Help me find Rain X Alternative

Jaretr1 said:
I have yet to find anything that is as inexpensive and as easy to apply as RainX. Its always lasted long enough for me. If you have an issue, use the RainX windsheild washer fluid and that will act as a booster and keep the RainX working well.
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this x10000...i last applied rain x to my windshield in my last semester of college. i've been at my job for about 2 years now. still working great on my windshield.
 
I wax my windshiled often, especially since I've got so many LSP's, its no big deal doing this as your using very little. Actually I suggest doing all the glass and Collinite #476 is one of the best for this, amongst other uses!

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cplchris said:
this x10000...i last applied rain x to my windshield in my last semester of college. i've been at my job for about 2 years now. still working great on my windshield.
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2 years?

That is unheard of with Rain-X

Are you in Nevada?
 
goldenlight said:
I really enjoy the Rain X product. The only thing I hate about it that it has to be applied often.


I'm Looking for a product that beads like Rain-x when applied the first week and last as long as aquapel or longer.

also price is another factory as well. Like something reasonable... $50 bucks is out of the question.. thanks
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You've gotten some AMAZING help in this thread, which is suspected here on AG! I just wanted to quickly drop in let you know that you should never go back to Rain-X (at least, just from my perspective - I'll NEVER go back to using it). I remember during my college days I was saving money and didn't want to pay to simply get my windshield wipers replaced, so I coated my glass once every couple week with Rain-X. Well, after a few months of doing that, a permanent fog formed on my window that became very obnoxious and dangerous!
 
Ohio Detailing said:
You've gotten some AMAZING help in this thread, which is suspected here on AG! I just wanted to quickly drop in let you know that you should never go back to Rain-X (at least, just from my perspective - I'll NEVER go back to using it). I remember during my college days I was saving money and didn't want to pay to simply get my windshield wipers replaced, so I coated my glass once every couple week with Rain-X. Well, after a few months of doing that, a permanent fog formed on my window that became very obnoxious and dangerous!
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You used it improperly and now you tell him not to use it because of that? You used too much of it.

That would be like saying, I used wheel brightener full strength to clean my dash and it ruined it so I wouldnt recommend that product for wheels.

Wouldnt it?
 
DARK HORSE said:
AquaPel is an AWESOME product and at $2.17 it's a steal!!! At that price pick up as many as you can. Works great and durability is about 6 months. Be sure to wipe it off immediately after application, otherwise it can be a bit tougher to wipe off.___
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Tad, I could not agree more! :props:

Aquael is what I use here in New England. I thoroughly clean the glass prior to its application and it lasts a full 6 months through a long hard winter...
 
OP
If you want to clean your glass and have that whole RainX experience at the same time you can get RainX glass cleaner in a *yellow* spray bottle. Can't link to it, but it's a 2-in-1 product. Then Duragloss makes an EXCELLENT one as well that you can find here on Autogeek.
Duragloss Rain Repel


Both of these I have, and use with results as promised.


There are other ones on Autogeek also.
Stoner Invisible Glass Cleaner with Rain Repellent


Then there is Pinnacle Crystal Clear Glass Cleaner with Water Repellent

Also; Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect which I've not tried, but knowing Optimum products like I do, I'm betting it is a FANTASTIC product. (Note to self, put this in my shopping cart.) ;)

And of course Aquapel has a 'kit', Aquapel Glass Treatment & Rain Repellent

These of course are more just glass cleaners with repellent built in. With the exception of the Aquapel kit. From here you'd step up to a coating, but between all of these you can bet you'll have water running away from your exterior glass in a hurry. :D

Whatever you do.... DO NOT put anything on your interior glass that repels water. Unless of course you just love having your interior glass fog up every time you get in the vehicle! :rolleyes:
 
Ummm, I just use detail spray when I clean my vehicle and it's keeps things slick. I use to use RainX when it 1st came out in that small little container.
 
KenR said:
I use aquapel on my cars and I find it to be an excellent product. I even use it on a picture window on house once a year. Its fairly easy to use if you follow directions. Reminds me of rain-x on steroids.

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DARK HORSE said:
AquaPel is an AWESOME product and at $2.17 it's a steal!!! At that price pick up as many as you can. Works great and durability is about 6 months. Be sure to wipe it off immediately after application, otherwise it can be a bit tougher to wipe off.


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I couldn't agree more! Until I find something that works better I am an Aquapel user.
 
My yardstick for performance is what I term "breakaway speed", the speed at which the water drops move up the windshield enough that you don't need wipers. My commute to work is all at 30-40 mph, so if a product can shed water at those low speeds, it then all comes down to durability. Aquapel can get you through an entire winter before its performance tails off, but the $5-$7 cost per application is a bit rich. For the past year, I've been using Griot's Glass Sealant:Griot's Garage Glass Sealant, glass protectant, windshield sealant ,and it's normally good for about 6-8 weeks.
Saturday, I was driving home from work in a steady rain and an app of GG applied on Jan 17 was still shedding water fine at 35 mph. At first I was a bit amazed at its performance, but then remembered my last rinseless wash was done with UWW+, which seemed to perform well as a booster, so I'm gonna experiment with that a bit.
Also, has anybody tried CarPro fly-by-30? My GG sealant is about half used. so it's time to consider what to try next.

Bill
 
Detailer’s Glass Coating, glass sealant, rain repellent

DP GLASS COAT. $49. I know. Way out of your price range, but the bottle will outlast your car. I have used quite a few "glass sealants" and this is the real deal. I applied it before the PA winter, and it held up strong! Easy to get a year of protection. I re applied it friday for my spring detail.
 
dcjredline said:
You used it improperly and now you tell him not to use it because of that? You used too much of it.

That would be like saying, I used wheel brightener full strength to clean my dash and it ruined it so I wouldnt recommend that product for wheels.

Wouldnt it?
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That's very forward of you - at what point did you acquire the precognitive clairvoyance to discern my application practices were incorrect with enough certainty to border rudeness?

I understand the parallel you were attempting to create by talking about an acidic potent metal cleaner being used on fragile interior surfaces, but no... that wouldn't be an accurate correlation, that would be retardation.

It is a product used to apply to glass. It is a product with the slogan 'the invisible windshield wiper.' It is a product with painfully easy instructions listed on the bottle - and since I was pursuing my graduate degree in physiology, from what I recall I was literate at the time.

So - no. I adhered to the instructions with exacting verbatim precision. The product was garbage and should not be used.
 
Ohio Detailing said:
That's very forward of you - at what point did you acquire the precognitive clairvoyance to discern my application practices were incorrect with enough certainty to border rudeness?

I understand the parallel you were attempting to create by talking about an acidic potent metal cleaner being used on fragile interior surfaces, but no... that wouldn't be an accurate correlation, that would be retardation.

It is a product used to apply to glass. It is a product with the slogan 'the invisible windshield wiper.' It is a product with painfully easy instructions listed on the bottle - and since I was pursuing my graduate degree in physiology, from what I recall I was literate at the time.

So - no. I adhered to the instructions with exacting verbatim precision. The product was garbage and should not be used.
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Ohio Detailing said:
That's very forward of you - at what point did you acquire the precognitive clairvoyance to discern my application practices were incorrect with enough certainty to border rudeness?

I understand the parallel you were attempting to create by talking about an acidic potent metal cleaner being used on fragile interior surfaces, but no... that wouldn't be an accurate correlation, that would be retardation.

It is a product used to apply to glass. It is a product with the slogan 'the invisible windshield wiper.' It is a product with painfully easy instructions listed on the bottle - and since I was pursuing my graduate degree in physiology, from what I recall I was literate at the time.

So - no. I adhered to the instructions with exacting verbatim precision. The product was garbage and should not be used.
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^^This is an awesome post, (very well said)... :goodjob2:



















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