Rain-X removal

"James C. Reeves" > wrote in message ...
>
> I've found that a second or third application clears things up.
>

I used it once when I lived in the southwest (US). It rarely rained, but when it did, my wipers weren't
usually in the best shape. So I applied Rain-X. Over time, it collected dust or sand particles,
obscuring the windshield, so I had to remove it. Much more trouble that it was worth. Maybe
it's OK in a less dusty environment.

"David" > wrote in message
...
>
> "James C. Reeves" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> I've found that a second or third application clears things up.
>>
>
> I used it once when I lived in the southwest (US). It rarely rained, but
> when it did, my wipers weren't
> usually in the best shape. So I applied Rain-X. Over time, it collected
> dust or sand particles,
> obscuring the windshield, so I had to remove it. Much more trouble that
> it was worth. Maybe
> it's OK in a less dusty environment.
>
>

Interesting. I live in the wet (relatively speaking) mid-Atlantic region,
so don't experience that situation. I can see it happening in your climate,
now that I think about it.

Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, wrote:
>
> >> Clean cloth and denatured alcohol, step one.
> >> Glass Wax, step two.
>
> > Makes sense. Smells like alcohol is the carrier for Rain-X.
>
> Yep. Silicone solution in an alcohol carrier.
>
> > Not familiar with Glass Wax.
>
> Introduced in the '30s, it was a glass cleaner that came in a
rectangular
> "bottle can". You wiped it onto glass, let it dry, then buffed it
off.
> Made glass disappear; the blue stuff in the spray bottle doesn't
> even come remotely close.
>
> Looks like the company that made it for six decades just discontinued
it.
> Idiots. A longtime stockist of the stuff, Vermont Country Store, has
had
> the same stuff made elsewhere, labelled it "Window Wax" and is once
again
> selling it. www.vermontcountrystore.com item number 43208. It's in
with
> the Xmas decorations 'cause the other use for it was to apply it to
> windows and leave it on to make 'em look frosted up.
>
> DS

You're kidding! I love that stuff, and was hoping to buy some more in
the near future, you mean I have to mail order it now? Sheesh, one
would have thought that a good product like that would have no trouble
remaining viable.

nate

Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, wrote:
>
> >> Clean cloth and denatured alcohol, step one.
> >> Glass Wax, step two.
>
> > Makes sense. Smells like alcohol is the carrier for Rain-X.
>
> Yep. Silicone solution in an alcohol carrier.
>
> > Not familiar with Glass Wax.
>
> Introduced in the '30s, it was a glass cleaner that came in a
rectangular
> "bottle can". You wiped it onto glass, let it dry, then buffed it
off.
> Made glass disappear; the blue stuff in the spray bottle doesn't
> even come remotely close.
>
> Looks like the company that made it for six decades just discontinued
it.
> Idiots. A longtime stockist of the stuff, Vermont Country Store, has
had
> the same stuff made elsewhere, labelled it "Window Wax" and is once
again
> selling it. www.vermontcountrystore.com item number 43208. It's in
with
> the Xmas decorations 'cause the other use for it was to apply it to
> windows and leave it on to make 'em look frosted up.
>
> DS

You're kidding! I love that stuff, and was hoping to buy some more in
the near future, you mean I have to mail order it now? Sheesh, one
would have thought that a good product like that would have no trouble
remaining viable.

nate

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:26:04 -0800, "David" > wrote:

||
> wrote in message ...
||> I have created a problem on my wife's 2003 300M Chrysler.
||> I cleaned the windshield, then applied Rain-X. Somehow that application
ended
||> up streaked, so I wanted to remove it and re-apply.
||
||
||Do you *really* want to reapply?

Sure, I've used it for years, never a problem. I think this was a compounding of
errors due to hasty application, poor conditions.
Texas Parts Guy

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, N8N wrote:

[Glass Wax]

> > Looks like the company that made it for six decades just discontinued
> > it. Idiots. A longtime stockist of the stuff, Vermont Country Store,
> > has had the same stuff made elsewhere, labelled it "Window Wax" and is
> > once again selling it. www.vermontcountrystore.com item number 43208.
> > It's in with the Xmas decorations 'cause the other use for it was to
> > apply it to windows and leave it on to make 'em look frosted up.

> You're kidding! I love that stuff, and was hoping to buy some more in
> the near future, you mean I have to mail order it now? Sheesh, one
> would have thought that a good product like that would have no trouble
> remaining viable.

Yep. The PR girl I spoke with at Reckitt-Benckiser (1-800-333-3899), the
manufacturer in New Jersey, said they get a fairly steady stream of "Bring
it back!" requests. You might want to call and give her one more.

James C. Reeves wrote:

> "David" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"James C. Reeves" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>I've found that a second or third application clears things up.
>>>
>>
>>I used it once when I lived in the southwest (US). It rarely rained, but
>>when it did, my wipers weren't
>>usually in the best shape. So I applied Rain-X. Over time, it collected
>>dust or sand particles,
>>obscuring the windshield, so I had to remove it. Much more trouble that
>>it was worth. Maybe
>>it's OK in a less dusty environment.
>>
>>
>
>
> Interesting. I live in the wet (relatively speaking) mid-Atlantic region,
> so don't experience that situation. I can see it happening in your climate,
> now that I think about it.
>


I live in a dry climate, and never found Rain-X to collect dirt. OTOH, I
did't think it worked nearly as well as just turning on the wipers! I do
use Rain-X anti-fog on the bathroom mirrors at the house, though.

now how do you get the rain x off with out your windshield being very
smeary?