Rainx really works
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From: mountain view mo.
Rainx really works
Hey friends,today is the first time that I've had to drive in the rain,I was dreading it,a couple of weeks I treated the windshield with rainx and forgot about it,well I'm glad I did that.I was running between 60-65 mph in a hard rain and never once had to turn the wipers on,It was amazing! even when the big rigs splashed me it didn't hinder my vision,the rain just balled up and went straight back,I will use this always.I was thinking that I wish I had this when I had Cataracts(spelling ?)good stuff.
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I agree. I haven't purchased any in a long time, but I got caught in a little spritzer last week, and it seems my windshield has some on it already. I'll have to go get me a new bottle. Good times! 
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I put RainX on my dad's 93 once and it wreaked havoc on the windshield wipers when they were needed at slower speeds. My windshield acts like it has Rainx but I've never applied any and I've had it for almost 5 years now 
I do use RainX windshield washer fluid though so maybe that helps.
I do use RainX windshield washer fluid though so maybe that helps.
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I think our wipers are pretty useless sometimes anyway, so I tend to just leave them off unless its a downpour, rainx does a good job with the rake we have.
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I bought a bottle for the first time a few months back. I used it once on both our cars. It was amazing stuff! The C4's windshield just beaded off so fast at highway speeds i didnt need the wipers in a moderate rain one afternoon!!! I was amazed.
alas, I've not washed either car or put rainx back in in the past 2 months
alas, I've not washed either car or put rainx back in in the past 2 months
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Works good, yes. Putting it on sucks, YES !
I have tried it several times over the years and always have an issue getting the haze off when I try to buff it out??? Takes tons of buffing and effort. Am I doing it wrong?
I have tried it several times over the years and always have an issue getting the haze off when I try to buff it out??? Takes tons of buffing and effort. Am I doing it wrong?
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I usually take a damp rag after it has hazed and wipe the window down then a newspaper dry to buff it.
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It takes some effort to get all the haze off.
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Just applied some to my windshield this past weekend. It does work. Fog-X is TEH SUCK, though. Don't waste your money.
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Protectants like Son-of-a-Gun and Armor-All work just as well to bead up rainwater, are easier to apply and don't have the haziness.
I just apply it to my wipers and let the wipers spread it around the glass....it seems to "migrate" over the entire windshield all by itself.
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I just apply it to my wipers and let the wipers spread it around the glass....it seems to "migrate" over the entire windshield all by itself.
Larry
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I apply it every wash job. (roughly once a week on DD)
I use micro weave cloth to remove the haze, be sure to let it dry completely.
I have never had a film form on my windshield, however I wash the DD weekly and do a thorough job of cleaning the windshield with glass cleaner,then apply the RX.
I use micro weave cloth to remove the haze, be sure to let it dry completely.
I have never had a film form on my windshield, however I wash the DD weekly and do a thorough job of cleaning the windshield with glass cleaner,then apply the RX.
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To the woodshed with you man!!!!! 