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I am looking for a long lasting, effective glass coating for the windshields of my personal vehicles. There seem to be so many that have come to the market this past year. I am considering............

Opti-Glass
PBL Glass Coating
DP Glass Coating
GTechniq G1
Car Pro Forte

Ease of application would be a bonus, but my main requirements are durability and effectiveness. Thank you so much for the feedback!

In addition: Has anyone tried the Duragloss Enviroshield Coating on glass?
 
CarPro Forte, hands down!

Ridiculously easy to apply, great hydrophobic characteristics and durability beyond what I have tried so far which includes 3 out of the list above + CarPro FlyBy30
 
Well I have had opti-glass on my windshield for over 13 months and still beading very well. The vehicle is outside 24/7 and driven about 12,000 miles last year. Located in Oklahoma temps ranging from 107* to as low as 5* with about 35 in. of precipitation annually.
 
Dr_Pain said:
CarPro Forte, hands down!

Ridiculously easy to apply, great hydrophobic characteristics and durability beyond what I have tried so far which includes 3 out of the list above + CarPro FlyBy30
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I thought you might say that :xyxthumbs:. It is the only one not 25% off.

It is still a bargain however! Especially if it can last 2 years!
 
One note: whichever you choose, you really need to put the effort in to make sure you're coating as clean and smooth a glass surface as is practical. The same way you'd only want to coat paint that has been corrected and polished, the glass -- if it isn't brand new -- should be washed, chemically and physically decontaminated, and then machine polished with cerium oxide. I only have experience with CarPro rayon 5" pads on my PC with CeriGlass polish, and it takes a good hour to do an older windshield. But now I'm satisfied that I have removed all contaminants and stains, water spots and even minor scratches and pitting.
 
DP. Have it on for months now. Like the day it was applied.
 
not looking to steal the thread but do they all bead off going +30mph? ive seen videos when people dont even use the wipers
 
FlyBy30 beads off in steady rain at speeds starting around 25 mph; in lighter rain it's at freeway speeds (ie: 55+) and in mist it's hit-and-miss. I usually have to reach for the stalk about once a minute in fine mist or road spray. I guess it depends on your tolerance. My buddy would have the wipers on full time in conditions where I do one wipe every 30 seconds or more.
 
Is it true, that I may be one of the few...
that still doesn't use windshield Coatings?

"Those windshield wipers slapping out a tempo,
Keeping perfect rhythm with the song on the radio..." ~Eddie Rabbit


Bob
 
Dr_Pain said:
CarPro Forte, hands down!

Ridiculously easy to apply, great hydrophobic characteristics and durability beyond what I have tried so far which includes 3 out of the list above + CarPro FlyBy30
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Glad to hear that, since I bought some Forte and waiting to apply :props:
 
I didn't use one for almost 30 years -- Rain Away on my '76 Alfa in 1986 -- but I avoided them all this time because of all the shortcomings associated with them. Even the commercially-installed Aquapel has never overcome the biggest problems. On a whim I decided to try FlyBy30 when AG had it on sale a while back, and the results have been an eye-opener.
 
Angle of windscreen has a lot to do with it as well

Trucks and SUV's do not bead off at lower speeds in my experience with G1, Aquapel & Rain-X
 
Opti-glass 👍
Applied in February, stil holding up on my DD 24/7 outside Grand Cherokee.
 
True. The Alfetta GT's screen was possibly the most raked of any non-super car in the 70s and 80s. The drops beading off even at low speeds was so cool to watch. I barely used my wipers an entire summer... but when I did, the "wiper smear" was unbearable. After two or three trips in misty conditions or on the freeway after a rain and the effect was almost completely gone.
 
LOL Sherif, has it rained since February? I know you have to hose the dust off pretty frequently.
 
Opti-Glass (yeah i know, surprise)

my wife has the consumer version on her truck and is finally getting used to not using the wipers as often...or at all.

if you ever get the chance, take a whiff of the Pro version. worst smell.
 
SameGuy said:
LOL Sherif, has it rained since February? I know you have to hose the dust off pretty frequently.
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Yes, maybe 3 or 4 times but I don't think more rain would affect the durability of Opti-Glass!
Beading & sheeting of OC2.0 on the same vehicle was degraded after 4 months due to contaminants (Nanoskin fine mitt solved that), while Opti-Glass was performing like day 1 after 6 months..
 
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