Helmet Visor - Rain Sticks!

[datasafe]

Hi Guys

Whilst driving along the M$ yesterday in rain (of course) the rain wasn't clearing from my visor! It was like driving a car with out windscreen wipers. In the night, it became positively dangerous to drive.

I seem to recall from my biker days of 24 years ago, there's something I could wipe on the visor and it would make the rain droplets run off leaving the view clear.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

John

[wtd]

Rain Wizard, Rain X, etc many products, get em from halfrauds.

[datasafe]

Cheers

Thanks for the reply.

Is it true this stuff can damage a visor? Someone else just mentioned it to me.

John

[dern]

datasafe said:

I seem to recall from my biker days of 24 years ago, there's something I could wipe on the visor and it would make the rain droplets run off leaving the view clear.

This really isn't meant to be facetious in any way but what's wrong with your finger? As long as your visor is clean and you gloves aren't covered in grime the water should push together, bead up and run right off. Worked for me on the M6/M42/M40 yesterday. If your visor isn't clean then nothing will work.

Regards,

Mark

[datasafe]

New helmet, new gloves and I found I was constantly clearing it with my finger - like every 30 secs!

I'm sure I did't need to do this so frequently before!

Hey, it could be me getting old. Just colected my Ariel Atom.

Thanks guys

[dern]

datasafe said:

New helmet, new gloves and I found I was constantly clearing it with my finger - like every 30 secs!

The type of rain makes a huge difference I guess. If it's properly pissing it down it tends to bead up and run off quite well whereas if it's loads of horrible spray like yesterday it doesn't run off that well.

It's just occured to me that you were driving a car rather than riding a bike. When I drive my westfield in the rain I get no where near as much airflow over the visor as I do on the bike and it's predominantly downward rather than straight in the face which is slightly odd. Perhaps that's the problem... you're getting hit by the rain/spray but not by the wind (so to speak). I'd try rain-x although you need to bear in mind some people say it makes the visor brittle, someone on here tested this with an air rifle (if memory serves) and found it wasn't an issue in their visor type and a mate of mine had it make his headlamp protectors (plastic) go milky so keep an eye on that.

Good luck,

Mark

[rsvmilly]

Apparently, a mixture of washing up liquid and water will do a similar job. Just let it dry onto the visor.

[datasafe]

Thanks guys for the replies.

Maybe as it is a car & not a bike the airflow is less and the angle it hits the visor is different too.

I haven't warn a helmet in the rain for 24 years and I never envisaged wearing one ever again!!

Cheers

John

[bikerbabe18]

just do what i do.

rain ex your visor, any water runs straight off and when that wears off, if you haven't got enough time to rain ex it again, get some visor wipers which just go over your glove.

Et Voila, clear visor!