Rain x usage questions

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by sshewins, Sep 12, 2015.

How do you use rain x

  1. yes, but without wipers

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  2. yes, but with wipers

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  3. What's rain x?

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  1. HorseShoe

    HorseShoe Road Train Member

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    I use it in addition to wiper blades. Side windows and mirrors
     
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  3. HorseShoe

    HorseShoe Road Train Member

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    Only complaint is it leaves a film in the winter time. You really notice it at night
     
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  4. sshewins

    sshewins Road Train Member

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    Been thinking about polishing the glass and using regular wax.

    The people who installed my replacement windshield (safelite), said they have a product that blows away rain x. Buddy said he was gonna try it
     
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  5. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    Not a big fan of the new stuff,still use it in the summer,but seems to make things worse in the winter. For removing the film build up,soak a rag with alcohol,it takes a little scrubbing if you let it build up to much.
     
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  6. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Friend was helping me wax my 73 chevy nova years ago, as I agot toward the front of the car I seen he had waxed 1/2 of the windshield. Lost my breathe for a moment but he was right, it worked quite well.
    I always use the wipe on Rain-X on my Harley windshield, other vehicles I use the "orange" windshield wiper fluid with rain-X in it. My notion the orange works best, I've driven from WV to Alabama in rain and never use the wipers except when I slow down.
     
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  7. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    It does work. I stage 3 detail my cars every about 3 months and when I do my windshields and side windos especially on my bmw. I took,the wipers off. So,sometimes when it rains the rain at anything over 50mhph just slides off. I haven't had wipers on in over two years no joke. I also clean my semi truck windows in rain x spray I put 3'coats and the water send snow just slides off.
     
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  8. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    fog x works well on the boats
     
  9. sshewins

    sshewins Road Train Member

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    They still make that stuff?
     
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  11. terryg247

    terryg247 Light Load Member

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    I know you can buy the premix for rainx to dump in the windshield washer reservoir, how about the spray or the little bottle in terms of lasting. A friend of mine only uses it every three months and claims it lasts
     
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