive in my washer fluid.

Because I'm "batching" it in an apartment when I'm down in Perth (and I'm basically a lazy barsteward), I've also found that Rainex on the inside of the glass shower screens and the tiles in the shower enclosure in the bathroom of the apartment works brilliantly.

One thing that I have found though (some time ago on an older vehicle) - the Rainex product in the black box / bottle that you apply to the inside of the windscreen to stop internal fogging of the glass should be avoided. In my experience, it doesn't work and it leaves a horrible smear / film on the glass that takes ages and a lot of effort to get rid of (makes a similar mess on the mirror in the bathroom).

X1000 the anti fog is crap! took me a lot of elbow grease to get it off too!

Agreed about the internal stuff. Tried it on the D1. Terrible smears! I will have to get it off this weekend.

Rain-X good.
Anti-fog bad!

Originally Posted by shining

Agreed about the internal stuff. Tried it on the D1. Terrible smears! I will have to get it off this weekend.

I tried it a few times as was unimpressed. One time I applied it on a day when it was raining cats and dogs and it worked brilliantly. Apply it on a cold wet day and it seems to work...

If you get smearing you can fix the problem by applying a fine spray of plain water (filtered) and rubbing with a good quality cloth. Probably mimics doing it on a cold wet day.

After this process I'm not as unimpressed as I was.

But its nowhere near as good a product as the stuff for outside windows (RainX). That is brilliant (no pun intended).