rain repellent on windscreen - do you use it?

[eurofan]

sorry if this has been discussed before.

do you use any rain repellent? any preferred brands? Rain-X, etc.

any idea what the brand new euros have on their windscreens? water used to just roll off when the car was new but there's some streaking now.

thanks

[traumatized]

i use rain-x works pretty well and lasts pretty long also.

if water is not repelling off your windscreen, try using glass polish and then rain-x.. this should leave the glass nice and smooth and water should repell well.

streaking may be due to your wiper blades, they may have become dry due to the the weather and needs to be replaced.

[SpadeSix]

this one sounds convincing but i haven't tried it yet. I've asked others in the detailing/appearance forum but looks like nobody knows anything about it

http://www.burgdesign.com.au/catalog...oducts_id=1722

[aaronng]

Yeah, like what traumatized said, you must clean your winscreen well before applying the rain repellent. If your windscreen has waterspots on it, especially on the areas that the wipers don't reach, clean them up with autoglym glass polish before you use rain X.

Oh, and I use Rain X together with Sonax washer additive (stops the skipping) and PIAA silicone wipers (keeps leaving a layer of water repellent on the winscreen so it doesn't streak even when the Rain X is gone).

[aaronng]

this one sounds convincing but i haven't tried it yet. I've asked others in the detailing/appearance forum but looks like nobody knows anything about it

http://www.burgdesign.com.au/catalog...oducts_id=1722

You can always be the first. Just remember to clean your winscreen well before applying. Otherwise you risk wasting the $35.

[eurofan]

thanks for your feedback

[TRaNz]

Yeah Rain-X user here, love it mate, works realli well and lasts too. I tend to put it one when after i wash the car. ( i dont wash the car often )
Its cool to see how the water just runs off the windscreen, sometimes i dont bother to use the wipers....hehehe

[NeoNode]

If you can find Aquapel, I also heard it's pretty good stuff.

[EuroDude]

Anyone use the Rain-X wiper blades?

Have a look at the clip
http://www.rainx.com/offer/

[aaronng]

Do the Rain X ones fit your 06?

[EuroDude]

^ I doubt it, they look like they may fit 03-05 though

[king9]

where to buy rainx in melb?