Winter is on route. Have you tried this?

[makatya]

Dark and rainy days are comming upon us and I recently tried something that my G/F uses on the windscreen of her Tuscan.
I wanted to go out on the bike but knew that there was a possibility of rain so I thought I would try the rainex she uses on her windscreen on my visor.
It worked a treat. Even in that anoying mist type rain the beads of water just ran off with a tilt of the head to the left or right. Kewl!
I have used "Vwipe" before, you know that rubber windscreen wiper you place on your gloved finger but that just seemed to smeer the visor.
Not that I am a sales person for rainex or rainoff or whatever but just thought it might be of interest and wondered if anyone had tried it on their visor before.

Mak.

[RemaL]

I was going to use that as I uise it on my tin top but was worried as its says not to use on plastics.

So fromt he sounds of it rainex is OK for biek visors then?

[makatya]

It works a treat. does not harm the plastic at all and does not mist up on the outside. You have to apply it quite careful but after that it lasts even after cleaning the flies off after about 4 ride outs and using window cleaner on the visor.
Just thought it might help bikers that don@t put the bike away in the garage when winter comes in.

[cossiemetro]

excellent stuff i've used it for years

[Adam_BGT]

always just used a few layers or mr sheen meself. works great for me an much cheaper than rainex

[Stig]

On a recent trip to the US I picked up some handy Rain-X wipes that are perfect for use on visors. I got the external ones to keep the rain off and the internal ones which prevent fogging.

So far they're doing a great job

[dern]

It can turn some plastics opaque after a while as my mate found out on his plastic headlight lens (or covers, don't know which). Don't know the long term effect on a visor and they're hardly expensive so what the hell. The only concern I'd have is if they went brittle over time. Personally I find just keeping the visor clean (soap and water) keeps the rain running off just fine.

[Hooli]

Adam_BGT said:

always just used a few layers or mr sheen meself. works great for me an much cheaper than rainex

me too, smells nice too

[Wedg1e]

I will be trying that, after the scary ride in the rain I had last night. Down some country lanes, couldn't see where I was going so kept the speed down. Tried every position of the ST's power screen but couldn't get the airflow to clear my visor; nor could I see through the screen with it fully-up and my visor open. Couldn't go faster to get more airflow 'cos I couldn't see, so a vicious circle! Never had this problem with my Katana.
Got some Rain-X in the TVR, somewhere...

[makatya]

Stig said:

On a recent trip to the US I picked up some handy Rain-X wipes that are perfect for use on visors. I got the external ones to keep the rain off and the internal ones which prevent fogging.

So far they're doing a great job

Didn't know that they did wipe versions.

Can you get them in the UK?

[Stig]

makatya said:

Stig said:

On a recent trip to the US I picked up some handy Rain-X wipes that are perfect for use on visors. I got the external ones to keep the rain off and the internal ones which prevent fogging.

So far they're doing a great job

Didn't know that they did wipe versions.

Can you get them in the UK?

Never seen them in the UK as a wipe, which is why I picked them up when I saw them in Wal-Mart

[Busa_Rush]

Adam_BGT said:

always just used a few layers or mr sheen meself. works great for me an much cheaper than rainex

Somebody else told me about this and I thought he was joking until I tried it, keeps the rain moving enough so that you don't have to touch the viser at all, very effective and at 98p a can or whatever it is, it'll last all winter

[Rawwr]

Silicone lubricant is damn good at it or (rather oddly and being completely serious) Back To Black.

[philoldsmobile]

another mark for Mr Sheen here, removes flies a treat, and seems to shed water in the rain!

rainex sounds like a good idea for winter though

[RemaL]

right just bought 500mls of rain-x ( will last for a long time) foaming glass cleaner and the rain-x wipes all for £6.99 plus vat from costco

I have bought rain-x from my local motorstore for £3.99 for 250mls as I know its not cheap stuff

So anyone with a costco card have a look there

[ZZR]

As long as your visor is clean and grease free the water will run off without Rain-X or similar, for years I've used liquid handsoap or mild fairy to clean and always dry of with paper towel and that normally does me for about 4-5 days commuting in the summer or 1-2 days in the winter

[Hooli]

Rawwr said:

Silicone lubricant is damn good at it or (rather oddly and being completely serious) Back To Black.

well it is designed to clean plastics & leaves a smooth non-static finish so it kinda makes sense.

[MTBR]

Whats rain?

[makatya]

RemaL said:

right just bought 500mls of rain-x ( will last for a long time) foaming glass cleaner and the rain-x wipes all for £6.99 plus vat from costco

I have bought rain-x from my local motorstore for £3.99 for 250mls as I know its not cheap stuff

So anyone with a costco card have a look there

Thanks for that. Cheaper than the stuff from Halfords.

I think the main ingredient is Isopropyl Alcohol which is a degreaser/cleaner but I would not advise anyone putting that onto an expensive plastic visor!

[King Herald]

makatya said:

Dark and rainy days are comming upon us and I recently tried something that my G/F uses on the windscreen of her Tuscan.
I wanted to go out on the bike but knew that there was a possibility of rain so I thought I would try the rainex she uses on her windscreen on my visor.
It worked a treat. Even in that anoying mist type rain the beads of water just ran off with a tilt of the head to the left or right. Kewl!
I have used "Vwipe" before, you know that rubber windscreen wiper you place on your gloved finger but that just seemed to smeer the visor.
Not that I am a sales person for rainex or rainoff or whatever but just thought it might be of interest and wondered if anyone had tried it on their visor before.

Mak.

I use it on the (wiperless) windscreen of my hot rod, and it works brilliantly, as long as you have a reasonable amount of rain. Tiny spots or mist just seem to cling to the glass, but any heavier and they all just bundle together and run off leaving a nearly perfect screen to look through.