Subject: RainX - another testimonial

[Bill Rowe]

i have to agree w/ rich.  i can't recall the last time i replaced my wipers.
i use the rainx windshield washer fluid regularly.  great product.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Richard J. Andrews
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 10:30 PM
To: Craig Lebakken
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Subject: RainX - another testimonial


At 04:34 PM 4/14/01, you wrote:
well...
i hate to argue..
but if i clean the windshield with Sprayway glass cleaner and a scraper..
then apply the rain-x with the defroster on....
it works very well...
you must have a spotless windshield...

i have used rain-x over the years...
and with good wipers..
works great IMO...

sorry to but heads..
but your experience may very..
but in my experience the stuff works wonders...

happy quattroing..

-rich
P.S. let's not turn this into a huge debate... thanks :)

>Rain-X sucks. It is heroin for windshields. You have to keep
>applying it once the road grime has abraded through the
>coating via the pressure/sweeping of the wiper. Granted, it
>is pretty neat driving with no wipers when the windshield
>has a fresh coat of Rain-X. Problem is, two weeks later, and
>you need your wipers in a downpour, you are blind. Streak
>City.
>
>One of the best detailing tricks I ever learned when I
>worked at a dealership and did LOTS of window cleaning was
>#0000 steel wool. Use this and window cleaner, and even most
>of the mineral deposit watermarks are removed. Or, in the
>case of really bad windshields, the deposits are at least
>smoothed. With good wipers (Bosch Microedge), visibility is
>always good. Here in the Pacific Northwest, wipers are
>important, and a maintenance item more critical than an oil
>change. Occasional wipedown of the rubber with denatured
>alcohol also improve wiper effectiveness.
>
>I have a nine year old, 90% full bottle of Rain-X on the
>shelf right now. I keep it for emergencies. Like when the
>relatives leave at 8:00 p.m. on a rainy night for a 300 mile
>drive home, and they have neglected the wipers. For one
>night it works. I make them promise to to clean the
>windshield as referenced above, and get new wipers
>(referenced above) the very next day.
>
>****Cautionary note****
>
>Steel wool will not scratch _TEMPERED_ glass. Use it on the
>rear view mirror, and you will be pissed. External glass
>only.
>
>HTH
>
>Craig Lebakken
>1986 4KQ with newly cracked windshield.




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