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There is this stuff called "RainX"[1]. You apply it to your windshield and the rain beads off (hydrophobic). You can see really well even in heavy rain without
by acomjean 10y ago
There is this stuff called "RainX"[1]. You apply it to your windshield and the rain beads off (hydrophobic). You can see really well even in heavy rain without wipers. (My dad used to use it on the family cars last century, and I still use it today).
It works great, though you have to reapply every few months when it wears off. And you can't apply it in the rain, so you have to remember ahead of time....
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain-X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain-X
- CarVac 10y agoRain-X has wiper fluid that reapplies the treatment somehow. I haven't needed to manually reapply in over three years.
- acomjean 10y agoInteresting. I'll have to give that a try. Especially since its not super easy to apply the stuff in the first place..
- kevin_thibedeau 10y agoRainX works well where the rain typically has large drops. It sucks in places where the droplets are smaller because they bead up everywhere but aren't large enough for the wind to push them away quickly. You end up looking through a bunch of microlenses rather than normal rain on the windshield.
- Steve44 10y agoI've used RainX intermittently over the years. It's a bit of a faff to put on and also maintain but when it's working well it is truly fantastic, crystal clear vision in the rain. Downsides are it doesn't work well below 40mph and also it can go foggy sometimes. Brilliant stuff though and well worth using if you know it's going to be very wet.
- agumonkey 10y agoDid it make you drive faster ? I can sense a backfiring psychological aspect. I'm eager to try that, and still curious why the industry didn't push for a one-click solution here.
- 2almalki 10y agoI use Aquapel and it works better at low speeds compared to RainX. And honestly it does make me drive faster in the rain (the tires I run also have a very high rating in the wet). In rain and with a little 'speed' (80-140 km/h), I don't even turn on the wipers
- agumonkey 10y ago80 km/h is speedy to me; with rain the physics of the car may change a lot; do you feel you're being "edgy" when the soil is wet ?
- 2almalki 10y agoWell I am driving on paved large highways. If it was a side road or a dirt road, I wouldn't be able to go that 'fast' safely. I have to admit tho, I drive faster during heavy rain on the highways due to the lack of police. I fell like I am unleashing my hidden "Senna" :)
- Steve44 10y agoI doubt it made me drive faster, it allowed me to be a lot more relaxed and have better awareness of what was happening outside because I didn't need to concentrate as hard on trying to see through the windscreen. Even with good windscreen wipers in heavy rain or spray they only leave a small clear section so you are working hard just to see. With the RainX the entire windscreen was completely clear so much less strain.
- mikro2nd 10y agoEspecially brilliant in those situations where you come up behind heavy trucks. Normally you can't see shit for the clouds of water those leviathans kick up. With Rain-X... no problem. (Shit, I sound like a advert, now. How annoying!)
- 2almalki 10y agoI would suggest Aquapel instead (lasts way longer, water starts flying off at lower speeds). I love it. (http://www.aquapel.com/ http://www.aquapel.com/)