Rain-X

[Ian Lewis]

Talking in the pub last night about using Rain-x on my visor.
One of the guys says that rain-x destroys the anti scratch coating on the visor??

I have used Rain-X for years without a problem.

Does anyone else know anything about any problems regarding Rain-X?

I think it is great stuff.

Ian

[Mad Dave]

I used Rain Wizard a few times - made a difference and didnt seem to harm my visor.

[Steve_T]

Have used it, but not recently and not noticed any problems. I guess the answer is to contact your helmet manufacturer and ask.

Steve.

[dern]

It can make some plastics go smokey and some brittle apparently. Only seen the former though (and not on a visor) and not the latter.

Mark

[Ian Lewis]

dern said:

It can make some plastics go smokey

It can make the plastic appear smokey if it is not applied correctly.
As for cracking-yikes!!
I have used it for years on the same visor and had no problems!

Anyone else know anything

Cheers

Ian

[rsvmilly]

A weak mix of fairy liquid and water does pretty much the same job.

Just remember to put it INSIDE the visor or you'll be looking through bubbles.

[Ian Lewis]

rsvmilly said:

A weak mix of fairy liquid and water does pretty much the same job. Just remember to put it INSIDE the visor or you'll be looking through bubbles.

I think you have this mixed up with Anti-fog?

Rain-X makes rain dissapear from your visor to save you from wiping it.-Magic stuff.

[rsvmilly]

I C

[Ian Lewis]

rsvmilly said:

I C

Very Good !!

My Initials too!!

[jvaughan]

I use rain-X on my lid .. no problems. Interesting enough, the anti-fog stuff they sell appears to be the same stuff as screen wipes.

[dern]

Ian Lewis said:

dern said: It can make some plastics go smokey It can make the plastic appear smokey if it is not applied correctly.

NSS. A mate used some on his plastic headlight cover and it went smokey and then opaque.

Ian Lewis said:

As for cracking-yikes!! I have used it for years on the same visor and had no problems!

Next time you're due to change one get a catapult and fire a stone at the old one that's had plenty of pain-x on it and let us know what happens.

Cheers,

Mark

[Ian Lewis]

Next time you're due to change one get a catapult and fire a stone at the old one that's had plenty of pain-x on it and let us know what happens.



As I need a new visor I will put it to the test-over the weekend.

Cheers

Ian

[dern]

Ian Lewis said:

As I need a new visor I will put it to the test-over the weekend.

Nice one. It's always good to work out whether these rumours are true or not.

Have fun and please don't punch a hole in your lid

Regards,

Mark

[d3ano]

jvaughan said:

I use rain-X on my lid .. no problems. Interesting enough, the anti-fog stuff they sell appears to be the same stuff as screen wipes.

i use screen wipes on my lid. no probs there.
Also acts like rain-x as there is an alcohol solution in it. cleans it like new and stops the fogging. welldone NiceDay

[Ian Lewis]

dern said:

Ian Lewis said: As I need a new visor I will put it to the test-over the weekend. Nice one. It's always good to work out whether these rumours are true or not. Have fun and please don't punch a hole in your lid Regards, Mark

O.K. youve been on the edge of your seats waiting for this-I can tell!!

Managed to blag a new but damaged visor from my stockist along with a brand new visor to replace the one we are going to test.
Put's on my white labcoat and armed with a clipboard, pencil, tape,elastic,ruler,plastic channel and ballbearing sets up the test.
Can you see what I'm doing yet??

After a few pratice shots to see if the thing works I'm ready to do the test-'roll video!'

Results:
Old visor treated with Rain-X marked but not penetrated.
New visor-Same result.

Conclusion:

Rain-X no problem.
I'll keep on using it then!!

Ian 'the proff' Lewis

[Mark_SV]

IIRC, it's visor cleaners (of all things!) that can damage your visor. RiDE magazine did a feature on this last year. So I use soap and water.

I haven't heard anything about Rain-X.