Rain X or not ?

Best stuff in the world...you won't need wipers.

I'm surprised a road warrior like you has never used it.

One concern I've heard is of it streaking very badly when driving at night. Any experience there ?

David---it's great stuff---I always use it on long trips if theres any chance of rain. My wipers aren't so hot in the first place but with as Rich said, you can leave your wipers off.  I use the interior Rain x as well as the outside version and don't remember ever getting  streaking.

You should try it---you won't be sorry!

What's gonna be your route to Carlisle this year?  Maybe you will join our Southern caravan?

The secret is your application. Rub it on, let it dry for 5 minutes or so and buff it out well. I use Bounty paper towels. It may have a tendency to fog depending on ambient conditions, but water just beads off hypnotically at times. Refresh often, it does wear off rather quickly. ALSO, wash your windshield very well before application. 

Thanks for that, Jack. I'm off to Flagler Beach, Fl this Wednesday and will pick up Francine at the Daytona airport on Saturday. A few days in Cocoa Beach, a few more in Flagler Beach, three nights in St. Augustine Beach then wind our way up to Hillsville, Va, via Santee, SC,  head North West on the Blue Ridge Parkway ( past Christiansburg I know  :-)  ) then up near Front Royal, Va then Carlisle. We'll do the caravan thing next year. I'll get the Rain X today.

Thanks Rich...

Have a great trip and say hi to Francine from us!

I will admit to experiencing some annoying streaking coming back from Carlisle last year.

I chalked it up to some annoying oily road conditions. I tried washing windshield with Windex at gas stops and just couldn't eliminate the streaking. Sometimes I think a thorough soap and water washing might be called for in between applications...but the overall effectiveness of this stuff far out weighs the odd occasion of streaking. 

Rich-

Are you driving Oscar to PA, or not? Inquiring minds, and all that.

Stan, see my secret reply in a dialogue to you.

Rainex now makes a "glass cleaner" with the magical ingredient included.....   It cleans glass better than anything I've used to date....  Just to be safe / sure, clean once with Windex ( et al ) and then hit it with the Rainex cleaner....   After the first Rainex application, thats all you will need to use....    The biggest problems with streaking are caused by residual dirt / oil film that wasn't properly removed....  As mentioned above let it set for a few minutes, then buff it out....( I use cotton rags..)   My .02    

P.S.  Product available via Pep Boys, Autozone, Etc...

That stuff is amazing. They actually have two cleaning products. One will restore glass or plastic that has been neglected (X-treme Clean). The other has the cleaner and rain protection together (2-in-1). Here they are:

Spray it on, wipe it in, let it dry, wipe it off.

THEN, go back over it with a water-wet paper towel or terry towel, and it shouldn't streak.

I've been using Rain-X for decades, especially on the rides back and forth to SC.  

Love it.

Excellent and thank you all. But Gordo....when you say "go back over it" with a water -wet paper towel, what do you mean? Rinse it, scrub it, apply it again ? Thanks.

The instructions say to apply a second coat after you buff the first.

You can certainly do a second coat....No harm in that and I do it all the time, then buff it off once dried with a dry cloth.

After it has been buffed out (either one coat or two), then just go over it with a damp cloth to even it and keep it from streaking.

They tell you to apply Rain-X to a dry windshield, but I've put it on a damp or wet winidshield and it seems to work out OK

Hi David! there's a product called Aquapel which is far superior to Rain-X.  It is a commercial grade product that is sold & applied @ Speedy Glass outlets for $24.95. This product lasts 6 months to a year depending on how much you use your wipers. I have been selling this product for years and have it on all my vehichles. J.P.

There's a You Tube for everything...at about 4 times the cost, I'd spring for the Rain X...http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JbGBal94kAs

Back in the day I used to rub a tea bag over the wet windshield on my TR4. Lucas wiring rendered my wipers non-op.

Worked like a charm.

The Knucklehead said "teabag" Ha!(I'm claiming the role of Vince for today! Or Beevis???)

Why do the English like drink warm beer?

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Lucas refrigerators.

Would that be Darjeeling or Camomile tea?

Hey Danny,

Bag this...

Gordon,

I think it was Earl Grey.

Must be the Bergamot oil in the Earl Grey.