Rain-X Latitude
12-22-08 | 04:28 PM
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12-22-08 | 04:37 PM
#2
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,147
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From: New Hampshire
As I recall, they rated well but were not at the top of the list.
Cheaper wipers rated better.
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12-23-08 | 06:20 AM
#9
i think they work great, you cant tell there any better than some cheap blades at first, its just that cheap blades that dont use the new contoured design, streak after a few months.
and the contoured design applies even pressure along the entire blade length, and last ALOT longer
and the contoured design applies even pressure along the entire blade length, and last ALOT longer
12-23-08 | 09:28 AM
#10
What happened to you? I've been using Rain X since 1989 on everything I own without an issue, so I'm very curious what happened to you with their product.
12-23-08 | 09:51 AM
#11
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: NJ
I use rain x on my parents cars because they don't wash it too often.
since i wash my car and clean my own windows and wiper blades, i don't need rain x or glaco (not available anymore but you can get ametvee)
my windows be so clean that the rain just slides off like if i have rain x
since i wash my car and clean my own windows and wiper blades, i don't need rain x or glaco (not available anymore but you can get ametvee)
my windows be so clean that the rain just slides off like if i have rain x
12-23-08 | 11:12 AM
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That being said, my biggest problem with this product is that there are better products out there that don't use micro-abrasives or chemical etching to induce cohesion or silicone oils (known to be bad for paint contamination)
YMMV
12-23-08 | 12:25 PM
#14
Rain-x works by filling in the micro-pores of the glass with a hydrophobic silicone oils so that water sheets off. The problem is that they include dilute sulfuric acid to create those micro-pores so that the oils can bond.
That being said, my biggest problem with this product is that there are better products out there that don't use micro-abrasives or chemical etching to induce cohesion or silicone oils (known to be bad for paint contamination)
YMMV
That being said, my biggest problem with this product is that there are better products out there that don't use micro-abrasives or chemical etching to induce cohesion or silicone oils (known to be bad for paint contamination)
YMMV
12-23-08 | 12:45 PM
#15
Rain-x works by filling in the micro-pores of the glass with a hydrophobic silicone oils so that water sheets off. The problem is that they include dilute sulfuric acid to create those micro-pores so that the oils can bond.
That being said, my biggest problem with this product is that there are better products out there that don't use micro-abrasives or chemical etching to induce cohesion or silicone oils (known to be bad for paint contamination)
YMMV
That being said, my biggest problem with this product is that there are better products out there that don't use micro-abrasives or chemical etching to induce cohesion or silicone oils (known to be bad for paint contamination)
YMMV
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Chemical CAS No / Unique ID Percent Clays (unspecified) 000000-27-6 1-10 Ethanol/SD Alcohol 40 000064-17-5 70-95 Isopropanol 000067-63-0 1-10 Thickening agent(s) 999999-50-7 1-5
Last edited by lobuxracer; 12-23-08 at 01:18 PM.