Subject: RainX - another testimonial

[Dave Glubrecht]

Having used rain-X for ~10 years, I have not had any streaking problems
either. I also have to agree that the desired effect starts wearing in two
weeks and is usually pretty well gone by four.  However there is one huge
advantage that has not been mentioned yet, Rain-X makes it a lot easier to
scrape ice and frost off of a windshield in the winter mornings.
  Dave G  (Headed out to wash and rain-X my cars)
http://www.pelkie.com/mycars.htm



> 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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