Subject: RainX - another testimonial

[edkellock at juno.com]

I have used Rain-X off and on for years and never experienced streaking.

Ed Kellock
Colorado Springs

On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:34:43 -0700 "Craig Lebakken"
<lebakken at cdicadwa.com> writes:
> 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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