Topic '[Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield!' in forum 'Automotive' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27423387 en Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:29 EDT Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:29 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27436830 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27436830 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:54:23 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27436822 --
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Better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27436658 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:53:46 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27435865 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27435865 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:35:27 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27434512 Not at all like Sunny Delight, as I was promised...
But the green stuff is minty!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27434512 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:17:43 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432550 said by gar187er:

am i the only one who loves rainx???

sounds like OP didnt apply/use it properly

I like it too.

I use denatured alcohol to remove it for application of a decal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432550 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:51:13 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432206 said by boogi man:

that's funny the rain-x washer fluid is all i use. love that stuff. green in the summer orange in the winter, not that it gets that cold but that's what is on the shelf.

Same here. Orange only for me.

I don't even turn on my wiper blades half the time when it rains, water flies right off the glass.

OP probably mixed it with blue in the tank or who the hell knows....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432206 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:11:09 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432000 said by gar187er:

am i the only one who loves rainx???

Nope, I love the stuff ! I "scold" my wife when I drive her Odyssey and it has worn off and she hasn't told me.

I use the "pure" stuff too, not that highly diluted crap ! I guess it takes too much work to do it the manual way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27432000 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:16:23 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27431038 said by sparks:

Bonami

+1
This is a mild abrasive, almost like a polishing compound, which is used by wiper test labs to get off the residue that is normally deposited over time from the wiper blades themselves.

Other suggestions for using comet or sandpaper are too abrasive, and using solvents is probably not good for the car.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27431038 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:45:37 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27429713
Without it I would've likely been on the side of the interstate in a tree. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27429713 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:00:15 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27429157
sounds like OP didnt apply/use it properly
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Buy a small bottle of rain-x, clean the windshield thoroughly, and apply it per the bottle instructions, you may be impressed by the results. It certainly works for F-15 pilots.. Many here have said it lasts a month or so and I have no doubt that this is their experience; I usually double-apply it and add a bit to my (normal blue) washer fluid and don't need to worry about it for 6mo; using the rain-x fluid would probably put you in that same general area.

Just an FYI, rain-x is a silicone-based product, as is glass, which is why it bonds so well (the solvent used are for application only, to make it flow more easily). It was initially developed for military use on aircraft windshields, though most of those are no longer made of glass (polymers used in the majority of modern aviation "glass" don't play well with the solvents used in rain-x) so the product does not see such use any longer, though there are still military applications (it greatly improves signal transmission in antennas on submarines, by creating an insulating layer between the antenna and the conductive saltwater that would otherwise create a signal grounding path to the ship's hull) and it is an extremely effective product on automotive glass.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27428742 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:56:42 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27427722
Problem might be somewhere between the steering wheel and drivers seat. Please Please no applause.
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my site]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27427285 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:27:58 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27427267
Of course there are some even stronger (and much more dangerous!) solvents that one could try on a glass (i.e. carburator cleaner, nitric, sulphuric or hydrochloric acid), but I wouldn't recommend them.

Some more chemicals that not too dangerous and can be tried are ammonia and vinegar, though I highly doubt that they would work, but one can never be sure without trying them first. ;)
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I'd try some household/paint solvents in this order:
- denatured alcohol
- paint thinner
- xylene or toulene
- acetone or MEK
Mahe sure to not get any of these, especially the last two on paint.

I've tried all those. Ended up taking a G10 or swirl remover and final stage buffing compound used on paint jobs to polish it off.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27426988 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:03:12 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27426649 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27426649 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:18:32 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27426267 said by ortin468:

Try scrubbing the glass with Comet cleaner.... gets all the crud off too...

I love the nice frosty glass I get when I use abrasives. Driving into the sun or oncoming lights at night gives me a beautiful halo effect.

There seems to be a lot less traffic too, after applying it.

But I hear a lot more horns blowing.

:D ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27426267 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:01:40 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27425767 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27425767 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:49:25 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27425648 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27425648 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:11:11 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27425644 --
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Aquapel is best if you want water to bead off the windshield.
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I tried that Aquapel stuff and I actually think RainX was better.
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said by IamGimli:

I wouldn't blame Rain-X, I'd blame the specific product you bought that includes it.

The REAL Rain-X, the one you apply yourself and lasts for months, make it so you don't even have to use your windshield wipers.

[att=1] [att=2] [att=3]

That's the CRAP I used, either the first one or the second one. Nothing but smears on my windshield since, even weeks afterwards... :huh:
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424708 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:24:58 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424671 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424671 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:15:02 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424635 - denatured alcohol
- paint thinner
- xylene or toulene
- acetone or MEK
Mahe sure to not get any of these, especially the last two on paint.
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I wouldn't blame Rain-X, I'd blame the specific product you bought that includes it.

The REAL Rain-X, the one you apply yourself and lasts for months, make it so you don't even have to use your windshield wipers.


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The REAL Rain-X, the one you apply yourself and lasts for months, make it so you don't even have to use your windshield wipers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424448 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:24:32 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424355 said by The Pig:

said by No_Strings:

Goof-Off is lighter fluid, but you can charge more when you package it as a cleaner.

And?

And have a nice day.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424355 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:00:55 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424308 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424308 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:49:30 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424269 --
Caddy]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424269 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:40:58 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424266
People complained about the product not lasting very long on the windshield.

So it basically washes off by itself in a few weeks.
Imagine what you can do with soap and hot water.

Heck, go through a car wash, I bet that will do the job at the same time that it cleans up your car.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424266 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:40:16 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424161 said by No_Strings:

Goof-Off is lighter fluid, but you can charge more when you package it as a cleaner.

And?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424161 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:17:50 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424144 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424144 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:12:58 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424067 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424067 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:52:41 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27424033
I guess you douse the whole car, set it on fire, and then call the insurance company to get a new car without this CRAP on the windshields. :D
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Buy good wipers and replace them every year or so. That's the trick to clear view in rain :D

Aquapel is best if you want water to bead off the windshield.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27423531 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:35:37 EDT Re: [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27423399 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27423399 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:58:42 EDT [Help] How to get f@%$^%@ing Rain-X off my windshield! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Help-How-to-get-fing-RainX-off-my-windshield-27423387
Is there any way to completely remove this from my windshield??
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