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Old 08-29-2007, 10:57 PM   #1
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Rain-x?

Anyone use rain-x? How good is it?
Old 08-29-2007, 11:00 PM   #2
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Re: Rain-x?

Iz the shiznizl fo shizl!
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for those of you not educated in Ebonics.
Old 08-29-2007, 11:05 PM   #4
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Never tasted any before.
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Quote: Originally Posted by terryl
Never tasted any before.

Wow hope your not serious, and its awesome man i never use my wipers
Old 08-29-2007, 11:39 PM   #6
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Yea it is good. I used it for a while and then got lazy. Clean your windshield good first.
Old 08-30-2007, 12:40 AM   #7
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water just beads right off your windshield with it
shits amazing
Old 08-30-2007, 12:49 AM   #8
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I use it on my truck. I love it.
Old 08-30-2007, 01:47 AM   #9
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Re: Rain-x?

i just bought a few packs incase i get stuck in some rain since i have no wipers.. still have yet to use it..
Old 08-30-2007, 01:54 AM   #10
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try the kind you put in your wiper fluid resevoir. It works awesome! We drove 6 hours to Little Sahara, and never turned on our wipers.
Old 08-30-2007, 03:19 AM   #11
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If youre talking about the washer fluid, its the best, IMHO.
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It works really well. My local car wash has it for $2 more, well worth it.
Old 08-30-2007, 08:20 AM   #13
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what about the kind that you put on a cloth then wipe on?
How's it measure up to the snow?
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my buddies got it and loves it... i have been thinking about getting some just cause im lazy and turning my wipers on takes to much effort... lol
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i used to use it...but now i just wax my window....both work great
Old 08-30-2007, 10:22 AM   #16
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the rain just beads off around 30 mph and around 45 mph you dont even need wipers, its great!, only thing is you need to keep applying it every so often, if you dont keep up with it you get this haze on your windshield, I notice it when im driving at night around street lights or at stop lights. but other then that its great!
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I think you get the haze when you dont wipe it off good enough, i've had that a few times when i put to much on
Old 08-30-2007, 12:16 PM   #18
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Yup, works great. Works alot better than wipers IMO cause you dont get the smearing affect that wipers leave sometimes. Keeps the window real clear looking. Use one or the other though, if you use your wipers with rain x on your window, from my experience the rain x will wear off pretty fast.

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Old 08-31-2007, 01:44 AM   #19
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Re: Rain-x?

Who's tried Aquapel?
Old 08-31-2007, 06:28 PM   #20
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I've used it. shit's addicting
Old 09-09-2007, 12:55 AM   #21
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I'll agree with everyone else. I've been using rain-x for about 8 years now. It's great stuff.
Old 09-09-2007, 02:20 AM   #22
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Re: Rain-x?

i love the stuff. ive used just about all their products. rain-x + the rain-x wipers works GREAT! anything over 40mph i hardly use my wipers i give it 2 thumbs up
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Re: Rain-x?

Quote: Originally Posted by SgtM
I'll agree with everyone else. I've been using rain-x for about 8 years now. It's great stuff.
yep, i recently did away with my wipers. with rain-x i have adjusted without wipers. its worth it
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Re: Rain-x?

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Bravada
yep, i recently did away with my wipers. with rain-x i have adjusted without wipers. its worth it
What about when its raining hard at low speed?
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Re: Rain-x?

I also have no wipers, it works great!!
Old 09-10-2007, 09:03 AM   #26
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only problem i had with rain-x is night time driving... get a hella glare from the rain
Old 09-14-2007, 10:34 PM   #27
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Re: Rain-x?

I don't have wipers on either of my trucks.... works great for me... as long as you apply occasionally low speeds aren't a problem
Old 09-14-2007, 10:38 PM   #28
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Re: Rain-x?

rainx works awesome, my budies wiper motor broke, and had to go home from work in the rain, so we slipped out got some rainx and solved his prob
Old 09-15-2007, 10:15 AM   #29
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Re: Rain-x?

rain-x(+)rain-x blades(=)the shit.
Old 09-18-2007, 01:38 AM   #30
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Re: Rain-x?

No one else has a problem with their window fogging up on the outside when it is humid after using it?
Old 09-18-2007, 03:04 AM   #31
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Re: Rain-x?

i have never used it on my blazer and i dont run windshild wipers on it and i dont know what it is but the rain still beads off like no other
Old 09-18-2007, 01:18 PM   #32
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i have the rain-x glass cleaner for when i detail the truck which of coarse cleans your glass and applies the rain-x aswell.
Old 09-21-2007, 12:40 AM   #33
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I just use quick detailer on my windows. Beads off the water quite well and makes them very clean.
Old 09-21-2007, 12:44 AM   #34
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Sounds like I'll need to invest in some of this stuff myself! How much for a bottle?
Old 09-21-2007, 12:59 AM   #35
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Re: Rain-x?

yea man i live by that shit. i can drive in a rain storm and not even touch the wipers. ok maybe not a rain storm but alot of rain.


and 4.3 xtream at wal-mart its like 5 bucks a bottel or u can get the wipes for like 97 cents and one wipe will do the front window of a burban so it should easly do a dime window.
Old 09-27-2007, 01:09 PM   #36
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yeah i had no whipers for a while and could drive fine in downpours, its some goooood sh*t


Quote:
rain-x(+)rain-x blades(=)the shit.
thats what i have now, and its great

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Old 09-28-2007, 08:09 AM   #37
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Re: Rain-x?

i just wax my windshield, when i wax my truck. works the same as rain x
Old 10-04-2007, 07:30 PM   #38
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Re: Rain-x?

Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma
i used to use it...but now i just wax my window....both work great
THANK YOU! Finally someone else that waxes their windshield. My grandfather taught me that trick when i used to help him clean his vehicles since i was 8yrs old. When i did my own, people would look at me like i was crazy and ask me what the hell i was doing.
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Re: Rain-x?

I use it, but mainly in the winter with the snow. Stuff works amazing like the others said...sometimes you don't need wipers, that's when people look at you funny like your wipers are broken

Just dont cake it on too much or it will streak when you use the wipers.
Old 10-16-2007, 11:51 PM   #40
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live by the rain-x or die by the wipers.

in my daily I use the rain-x washer fluid. that shit works great too.
Old 10-28-2007, 04:02 PM   #41
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the faster you go, the better it works
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HAHA drive 35 on a 65 when raining hard?! NA not if u got rain-x...
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i have to admit.. it's definitely nice going through some HEAVY rain and seeing perfectly fine out the window.. but realizing it's raining so hard you can't see the road..
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i use the rain-x in the washer fluid, works amazing.

i used to wax my winshield on my camaro, worked awesome as well
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i was wondering if anyone had ever tried that, ive been tempted a few times...
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Re: Rain-x?

Quote: Originally Posted by geneticrider13
the rain just beads off around 30 mph and around 45 mph you dont even need wipers, its great!, only thing is you need to keep applying it every so often, if you dont keep up with it you get this haze on your windshield, I notice it when im driving at night around street lights or at stop lights. but other then that its great!

That might explain why I was always blinded in my car.. hmmm never thought that was the reason, buy hey, I didn't like that car anyway...
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Works Great..
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I use the rain-x car wash with the wax in it. It is great. I still have to use wipers on occasion, but not as much. I might try the actually rain-x stuff.
Old 12-04-2007, 10:56 PM   #49
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don't have wipers on mine. i used paste wax and the water would blow right off while driving. but prolly not a good idea to do if you still have wipers. i think it would smear really bad when you would turn them on. lol
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the actual rainx stuff is awesome i apply it twice to my windshield and it works amazing. I love the stuff.



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