Wipers? We don't need no stinking Wipers! RainX or...?
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Wipers? We don't need no stinking Wipers! RainX or...?
Curious - a subject that somes up a bunch on forums is the "treated windshield" question. So, do you treat your windshield, what success have you had, etc...??
Me: I loved RainX on the windshield for the highway, but around town it could streak and cause wiper chatter. PPG has some newer stuff, Aquapel, that's fantastic. Water beads up and blows off, no streaking, no wiper chatter, and it lasts many months (on 4+ cars I've tried it on)!
I especially like treating the side windows (RainX is great here, no streaking), where treated glass prevents that "gel" effect and improves visibility. And no, I don't work at PPG, but really like this stuff.
(I just re-treated my windshield this weekend 9 months after initial treatment, which reminded me to share this...)
Me: I loved RainX on the windshield for the highway, but around town it could streak and cause wiper chatter. PPG has some newer stuff, Aquapel, that's fantastic. Water beads up and blows off, no streaking, no wiper chatter, and it lasts many months (on 4+ cars I've tried it on)!
I especially like treating the side windows (RainX is great here, no streaking), where treated glass prevents that "gel" effect and improves visibility. And no, I don't work at PPG, but really like this stuff.
(I just re-treated my windshield this weekend 9 months after initial treatment, which reminded me to share this...)
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I am amazed that the only way to get it when it first came out was a $100.00 window treatment from dealers on a new car. Have they no conscience?
Rich
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I love Aquapel as well. I put it on in October and it lasts through the rainy season til the end of April. The rest of the year it doesn't rain so I don't really need anything. I get mine on eBay too I buy 2 and do my MINI and hubby's Yukon and we can get through the winters hardly needing to use the wipers at all.
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When I picked up my MINI the dealer gave me a box of various cleaners and coatings, not bad for 29 grand. The water repellent he gave me for the windshield work awesome. Problem is all the bottles are labeled with the dealers name so I cant figure out who makes the stuff. Rain-X works good on the shower doors but it does cause chatter when it starts to come off on a windshield. Is there a national brand auto store that carries the PPG product.
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I never treat or wax my windshield other than having RainX washer fluid in the reservoir. Ever since I started using Clarity to clean my windows water started beading like crazy when it rains. The water beads perfectly across the whole windshield so I feel like it has to be the Clarity but I dunno what's in there that would cause water to bead
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I never treat or wax my windshield other than having RainX washer fluid in the reservoir. Ever since I started using Clarity to clean my windows water started beading like crazy when it rains. The water beads perfectly across the whole windshield so I feel like it has to be the Claritybut I dunno what's in there that would cause water to bead
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