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RainX Glass Cleaner and Protector
- dan425
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This forum is so useful in ways I would never had imagined!
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I've used rain x but i find that the effect doesn't last long. Now I treat any new car I buy tohttp://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html it claims to last 20,000 miles and in my experience it achieves pretty close to that.
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2010 BMW S1000rr
1992 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 (owned for 18 years - currently in rebuild)
2012 Skoda Octavia VRS TDi (family car)
- Alun1976
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+1 amazing stuffPhil H wrote:I've used rain x but i find that the effect doesn't last long. Now I treat any new car I buy tohttp://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html it claims to last 20,000 miles and in my experience it achieves pretty close to that.
Water beads off your screen like crazy. I don't even need the wipers on on the motorway it's that good. Rally teams use it.
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GTechniq user here too and very pleased with it - RPM Detailing put me on to it.
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RainX Glass Cleaner and Protector
I literally just audibly exclaimed "oh my god" when I saw this. I'm gonna douse the whole bathroom in the stuff. I hate having to squigee the shower down every time.dan425 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:58 pmNow that, my good man, is a bloody good idea.Maniac wrote:I don't expect this to be full on rainX.. just a cleaner with a bit of rainX in it... TBH I'm more interested in trying it on the shower screens, cos if it keeps em clean, I'll buy crap loads as I hate cleaning the bloody shower.
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2008 E86 Z4 M Sport 2.0i - Gone
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- thanatu55
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I use Gtechniq's G5, better water repellence but doesn't last as long (still lasts up to 6 months!).Phil H wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:50 pm I've used rain x but i find that the effect doesn't last long. Now I treat any new car I buy tohttp://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html it claims to last 20,000 miles and in my experience it achieves pretty close to that.
https://gtechniq.com/products/auto/perf ... nd-perspex
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Ive never been to impressed with rain x. Either it's application or the results/longevity. But nothings as bad as there anti fog/mist stuff, that's god awful in every way!thanatu55 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:24 amI use their G5, better water repellence but doesn't last as long (still lasts up to 6 months!).Phil H wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:50 pm I've used rain x but i find that the effect doesn't last long. Now I treat any new car I buy tohttp://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html it claims to last 20,000 miles and in my experience it achieves pretty close to that.
https://gtechniq.com/products/auto/perf ... nd-perspex
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Mods inc - F/L Xenons Clear Ind Rear Lights M Sport Seats & Wheel Eibach/B4 3.64 DIFF (SOLD)
White E89 20i M Sport
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Seems to be a trend of late, this thread revival business. Not that I'm complaining!
I use the rain x and find it great, although I didn't know there were any rivals? May give the Gtechniq stuff a go once I run out, which probably won't be for a few years
I use the rain x and find it great, although I didn't know there were any rivals? May give the Gtechniq stuff a go once I run out, which probably won't be for a few years
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- ph001
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This just arrived for me today... http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html
- Huzee666
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I use the rain x additive that you put straight into the washer bottle, never smears and does an excellent job ! Never thought about it on the shower screens but sounds like a brilliant idea
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- JimsZ
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Me too, turtle wax is amazing for this, not sure its still on the market ive had my stock so long
Also used it on the car windows with great results...
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- Burple
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I was all set to come on a nd rave about Gtechniq G1... THen I saw "Page 2"...Phil H wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:50 pm I've used rain x but i find that the effect doesn't last long. Now I treat any new car I buy tohttp://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_911.html it claims to last 20,000 miles and in my experience it achieves pretty close to that.
Anyway ^^THIS^^ stuff is amazing if you follow the instructions properly. Put it on in July when I got the car, still beading water off like a very beady thing, it makes clearing ice and snow off the windows easier too!
Used it on my last 3 cars...never touching RainX again!