Asda has Rain-X at £2 for a 500ml bottle at the moment, which is much cheaper than elsewhere. Is this stuff any good? I’ve seen mixed reviews.
Is it maybe worth just using it on side/back windows rather than windscreens, given some reviews?
Sounds like it is useful on glass shower screens/doors if nothing else?!
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/pages/landing/home.shtml#!product/910000453074
I have used Rain-X for many years on the windscreens of my older cars (1920s). Never need to use the wipers which are of little use anyway even if you have them fitted. This would obviously not apply to an MX5 windscreen where you have effective wipers. Also works well on motorcycle visors. In the old days we would cut a potato in half and wipe over the screen with similar effect. It could be useful for keeping side windows clear but never tried it.
Gordon
I have used Rain-X (or the Halfords equivalent) for many years, mainly on my bike visor. It works brilliantly well there, but needs renewing every week or so to remain effective. There is also a big question about the stuff damaging the plastic over time. I never had a problem, mainly because I renew my visors every year or so, so I can’t comment on that. I put some on the MX’s screen and again it was brilliant for about a week. Then it started getting smeary - light drizzle, a quick wipe with the wipers, and you can’t see a damn thing :( I decided to take it off and just rely on having a super-clean screen, and it was a nightmare to remove. Normal glass cleaner wouldn’t touch it, and I had to resort to newspaper and vinegar, and then old-fashioned Windolene abrasive cream, and the screen still isn’t totally clear of it. I won’t be using it again on the windscreen, although it is still great for side and rear windows, and mirrors.
Personally there are much better ones from the likes carpro and gtechniq
I use Gardx glass guard on the glass of our cars and we are very impressed with its performance. The water on the screen simply beads up and blows away. Highly likely it will be used on my pals race car this season.
Rain X is great stuff, used it for years. Use it on all your windows and lights, also give your wiper blades a wee wipe over with it.
Thanks very much for the feedback everyone
I may give some a go on the side/back windows to start with, but will also look into the other products mentioned above.
Poor experience with RainX in the past. Found it caused a lot of wiper judder.
THe best product I`ve found is Invisible Glass with rain repellant.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stoner-Invisible-Glass-Cleaner-with-Rain-Repellent-/151415736618?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234114c92a
Personally I didnt like RainX. I found it was very good in rain and when the car was moving at normal speed, but what I didnt like was in light drizzle and the car moving slowly eg rush hour. I found it made visibility worse than without RainX due to the droplets beeding…it just seemed so bad I then thought it was better to just do without it.
^^^ What he said^^^ Get your glass spotlessly clean before application as well.
+1 to that. Not sure if they still do it, but they used to sell Rain-X with a bottle of glass cleaner and a small lint-free cloth, and the instruction was to get the glass surgically clean before applying Rain-X.
As Zebedee says above, pouring rain is no problem, as the rain just beads up and flies off. Over 70, you don’t need wipers at all :) But in drizzle at low speed, you get a very dense formation of small droplets which can be harder to see through then plain drizzle.
For a motorcycle visor, very easy - just turn the head 90 degrees to left and right and the rain’s gone. As long as (in my experience) you are doing 60 or more. Not a great excuse if stopped by the Bill, though.