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I've been using Rain X and Stoners most of the time, I liked Stoners the best----BUT then I Ordered some Aquapel glass cleaner and some Aquapel glass treatment rain repellant...Aquapel blows both of the others away...It is raining pretty good and did not have to use the wipers at all...
A single application will last up to six months...:xyxthumbs:
 
Thanks for your review! Everyone i talk to has said the same thing.

Personally I usually use whatever sealant or coating I'm using at the time for glass as well.
 
Every six months, clean glass with DP Glass Restorer and add a coating of Aquapel. Love the stuff ....
 
I really need some Auqapel on my next order but I've been broke :(

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I need to try Aquapel, I usually stick with Duragloss Rain Repel and sometimes top that with Duragloss Aquawax. I tried the Stoner's with Rain Repellant and don't like it at all. Thanks for your review! :)
 
CEE DOG said:
Thanks for your review! Everyone i talk to has said the same thing.

Personally I usually use whatever sealant or coating I'm using at the time for glass as well.
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rwright said:
I need to try Aquapel, I usually stick with Duragloss Rain Repel and sometimes top that with Duragloss Aquawax. I tried the Stoner's with Rain Repellant and don't like it at all. Thanks for your review! :)
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Do yourselves a favor and give it a try guys. Aquapel is one of my all time favorite products. It works as advertised.
 
Not opposed to trying aquapel, but unlike many of the posts I see here I've never had issues with Rain-x. Then again, I don't just simply wipe it on.

I've driven 400+miles in a driving rain and never once turned the wipers on doing 75mph...and I garuntee I could have went further. Did its effectiveness wain? Some, but not enough that I still couldn't drive without using the wipers.

I always clean the glass with washer fluid from the station when I'm on the road, use their blue paper towels to dry it. I do this twice. Once I'm done I take dry towels and re-wipe the window one last time. I then apply rain -x and let it haze up good (it's usually not dry at this point). When it hazes up good I apply a second coat and let it haze as well, but I don't (ever) try and wipe it off. I simply take a hose, or if I'm at a station I use a bottle of water, and I simply pour the water (per the old directions at least)over the window. Once I do that I simply dry the window. It lasts a super long time this way.

I imagine aquapel could be used in like manner, maybe.

With the rain-x I've seen too many people try and wipe off the haze, which takes forever and a day. So, leave it there and simply re-coat it and pour on the water and then dry. It's super easy to dry and no smudges.

I used this same technique for 13 years on snow plow trucks in the winter time. Yes, windows got dirty. However, if you've ever plowed snow for a living on the "big" roads and had to chop and beat at ice build-up, then you'll know what I mean. It's a pain keeping windows free of ice. After every night/day out, my truck windows, wiper arms, mirrors front and back, along with the paint in the defrost area...it all got rain-x applied...and when the ice built on the windows and wiper arms and got heavy enough on its own to break itself, it simply broke itself free and slipped right off of the truck while going down the road.

I'll try aquapel sometime, but I don't expect to see much difference. Rain-X can be bought virtually anywhere, and with the proper installation I've never had an issue with it...except for when I didn't utilize the above installation technique.
 
CEE DOG said:
Thanks for your review! Everyone i talk to has said the same thing.

Personally I usually use whatever sealant or coating I'm using at the time for glass as well.
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Corey,
I applied opti-seal to my in-laws auto's and the water beaded like crazy on the windows just like the paint. I noticed this while checking the beading action of the sealant while the car was in the driveway while it was raining fairly good. However, I've yet to apply it to my own windows simply because I haven't had the chance.

I did notice that while the cars were parked, the sealant acted differently than the windows of my car with rain-x which shed water rapidly. While I personally haven't gotten to witness how a sealant applied to glass reacts while driving, my mother-in-law sternly told me to remove the sealant and use rain-x. She said the sealant reacted much differently than the rain-x in that she couldn't see well out of the windshield. Father-in-law didn't seem to complain much about the windshield, though his complaints were the side windows and rear glass. His thoughts were that rain-x kept the side windows free of water beading, and that the sealant kept too many beads on the glass hindering his vision.

Since I haven't gotten to witness this for myself, I can't say for sure, but I did think it was worth me taking note of.

Just thought I'd throw that out there since the perspectives came from someone besides me.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
Every six months, clean glass with DP Glass Restorer and add a coating of Aquapel. Love the stuff ....
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This is a "killer" combination and I was amazed at how nice the glass turns out after an application of DP Glass Restorer then a coat of AquaPel...
 
Just got my Aquapel in as well, I'm going to wait until I do the full tilt on my new [to me] Civic, and use the Aquapel as the final touch.
 
I'm thru month 3 1/2 and aquapel is still working very well. Still don't need to use wipers. And I wash my car alot. This has lasted longer than RainX has ever lasted for me. I'm sold on Aquapel and have reccommeded it to others.
 
BWG707 said:
I'm thru month 3 1/2 and aquapel is still working very well. Still don't need to use wipers. And I wash my car alot. This has lasted longer than RainX has ever lasted for me. I'm sold on Aquapel and have reccommeded it to others.
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LegacyGT said:
Better than OC on the glass?
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Hi Bill,

I can't say, as I've never used OC on glass. Once I discovered how well Aquapel works I started buying it by the case, and have never used anything else. However prior to Aqapel, I did use Rain X, Colli 845, and various paint sealants.
 
Bill, I've been a long time Rain-X user myself and continue to use the product because I like it. No, it isn't the longest lasting product, especially when the wipers must be used at low speeds and especially when those wiper blades are old. One thing I've noticed is that removing Rain-X haze with a microfiber towel tends to remove the Rain-X as well. I suspect this might be a problem the microfiber addicts here might be up against. Glass is hard and even newer, softer glass is relatively hard. Paper towels aren't going to scratch clean glass. Folks can put the microfiber away when following up an application of Rain-X.

I'll have to give your method a try. I've been doing the 2 coats then sprinkle a little water and buff with a paper towel method that used to be on the bottle.

I'll have to give this aquapel stuff a try one of these days.
 
I've used Klasse AIO on my windshield with success .That or I'll use a spray wax or detailer safe to use on glass such as EO Nano spraywax,Wipe n Shine,Lucas Slick Mist and Duragloss fast clean and shine.No issues that I can think of with any of those.
Haven't used RainX in years,except for the washer fluid/bugwash(green)
 
i love aquapel, been using it for a long time, but lately when i go to apply it doesn't want to stay on the glass, it sorta beads up.

do i have some residue on the windshield to cause this problem? i use isopropyl alcohol usually to prep the glass.
 
armoredsaint said:
i love aquapel, been using it for a long time, but lately when i go to apply it doesn't want to stay on the glass, it sorta beads up.

do i have some residue on the windshield to cause this problem? i use isopropyl alcohol usually to prep the glass.
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If the aquapel is beading up then you prolly dont need it. Sometimes things become habit as your windows are repelling everything already.... even the aquapel:dblthumb2:
 
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