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Great stuff Rain X...
I have found for best results put it on with a clean cloth (2 coats with a 5 min gap at least, between each) and then do the final buff with a microfibre towel/cloth.
I have never had it go all sticky on me. I always just rewash the windscreen as per normal and repply as above
PS Tesco are doing a pack of 5 micro fibre cloths (about the size of a face flannel) for £2 - bargain! Great for doing the inside/outside of the glass on the car as well as the body drying etc
I have found for best results put it on with a clean cloth (2 coats with a 5 min gap at least, between each) and then do the final buff with a microfibre towel/cloth.
I have never had it go all sticky on me. I always just rewash the windscreen as per normal and repply as above
PS Tesco are doing a pack of 5 micro fibre cloths (about the size of a face flannel) for £2 - bargain! Great for doing the inside/outside of the glass on the car as well as the body drying etc
spaceship said:
TomM said:
Strange to apply a rain product on the hottest day of the year 
Shouldn't have any problems applying it today though.Awesome product, hate driving a car that doesn't have it applied.
- hate it
- love it
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Dont use rain - x they support brake........
here you go!!!
Rain-X versus PPG Aquapel: Grudge Match
by John Neff (RSS feed) on Apr 17th 2006 at 7:03PM
Autoblog reader Josh Wardell, who loves his MINI Cooper very much thank you, has posted an interesting comparison test between the well known windshield treatment called Rain-X and a lesser known competitor named PPG Aquapel that's usually used by service professionals rather than vehicle owners. We hadn't heard much about PPG Aquapel so we were interested to learn which product Wardell found to more effectively whisked away rainwater over a period of time.
The results from Wardell's unofficial comparison test were surprising. After having applied both products to separate sides of his MINI's windshield, Wardell waited for rain and then taped the results at various stages, all the way from day one to day 72. What we learn from Wardell's accompanying video is that both windshield treatements need speeds above 40 mph to whisk rain away effectively, but that the windshield wipers dramatically reduce the effectiveness of Rain-X over time, whereas the PPG Aquapel side was still effective after 60 days.
here you go!!!
Rain-X versus PPG Aquapel: Grudge Match
by John Neff (RSS feed) on Apr 17th 2006 at 7:03PM
Autoblog reader Josh Wardell, who loves his MINI Cooper very much thank you, has posted an interesting comparison test between the well known windshield treatment called Rain-X and a lesser known competitor named PPG Aquapel that's usually used by service professionals rather than vehicle owners. We hadn't heard much about PPG Aquapel so we were interested to learn which product Wardell found to more effectively whisked away rainwater over a period of time.
The results from Wardell's unofficial comparison test were surprising. After having applied both products to separate sides of his MINI's windshield, Wardell waited for rain and then taped the results at various stages, all the way from day one to day 72. What we learn from Wardell's accompanying video is that both windshield treatements need speeds above 40 mph to whisk rain away effectively, but that the windshield wipers dramatically reduce the effectiveness of Rain-X over time, whereas the PPG Aquapel side was still effective after 60 days.
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