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Stoner4Life · 09-10-2011, 05:43 AM

I buy the original product you put on by hand not the windshield washer fluid nor the option available in the car washes.

You start by stripping the glass 100% clean, then apply the Rain-X in a circular motion (wax on grasshopper) covering all the glass, let it dry to a slight haze and then wipe it off (wax off) with a clean dry cloth, terrycloth works best.

To make sure I got it all I wipe the windshield down again with a fresh cloth, you could consider yourself done here but.......

I repeat the process of applying the Rain-X one more time, wait again for it to haze before wiping it thoroughly clean one last time.

The result is NOT having to use your wipers during rain storms as long as your going faster than 20 mph, even if you're going slower the rain will just fall off your windshield like magic.

It's amazing stuff, you'll wonder why we're not required to use it regularly or why state vehicles aren't required to either.

When the rain hits your glass it beads up immediately instead of just hitting your glass and spreading out obscuring vision. because it beads up so perfectly you'll be able to see right through each little bead as though it were a lens. because it beads up each drop of water has less contact area w/the glass, this allows those beads of water to flow off the glass while under speed or just fall of if you're standing still.

a lot of what I say here might not seem to make sense, it's hard to describe succinctly but if you were to use this stuff and find yourself in rain you'd be amazed. the wipers were broken in my old Buick so I Rain-X'd the windshield, a couple of nights later we drove 200 miles round trip in the pouring rain to see a concert. My passenger Rodney couldn't stop yacking about the miracle he was seeing.......

memphis man · 09-10-2011, 05:49 AM

rainX is some badboy shit! i keep the washer fluid rainX in her vehicle and she has ocd about a clean windshield so in return she is constantly coating the windshield with rainX and when it rains we dont have to use the wipers at all unless we are sitting still and just want too.

Anti · 09-10-2011, 05:51 AM

RainX is awesome. It's also nice in the winter in cold environments. Instead of going outside to find that there's a thick layer of ice on your windshield, you find a thin layer that falls off when touched or nothing at all. Beats the shit out of standing in the snow at 6am scraping your windows for 15 minutes.

Sam the Caveman · 09-10-2011, 05:54 AM

rainx is the shit

I don't use my windshield wipers when I'm on the interstate(freeway) and it makes some folks that ride with me nervous. I guess just knowing that its raining and the windshield wipers aren't on somehow makes them unable to see. ?????

pearlemae · 09-10-2011, 05:59 AM

I haven't used it for a while. I found it made the wiper blades go bad faster.Other wise good stuff.

dgr · 09-10-2011, 06:56 AM

Gots to get me sum o dat. RainX saved my ass driving from San Diego to LA. Wipers just up and busted a plastic piece and were inoperable. Pulled into Kragen, rainXed the windshield and away we went.

I never thought the anti-fog (inside) worked well.

BigDawg · 09-10-2011, 06:59 AM

rainX is good as long as you keep your windshield clean and apply it regularly. You can also use a bit of regular car wax on the windshield if you don't have rainX.. works great.

Bobby Stainless · 09-10-2011, 01:00 PM

I must have done it wrong, because it smeared my shit all up...

Haven't touched the stuff since.

I use car wax on my whole car. Headlights and tails especially to keep them from fogging.

Might be a good idea to turn this into a detailing thread. I love detailing.

slackx · 09-10-2011, 01:22 PM

RainX is a great poly product, they also make it for paint now it's like a cheap glaze that goes on after wax. Very useful to put on doors around the window makes the water bead so it doesn't go in the window. Aquapel is a much better product though, lasts for 6-9 months instead of what seems like 4-5 weeks with rainx.

Weird · 09-10-2011, 01:34 PM

yeah but wd-40 doubles as an aftershave

09-10-2011, 05:43 AM	#1
Stoner4Life Medicinal Advocate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wandering further down the path less travelled Posts: 24,474	Rain-X, do you use it? I buy the original product you put on by hand not the windshield washer fluid nor the option available in the car washes. You start by stripping the glass 100% clean, then apply the Rain-X in a circular motion (wax on grasshopper) covering all the glass, let it dry to a slight haze and then wipe it off (wax off) with a clean dry cloth, terrycloth works best. To make sure I got it all I wipe the windshield down again with a fresh cloth, you could consider yourself done here but....... I repeat the process of applying the Rain-X one more time, wait again for it to haze before wiping it thoroughly clean one last time. The result is NOT having to use your wipers during rain storms as long as your going faster than 20 mph, even if you're going slower the rain will just fall off your windshield like magic. It's amazing stuff, you'll wonder why we're not required to use it regularly or why state vehicles aren't required to either. When the rain hits your glass it beads up immediately instead of just hitting your glass and spreading out obscuring vision. because it beads up so perfectly you'll be able to see right through each little bead as though it were a lens. because it beads up each drop of water has less contact area w/the glass, this allows those beads of water to flow off the glass while under speed or just fall of if you're standing still. a lot of what I say here might not seem to make sense, it's hard to describe succinctly but if you were to use this stuff and find yourself in rain you'd be amazed. the wipers were broken in my old Buick so I Rain-X'd the windshield, a couple of nights later we drove 200 miles round trip in the pouring rain to see a concert. My passenger Rodney couldn't stop yacking about the miracle he was seeing.......
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09-10-2011, 05:49 AM	#2
memphis man Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 492	rainX is some badboy shit! i keep the washer fluid rainX in her vehicle and she has ocd about a clean windshield so in return she is constantly coating the windshield with rainX and when it rains we dont have to use the wipers at all unless we are sitting still and just want too.
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Anti Sorcerer's Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here Posts: 3,974	RainX is awesome. It's also nice in the winter in cold environments. Instead of going outside to find that there's a thick layer of ice on your windshield, you find a thin layer that falls off when touched or nothing at all. Beats the shit out of standing in the snow at 6am scraping your windows for 15 minutes. __________________ mega and anti's excellent adventure anti's 800w mini colosseum anti's microstealth 3000 micro group DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert. I am not a guru. I am just some guy who is here to learn - just like you. Take what you like and leave the rest.
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09-10-2011, 05:54 AM	#4
Sam the Caveman Pimpin witch hoes Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,368	rainx is the shit I don't use my windshield wipers when I'm on the interstate(freeway) and it makes some folks that ride with me nervous. I guess just knowing that its raining and the windshield wipers aren't on somehow makes them unable to see. ????? __________________ Managing disease in Hydro solutions Stem rot, Sclerotinia life cycle and control methods Asprin kills internal plant virus', fungi and bacteria - Cambridge University
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09-10-2011, 05:59 AM	#5
pearlemae May your race always be in your favor Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: On the Short Bus to nowhere Posts: 2,405	I haven't used it for a while. I found it made the wiper blades go bad faster.Other wise good stuff. __________________ Liberalism is the trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is the distrust of the people tempered by fear. William H Gladstone
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09-10-2011, 06:56 AM	#6
dgr Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 547	Gots to get me sum o dat. RainX saved my ass driving from San Diego to LA. Wipers just up and busted a plastic piece and were inoperable. Pulled into Kragen, rainXed the windshield and away we went. I never thought the anti-fog (inside) worked well. __________________ conscientious objector of capricious banning
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09-10-2011, 06:59 AM	#7
BigDawg Spending a G in the Vending Machine Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 916	rainX is good as long as you keep your windshield clean and apply it regularly. You can also use a bit of regular car wax on the windshield if you don't have rainX.. works great.
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09-10-2011, 01:00 PM	#8
Bobby Stainless "Ill let you try my Wu-Tang style" Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: On a buffalo Posts: 4,424	I must have done it wrong, because it smeared my shit all up... Haven't touched the stuff since. I use car wax on my whole car. Headlights and tails especially to keep them from fogging. Might be a good idea to turn this into a detailing thread. I love detailing. __________________ THE 36th CHAMBER In all my time, I have learned that the "key", is as simple as "dedication". When you decide that you are going to go for something, and you don't let anything stand in your way, you open the door for great things to happen. And once you have made it that far, after having known what things look like from the bottom, you may find that the view from the top, is that much sweeter.
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09-10-2011, 01:22 PM	#9
slackx Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,389	RainX is a great poly product, they also make it for paint now it's like a cheap glaze that goes on after wax. Very useful to put on doors around the window makes the water bead so it doesn't go in the window. Aquapel is a much better product though, lasts for 6-9 months instead of what seems like 4-5 weeks with rainx.
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