Product Recommendation: Rain ClearŽ Gel
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Product Recommendation: Rain ClearŽ Gel
I have been using this product for about a year or so and have really been happy with the results.
Clear Rain has a dual purpose. One is as a water repellant, the other is a glass polish.
The glass polish aspect of this product is what impresses me the most. My 2004 RX8 has that new car showroom shine. It just completes the look to have a nicely polished and detailed car, and glass all around that also looks polished.
One thing that I am a real stickler on is clear glass on my cars. My Expedition has 122,000 miles worth of tiny chips and abbrasions due to pebbles, sand etc, that have "pocked" the windshield. This results in thousands of refractions in the glass that makes the windshield less clear. Rain Clear seals the microscopic pores in the glass and gives it a super-smooth surface. Instead of seeing all the tiny imperfections, I see clearer glass.
It is easy to use: apply a thin amount, wait 30 minutes, remove with a microfiber towell.
It is not a cleaner, but it seems to get rid of whatever Windex leaves behind.
Best of all, it does not cause any wiper chattering when the wipers are used. Also shines up plastic trim like the B-Pillar. And it seems to last long. And the water repellancy is as good or better than Rain-X.
It is marketed similar to Rain-X, and was actually created by the same man who patented Rain-X in the 70's. I have never really been a fan of Rain-X because even after waiting for it to come to a haze, I found it took a lot of polishing to completely eliminate the haze.
I found Rain Clear at Wally-Mart, next to the Rain-X. I don't recall the price but it is about $5.00 or so.
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Might give this stuff a shot though if it works as a polisher.
Maybe a dumb question but do you only use it on the exterior? I'm still looking for something good for the interior glass. The wipes I've tried all blow chunks.
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Wost part? - <15,000 Miles when it happened.
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damn me too, but i bought it that way....i didnt really notice until i waxed it the first time and it got stuck in there but on the bright side i might take a quik 5 min drive to walmart for this! hope it clears up some of the water spots on the glass
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It isn't a miracle worker, but with this product "filling" the chips, it seems to take away the edges where the light refracts and makes those chips more visible.
I'm not really sure if this is significant or not, but other than regular car washing, I have not used any Windex on the RX8 windows in 6 months. I just use this product once a month, wash the car then chamois the windows.......wipe with a terry cloth.......they stay pretty damn clear.
As far as the inside of the windows, never tried it, glass cleaner once in a while is good for me.
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That really sux and same happened to me early on. Even tho' I carefully spot painted it's never the same. I may get a new windshield next year (insurance 'visibility safety hazard').
The worst part is I took the 8 down to VA to go camping and to williamsburg w/ the gf.. On the way back to NJ, a truck didn't have his bed closed and was pouring out sand/stones all over my windshield. I slammed on my brakes but it was too late, the damage was done - a million tiny chips in the windshield, and 3 or 4 on the hood.
Wost part? - <15,000 Miles when it happened.
Wost part? - <15,000 Miles when it happened.
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Yeah, using a newspaper is the oldest trick in the book. It works great cleaning windows. Try to use the B&W sections though, as the color doesn't work as well.
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BTW, I got a little carried away this weekend and applied Clear Rain to the headlights which are a little hazy, buffed it off and it made them noticeably better. Barely any haze. They are almost clear as glass now.
......course then I read the instructions and it said to contact the vehicle manufacturor to see if the product is recommended for the car. I dunno, maybe the intesity of the HID's might be too much for a product on the light casing. I'll need to investigate.
......course then I read the instructions and it said to contact the vehicle manufacturor to see if the product is recommended for the car. I dunno, maybe the intesity of the HID's might be too much for a product on the light casing. I'll need to investigate.
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I would definitely recommend the rain clear as well after using the glass scrub. I also used zaino glass polish and now the windows are much easier to clean and water just beads off the windows. I noticed after a rain storm, my windshield didn't have a wiper trace which you normally have from using the wipers. I really want to try Aquapel after this though.
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