As a truck driver for the last 18 years I can tell you rainX is a awesome product. I’ve driven thru many thunderstorms without even having to use the wipers. It’s also great if you have a shower with glass doors. Makes them WAY easier to clean. And keeps the water spots from forming 👍👍
Yet another long-term user of Rain-X, nearly 40 years now! And I probably have a 30+ year old bottle in my garage too. I used to swear by it, loved it, and still do, but have gotten lazier! 😁 This video reminds me to get back to using it again, AND to use it on the shower door - Thanks to those that reminded me/all of us, of that great use!
I have been using rain since they started. Just bought a new bottle and found it is no longer effective. Just like spraying water in it. My old bottle is milky white and smells like rain . The new bottle is clear fluid and practically no smell at all. Seems rain is cutting it and putting out an inferior product now. So I will discontinue rainx and try the competition. Great job rainx.
I started using RainX about 30 years ago. My big test was a drive from Seattle to Santa Barbara on the I-5 freeway. I drove through many rain showers, some heavy, during the trip. My goal was to see if I could avoid turning my wipers on during the entire trip. I did not use my windshield wipers at all during the entire 1100 mile trip. This is a great product.
My sister used rain x thirty years ago on a car that had wipers that didn't work. That was in Missouri. We got rain so heavy sometimes visibility was pretty much zero. She swore by that stuff.
I drove a Dodge Intrepid (a great car!) for 17 years and used nothing but RainX windshield washer fluid. If it was raining, as soon as I got above 30 MPH the water just beaded and rolled up my windshield. I rarely had to use wipers in the summer.
I also have 30 plus year old rain x. It all works still. Here in Washington state is beyond important for safety as we get major rain. Extremely important to use. Helps keep windows clean so you can see. Meaning you live.
Rain X Is the best. Several years ago I found my old bottle of rain x and applied it to my windshield on my 1989 S-10 blazer and it worked as if it was a new bottle. I later checked the date on the bottle and found it to be twenty some years old. The application to the windshield was done in early 2020 and a couple of days later I was driving in one hell of a thunderstorm without my windshield wipers being on and other cars pulled off of the road because they could not see where they were going. I believe in Rain X no matter how olde it is, the stuff WORKS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (wish l still had my S-10 Blazer)
I’m a decades long Rain-X user. Love the stuff! I have not had an issue with wiper blade skipping like you demonstrate. I’d try raising one wiper blade off the glass and see if the other skips. Do this on both sides. Secondly, it might have something to do with the car wax on the glass that got spread over to the Rain-X side by the blades. I’d wash the whole windshield with isopropyl alcohol, and clean the blades as well, then try again. Lastly, time to replace the blades.
Ive been using RainX 35 years now, since i got a sample bottle from Mario Andretti at Road America for letting him pet my dog. Never use my wipers at all. Only for snow and slush.
@michaelodonnell123 why did you need the wipers? You must not have applied it correctly. I never use my wipers at all, not even in heavy rain. When your moving the wind is enough to keep my window clean of moisture. The 1st time you get sprayed by a huge puddle when you have no reason to have wipers on. And you're blind for 2 seconds. You know why you need it.
Use it on your headlights too , also your side windows and rear glass and mirrors. If you resist the urge to turn on wipers it last much longer and beads off beautifully at hiway speeds.
@@weskirkland5850 okay thank you I've been trying to find this stuff that's in an orange bottle and it looked like that consistency I can't remember the name of it but a mechanic of mine wiped it on my plastic headlights and it cleared them right up never been able to find the product sense
I'm another long time Rain X user and love how well it works. I have seen Rain X additive that you can put in regular washer fluid, Rain X washer fluid (with Rain X in it already) and Rain X anti-fog for the interior glass. I find that treating the glass and using the Rain X washer fluid gives me the longest lasting results.
Figured it out! The skipping I mean. After many DIY videos of great folks about cleaning to avoid skipping, I found they did not work for very long or at all. New blades seemed to make a difference for a while but then it returns. Then blamo, I found a video that explained it. I tried it and it works!!! Wiper arm position. In other words, you bend the wiper arm, I use 2 adjustable wrenches on the arm in opposing movements to align the blade to be perpendicular to the glass. Running the blade when it is bias downward or upward on the glass surface will case skipping. Perpendicular or even closer then what you have, totaly changes and fixes skipping. I'll try to find and post the link to the video later. I'm driving and had to stop and comment. Hope this helps.
Hi folks this happens to my chevy s10 and I was figuring out what happens i have to bend the wiper arm against the windshield to resolve the "skipping" area
@Tom Jelinek this stuff leaves a wax residue on windshield that's why it skips I advise not to bend wipers because of this stuff as a mechanic we don't like this stuff and kills wiper blades and also don't use rainx washercfluid ether we constantly replace blades and washer nozzles squirters and hoses cause it clogs the squirters and hoses leave orange residue in lines .just do a ceramic coating or wax and clean it .a good ceramic coating will beed off the water.not the turtle wax stuff .but an Adam's ceramic spray or a high ceramic coating
Definitely use Rain-X. One additional function I use it for is to help remove snow/ice from the windshield. When it gets cold her in the midwest, we often wake up with frost on the windows. Regular use of Rain-X helps to get that off the windshield a little easier.
@@WeirdOleHippy It's because the glass surface becomes hydrofobic after the treatment. And as water/moisture tries to stick to the surface at freezing weather, it can do it only as in tiny droplets. When scraping the most sticky version of icing on the windshield, the difference between untreated and treated surfaces are just insane. Without it you may have to use a ton of force and a LOT of time. Whereas the treated surface doesn't need anything more than one handed light scrape and it's gone.
been using rainX for 40 years back in the 80s I would pour a whole bottle of rain X in a gal of washer fluid but since rain X stole my Idea I just buy washer fluid with rain x in it
Rainx windshield washer is a must have. Use ti work in the road. In the north if Canada. Its simply the best thing ever in the snow. Since your cab is hot, it melts the snows. So your windshield is always cleaned. Its litterally magical.
I use RainX on EVERYTHING I own. Especially my Cessna 172. And it's improved my visibility so much. And not just in flight. Morning dew is just as bad as rain when you're taxiing. But the real benefit is not beading water, but keeping bugs and bird crap and all other manner of junk sticking to the glass. What dies manage to stick is easily knocked off with just plain water out of a hose. Magic in a bottle!
Congrats Pumpkin but I bet your incentive is the fact that you can make micro cents off other uninformed children with affiliate links. Total lack of integrity... RUclips: Do Not Recommend Channel
The skipping is because you taped the windscreen and left clear gaps between application test areas leaving a gap on the drivers side and a gap in the middle which is where it gets worse. The passenger side is far more inconsistent because of the different products used. Even new wipers would skip under those circumstances.
The wiper skipping is because of the absence of water on the windscreen surface for the wiper to glide over. If your wipers are well worn, the skipping is reduced or disappears. But that leaves very fine misty beads on the surface which will evaporate very fast, so not much of an issue. the other problem with beads is during night driving, the beads act as tiny lenses and can be distracting whilst driving. I also use this on my mobile phone screen, makes it really smooth and reduces finger prints. great product!
An improvement is to use denatured alcohol on the wiper blade with a rag you don't care about. It'll be filthy with oils. Might want to use gloves. It's usually that filthy. That's why it skips. This will help extend blade life. Finish up with Windex on the glass to get the rest of the stuff off. Then put the rainx on the glass, wd-40 on the blade. Use wd-40 for what it was invented for.
No, it's because the wiper blades are not in line with the wiper arms. The blade at the top of the windscreen was being dragged but the blade at the bottom was being pushed.
@@robertthomas5906 Not a good idea to use Windex on auto glass. It contains ammonia which will attack the rubber mounting seals at the window edges. Better to use a good quality windshield washer liquid like the stuff you pour into your windshield washer tank. No ammonia in that.
@@bobbrown1603 You're not bathing the glass in Windex. Spray it on, wipe it off. You'll be amazed at what comes off. They used to use similar stuff at full service stations 50 years ago. It never bothered the seals and I've never had any problems with the seals in over 40 years of doing that. The washer fluid is useless. Even when the wipers are moving it's still not taking the oils off. It's not designed to do that. It's designed to not freeze and get dirt off.
I’ve been using Rain-X on all of my cars since 1991. It’s a brilliant product. The harder it rains and the faster you drive the better it gets. I use it on my car’s lights too , front & rear. I’ve never had the wiper judder that you have. I clean my wiper blades with it too.
Love Rain-X! I use it on all of automotive and outdoor household glass. The windshield wiper skipping is due to the increased surface tension from the applied coatings. They will not skip when there is an adequate amount of water falling on the windshield. You will notice that a slower wiper setting works best with a windshield that has Rain-X applied. A slower wiper setting will also allow your application to last longer.
@@markkoh888 Same here. along with some loss of clarity over time (like months). I took some harsh cleaners to get that coating off and restore clarity. I think Gasoline was the one that finally worked. I now use the rainx wiper solution with silicon wiper blades and skip the bottle of rainx type concentrates and have much of the beading effect without the clouding
@@markkoh888 Understand that Rain-X was originally marketed as the invisible windshield wiper. The idea was that you no longer need your wipers. Now that is an absolute bunch of BS. You still need your wipers but less often and a slower wiper setting because the Rain-X is shedding more water than an untreated windshield. The increased surface tension is because all of the small scratches and pits get filled in creating a smooth surface. The smooth surface sheds more water but increases surface resistance for your wipers. More surface area contact more resistance, not less. Kind like when you put slicks on your hot rod for a weekend at the dragway. More contact area more resistance equals quicker launch. What I found stopped the skipping was switching to a triple edge wiper blade.
@@todzilla09 with a relatively recent application of these rain dispersants you actually can drive without using the wipers, especially in moderate to heavy rain. A light mist at slow speeds is more problematic as there’s little wind pressure on the beads of moisture to push them up the windshield (thus requiring wipers), and of course it’s not always possible to keep the windshield maintained with this stuff, so a car still has to have wipers. However, I take your point that the marketing was highly deceptive suggesting that wipers aren’t needed at all. Cheers
The older Rain-x bottles said to apply it twice. Not because you needed two layers, but to make sure any areas of the windshield weren't missed. The windshield doesn't have to be super cleaned either. Just spray cleaner or soap and water is fine. There's alcohol in Rain-x. It acts as a carrier, which evaporates leaving the water repellent behind. It also cleans the glass very well. To get rid of the hase, after the second coat fully dries, just either mist or wipe on plain water and then fully wipe dry.
Been using Rain-X for 30 years. Works well on glass shower doors too! I occasionally do a deep clean of my windshield just to insure an even application of Rain-X. I prefer the regular bottle rather than the spray bottle however.
I use Aquapel which only needs to be applied once a year, whereas Rain-X must be applied many more times. Note: the directions for Aquapel suggest applying every 6 months, but I have never done that and it works fine for me for a whole year.
I grew up in Vermont not only does Rain X work amazing on rain but in a good nasty cold snow storm it is amazing!!! I still use it to this day in California.
You should have tried it with the wipers on. It's been my experience that treated glass (with RainX or anything) produces a white misty effect as the very thin film of water left by the wiper blades beads-up. In this regard, untreated glass works better than treated glass when you're actually using the wipers. For this reason alone I don't use these products.
Good comparison. I'm a RainX user and have been for about 30 years. At one point on my old 95' Silverado when the wiper motor had problems, I went a year without wipers and only using RainX got me through several rainstorms with no problem.
Me too I have had 1978 American Motors Pacer Station wagon and using the Rain-X and my wipers motor quit working on my driver side and good thing that I used Rain-X for years during the ice storm and snow storm so easy to remove ice off windshield and doors glass and headlights and back glass and I bought several trucks over the years 84 Power Ram 50 little truck and 85 Chevy Silverado Blazer and 1994 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck and 2008 Chevy Silverado truck and used it on camper shell was great on camper shell door glass when going through mud and ice storm and I can see where I'm backing up the trailer better.
The arms on my bmw got weak and I would notice when on the freeway they would lift. I bought some dumb looking things to put on the arms so they would be pushed down by the wind and rain x. Worked perfectly.
Same from early 80's... Probably have several bottles/versions of Rain-X (include an anti-fog from late 80's?) Spanning the last 30-40 years. As mentioned I too keep asking myself why I wait so long between applications. Now that is Winter here and I do get various forms of frost,ice, and/or snow... A few minutes deep cleaning my glass and applying some Rain-X will greatly reduce my time scraping the Windows. Anything that "sticks" had beaded up as a liquid so easily comes loose with a scraper and washer fluid/wiper blades also make quick work of things.
Haven't touched Rain X in over 30 years. When it first came out, yes, it worked well..... until about a week later, when even mild fog turned my windshield completely opaque! I had to keep the windshield wipers on constantly, or I wouldn't be able to see a thing. Turned out that with that product, you HAD TO keep using it every week, or you would wind up with the opaque window problem. NOT GOOD, Rain X. Never again.
Very interesting. I've been using Rain-X since probably when that first bottle was actually manufactured and I've never noticed any difference in the product itself, but I have over the years learned how to use it better. I work it well into the glass but then immediately rinse it completely off. The layer that's bonded to the glass stays, but the layer that might cause some fogginess (main problem I hear with it) is rinsed off. You can use distilled water from a spray bottle if you want a perfect finish with no trouble, or just rinse and dry however you normally would. I do like to use of of those blue Scott shop towels to assist the rinsing. Works great and lasts several months. I also use Rain-X wiper fluid when I can find it (Wal-mart in my area doesn't seem to be carrying it right now) and it does help and is convenient, but just doing it by hand works great.
I've used clean newspaper soaked through with water to buff out the foginess after apllying rain-X. Wet newspaper is useful for lightly scrubbing glass surfaces without any abrasion. I use newspaper with rubbing alcohol to clean the glass before applying the base coat of Rain-x. Did it ths way for decades, and the rain-x lasts for months after aplication
I used RainX for several years on all of my vehicle's windows. It always worked just as your demonstration shows. The one thing I didn't like about RainX was that after using my wipers for several times, there would be a glaze or smear on the windshield where the wipers swipe. I would then have to deglaze that area with rubbing compound before I could reapply more RainX or it would just get worse. I finally quit using it altogether. I've tried using other products like Meguires Ultimate Polish, which seemed to work nearly as well, & didn't get the smear from my wipers, but didn't last more than a couple of months on my windshields. A little over a year ago I finally tried a good ceramic coat on a new Honda that we bought & did the windows with that. 17,000 miles later the water still disappears from my windows like magic. I now use that ceramic coating on everything I own. Just my experience. Yours may vary.
@@Maybe-So The brand is DP ceramic paint sealant. It's the brand recommended by a friend of mine who is a professional detailer. It is relatively inexpensive compared to many others. I put 2 coats on our Honda Passport, 1 coat on our Forester, & 1 coat on my Cub Cadet Z Force mower & still have about 1/4 of a 12 oz. bottle left.
I remember about 30 years ago I used to Rain-X and was very unhappy with what it did to my windshield, I can't remember enough to give an explanation as to what it did exactly, but I know that what happened, I said I would never use Rain-X on my windshield again. Rain-X altered my windshield response to water in someway that was a negative and I wish I had not applied it to my windshield. I remember trying badly to get it off my windshield. That being said it might be a great product on the passenger windows, since passenger windows can't use wipers. For me nothing works better for rain on my windshield than a fresh pair of factory wiper blades.
I have a video showing RainX while driving 60ish mph in a massive rainstorm... without my wipers on. And that was using the RainX wiper fluid. Amazing stuff.
I'm surprised that you couldn't see the difference between the old and the new Rain-X. Looks to me that the new Rain-X side had much less water adhering to the glass. Also, although I've been a fan of Rain-X for decades, about a year ago I started using a new glass cleaner: Invisible Glass. This stuff works just like Rain-X in preventing water from 'sticking' to the windshield--enough so that I don't have to have the wipers on when traveling down the road in the rain. It's also a phenomenal glass cleaner. It'd be interesting to do a side-by-side test with the Rain-X (new!) and Invisible Glass.
Tried Rain X once about 30 years ago and it made the wipers chatter and skip so bad I was afraid something was going to break. Thought that maybe I did something wrong, but your test confirmed what I already experienced. Don't think I'll try it again.
Warning on RainX windshield washer fluid. It is ok stuff but if you are going to use it, do not mix it with other washer fluids such as the standard blue stuff. Make sure your washer res tank is empty and even flush the line out with a couple cups of distilled water before filling it with RainX brand fluid, and make sure that is cleared out before you ever add any other fluid. I used RainX, was getting a little low, and stopped by the local auto parts store, they were out of RainX brand so I just got a bottle of the blue stuff. The next day my sprayers were not spraying, only sputtering a little. I found the 2 fluids had a chemical reaction and created a bunch of stringy sticky goo in the fluid that clogged the pump, lines, and sprayers. I had to take it all apart and clean everything out to get it working again.
I've used Rain-X since I first heard about it in the early 1980s. One of my driving pet peeves is having to use windshield wipers; I try to minimize that as much as possible. Rain-X keeps me from having to even turn them on more than 90% of the time when they might be needed. I have NEVER had the skipping issue shown and had never heard of that until now. Rain-X is also good for helping make it easier to clean dead bugs off the windshield.
I used Rain-X between '00-'05 and I liked that water beads will glide off when travelling around 30mph but performance fades around 2-3 months. I read somewhere that silicone based coatings like Rain-X can be difficult to remove for a clean reapplication or trying different products. I don't remember experiencing wiper chatter, but maybe silicone doesn't interact very well with certain materials for windshield wipers and I might've been lucky. I went on to try Aquapel, which seemed more durable than Rain-X, but I had to be at speeds above 45mph to see water beads gliding off. Recently been using a ceramic coating and I find that it might be just as durable as Aquapel and it expels water at similar speeds.
My only complaint with Rain-X is it increases the fogging (condensation) on the glass windshield in winter. Your wipers are chattering because the arms are not correctly adjusted. They need twisting so the blades flop to the correct side depending on the direction of travel - that is to say so they're dragged (drawn) across the windscreen, rather than pushed (like rake on motorcycle forks).
You are correct! I spent about 4 years trying to deep clean and reapply Rain-X and the chatter would continue. Tried new blades and problem would eventually resurface. I asked countless people what the problem could be and no one could give me a valid reason. UNTIL, this RUclipsr posted a video on doing exactly what you just mentioned. Bingo, problem solved! The rubber blade needs to be perpendicular to the glass or it will push as you mentioned and chatter. Thanks for pointing this out. 👍
I use 1/2 kerosene in 4.5 gallons of water and car soap to wash vehicle top to bottom even engine bays - restores rubber paint on everything. No wax either.
His wipers were fine before the Rain X, so they do not need to be adjusted. I also tried Rain X on my brand new car the the wiper blades starting chattering as well.
@@TonyRule Nope. They worked perfectly fine before the Rain-X. And after using vinegar and water to remove the Rain-X they worked perfect afterwards. No adjustments needed.
My 9 year old Subaru still has the original wiper blades! I clean them regularly and treat them with pure silicone to keep them pliable. Also, I've recently been applying hybrid ceramic polish to the glass when I do the rest of the car (the directions say it's safe for glass). My wipers still clear rain with no streaking or chattering and i find that the ceramic coating helps keep the glass cleaner in the corners where the wipers don't reach.
I just saw a video a couple weeks ago that said the main reason for wipers skipping / chattering is the angle of the blade on the glass. He twisted the wiper arms slightly and they were smooth after that.
You probably tweaked the metal wiper arms. Use a couple pairs of pliers and twist them back into shape. The blade has to be perfectly perpendicular to the glass or you will get that chatter.
I use Rain-X and love it. I also use the washer fluid; it helps prolong the time between reapplying. I've never had an issue with the wipers. and at night you can't even tell it's raining. The stuff is great.
I used Rain-x from it debut in the 80's. I realized it caused the water to bead up and roll, allowing me to see past them instead of them spreading out and distorting the view. My favorite recollection was speeding up and watching those tiny beads of water start to quiver and dance. Then, approaching 80mph the quivering got faster and then at 87mph the beads just left the glass. It was just like the way the stars appeared on "Startrek" when they went hyperspace ... then all gone. Note: Using wipers messed up effectiveness big time, and no need anyway if freshly applied
I've used Rain-X for years, and it's miraculous in wet weather. However, most don't recognize how helpful it is at other times of the year. If you drive in warmer climates, with a lot of bugs hanging in the air, you'll find it it a breeze to clean them off the glass with virtually no elbow grease.
In the 80’s I detailed vehicles on Long Island Ny. RainX was my go to and people were amazed. When I got into the FD I put it on our trucks windows and it worked great. Currently in Arizona and still using it. Never an issue or complaint.
See the haz when you pulled into garage that is due to rainx and gets worse after buildup. It does that and makes it even harder to see in rain at night you get a haz when under LED street lights or LED headlights.I Use silicone wipers and Ceramic or Graphene coating instead.
Yep, there is that slight haze with Rx, _exactly as you described._ It's not easy to remove it from glass completely and it can even seem to "infect" the new blades too. Eventually the haze goes away; maybe by next year. By the time you are 85 years old and EVERYTHING has started looking hazy like that 24/7, ask your eye doctor about having cataract lense replacement surgery. LOL
I was told by windshield techs not to use water repellant on front windshields because it makes really hard to fix rock chips. The epoxy can't bond with the glass.
@user-tb7rn1il3q it's a non-issue until it becomes an issue. If the chip doesn't phase you than you'd know that these glass coatings won't handle you turning on your wipers. Ask me how I know
I've been using Rain-X for 40 years or more. I love the product. Where it really shines is on a boat windshield that is used in salt water. I used to run off the West Coast of Vancouver Island where it was pretty common to take a wave over the front windshield. With Rain-X, it clears pretty quick so you can see where you are going. Without it, you can often take a second wave before the water has cleared from the first wave making it really difficult to see where you are going or see any obstacles in the water. It also helps to prevent salt from sticking to the windshield.
I've been applying car wax to the windows and paint since the 1970's. As an over-the-road driver I started out using Rain-X in 1992 and then went back to using car wax since it was cheaper in truckstops. Same result with each. I also applied it to the side windows and mirrors. I found that it works best at speeds of 35MPH and higher.
Great test using different products. I have tried all as well and though rain-x is the best at removing water especially at highway speeds, the application is a real pain. After years of tinkering, I have found that using detailer clay to apply the rain-X and a thick microfiber towel to remove is the best method. The clay smooths the surface and rain-x really adheres to the glass. One negative is when a bug gets squashed, the white cloud dots do not go away without getting a microfiber cloth out and using some elbow grease..
Great video, thank you for showing this. You need to re-clean your windshield by scraping with a razor blade or some other method. I watched other You Tubes, to get all the stuck on minerals that you can feel but not really see then re-apply the new RainX, I also use RainX windshield washer fluid, works so well.
I've been using Rain-x for over 30 years and swear by it. I even drove 7 miles out of our way, at the start of a 10 hour drive, to put some on my fathers car. There was no way I was going to deal with the rain coating the glass and having to use the fastest setting on the wipers. Left the bottle in his car and applied it every year before our annual drive. Many times during a downpour, I don't even bother using the wipers.... The rain just sheets off the glass.
Myself I use Rain ☔ X on all my windows as well as my lights keeps them cleaner and I do an extra application before winter to make it easier to scrape the ice and snow off the windows... Great job on the other brand testing I always wondered about the ceramic coating how it will work but did not want to try it in case it was to hard to remove... Great work 👍 PS. Another thing I do is wipe my wiper blades with rubbing alcohol to clean them as well the pollution takes it till on them as well as cuts down on the skipping... But before I apply the Rain-X I use a very fine steel wool and super clean my windows with dish soap the clean them again with a jug of window washer bug remover then dry the windows it helps make the rain X last a bit longer it seems like...
I used to use it all the time. I remember driving through a severe thunderstorm in South Dakota, and I didn't even run my wipers. The rain just ran right off the windshield.
Hey Jimmy I had the same problem on my truck, even with new blades installed. I also had a film on my window, when I used my wipers, just like you had. I opted to hyper-clean my windshield with 0000 steel wool and foaming glass cleaner, and never applied RainX again.
Incorrect application will cause this issue. I learned this myself after I started getting smearing on the windshield. What I found is that I missed the final wipe down on a one spot and when the wipers hit it, it just smeared it ... the final wipe down with a wet rag is the best way to go.
I tried RainX right about the time your old bottle was new. When driving thru rain at night, using wipers, into oncoming headlights, every swipe of the wiper (up or down) would leave a zero-visibility white-out trail for about half of the cycle. The only cure was to remove the RainX as best as I could. I continued to use RainX on the other windows besides the front of the windshield, inside and out - helps prevent grime, and those pesky inside windshield stickers will peel right off when they're expired. Being half-blind in a night rainstorm was a no-go, though.
RainX is just an amazing product, period. i used to have a process of cleaning windshields with 0000 steel wool to remove grime, tar, and bug material before purifying the glass with denatured alcohol before applying 2 coats of RainX concentrate, waiting about 10 minutes then buffing it off with a soft microfiber and the results were always jaw dropping from the shine on the glass and the way the fingertip glides across the surface (it's glass that feels like glass) to the way a bucket of water seems to just bounce off of it! but lately i've gotten lazy and started using Stoner's Invisible Glass Clean & Repel as you just spray it on and wipe it off with surprisingly similar results from about 5% of the effort. if you can get Stoner's products there, it might be worth pitting it against RainX with this same method of testing. P.S. great video as allways
I have used Rainex since 1980. A sure test came along when I was driving north to Canada preceding Hurricane Andrew. Did not have to use my wipers for 300 miles. My companion following me responded by asking if my wipers had failed! A superb product indeed!
The Army used RainX on Blackhawk windshields at least when In the 80’s. It worked great even at high speeds as long as you didn’t use the wipers. The problem was that in the field you kick up dirt at times and have to use the wipers and the RainX is history. Aircraft wipers are very strong.
Rain-X washer fluid is the worst. Use it and you get a haze on the window. You have to wait for it to evaporate, in the summer it eventually does, but in the winter time, you can't see when the sun shines on the haze that won't go away.
Been using RainX for over 40 years, they even had a version that you mixed into you washer fluid, but that led to a thick buildup that smeared. The original RainX works great and used it on the rigs that I owned along with my personal vehicles. It doesn't last very long though.
RainX is great for four season climate! Rain & muddy splashes sheet away clean. And in winter time, the hydrophobic RainX barrier will make the overnight snow/ice removal much easier
Rain-X works good at first, but as it wears off, and you use your wipers again, there is a lot of streaking which makes seeing difficult. So you have to keep applying it all the time. At least that was my experience.
Similar to many who don't like Rain-X I too am in that group. It will cause wiper issues, but also the thin film it leaves behind on days it's not raining will attract dust more and if you have really clear glass starting off, you'll see the slight haze from the product no matter how well you try to wipe it off because essentially, it's a chemical layer that repels water. after decades of trying different products, I personally am happy with cleaning with Carpro's Ceriglass and doing a sealant with Carpro HydrO2 and using silicone wiper blades. That combination will keep my glass looking absolutely amazing for a very long time. That said, I do have leftover Rain-X so I use that on the lens of the cameras on the vehicle. I just can't get rid of it as quickly as I want. Good to know Rain-X has the potential for lasting a long time. I also have a bottle of Fog-X which I used to use on my old vehicle but now just sitting on the shelf. haha
Ultimately the problem with RainX is requiring constant application or your windshield goes hazy permanently and then you're pooched. Even with constant application, the layers will start peeling affecting your ability to see. Great at first but bad long term unless they've fixed it since the 90s.
9:23 The reason why this happens is the rubber of the windshield wiper being so hard, and as the windshield surface gets drier, the wiper start skipping. To avoid this - and solve it at your point - you need to apply some Rain-X to your windshield wipers, right after cleaning them. This way, the resistance between the two surfaces will be reduced, and avoid that horrible effect. I learned that the hard way, as this happened to me in the middle of a long rainy journey. I really like the improvement on visibility that Rain-X provides! I applied it on all my cars, and on my family cars as well.
My dad has been using Rain-X since the 1980's, in fact he use to use the military issued version of Rain-X in the early 80's when he flew C-130's as a flight engineer. We both use it on our windshields, same goes for the Turtle Wax on the painted surfaces (easy application & lasts). If you want to get rid of that windshield wiper skip, try switching to silicon wiper blades, they cost more, but last longer and work better too.
Yes, we used an early product like this on Air Force cockpit canopies back in the 70's. I've been using Rain-X ever since it came out. Always put a fresh coating on before a long driving trip.
Prep: clean the windshield very good using a mild soapy water solution - use a single edge razor blade all over the windshield to get bugs or whatever else off and obviously wipe dry. I pour a little RainX on the area I'm going to do (I'm not tall enough to reach all the way across the windshield (-: ) rub it around with the newspaper and repeat - then a new piece of newspaper and rub off the haze. Repeat on the other side. Works for me. I do it twice a year. Four 0000 steel wool also shines the glass - NOT 0 or 00 or 000 BUT ONLY 0000. I've never scratched any glass using 4-0000 steel wool.
Love Rain-X. My only issue with it is at night when it's misting out and you drive under street lights, the beading causes a prism effect and blinding the driver as the whole windshield lights up. As far as the wipers, the arms are no longer parallel to the windshield causing the wipers not to me perpendicular to the glass. There is a video on how to bend the bar towards the middle to torque it the correct way so the edge of the blade hits correctly.
Agree 100% about the prison effect. Had it on my work truck. Going down an interstate was fine, until I hit the city limits(Philly) with the overhead street lights. Then I couldn’t see a thing.
@@paulne1514 - WTF is "prisim"? WTF is "damm"? Oh, I know, they are proofs of your inability to spell simple words, that you're just a ... damn illiterate.
I'm going to go against the grain here and say having used Rain-x once I would never use it again. Initially I was blown away by how it performs it was unbelievable and great fun when driving in rain. But I soon noticed it created a "bloom" over the windscreen adding a fogging effect and diminishing the clarity of the glass. Plus like you it started to affect the wiper blade performance which was annoying. Finally whilst the beading effect was impressive it too became an irritation particularly around the perimeter of the wiper blades. Truth is you don't want a beading effect rather you want a sheeting effect so the water sheets away and doesn't sit there. Not too long after applying it and living with it I wanted to revert to a normal windscreen and found removing it was a nightmare. Wouldn't go back to it ever. Whether the climate makes a difference I don't know, I live in England. Conclusion don't apply any product to you're windscreen just have good wiper blades
Yes, yes, yes. Thank-you. Exactly my experience with Rain-X. I will never ever use it again. It becomes dangerous to drive at night in a light downpour or fog within a week of application. Oncoming headlights are a total blinder when they hit that bloom on your windscreen. I had to look out through parts of the windscreen that don't get wiped. Forget trying to clean it off the windscreen and replacing the wiper blades. Nothing removes it completely. New blades and a new windscreen were the only fix for me. Rain-X makes diesel on your screen seem a non-event. Gonna go one step further and suggest it should be banned.
I agree. We have fleet vehicles and almost everyone of them have a haze over them. They asked me to try everything I could find without damaging the windshield and it never would come off. It caused horrible night glare as well. And we live are in the US.
been using rain x for more than 30 years. it is a fantastic product. in hard rain you see everybody pulling over on the side of the highway but you can keep on driving even without your wipers on .Also to prevent the wipers from skipping on the windshield ,you must add,at the time you apply rain-x to your windshield wash your wiper blades with soapy rag and then apply a generous amount of rain-x to the wiper blades using the rag you used to do the windshield. BEFORE i leave to drive to Florida from Canada, i always treat my windshield and side glass with RAIN-X .It even prevents the slushy snow from sticking to the glass. i also do my 2 side mirrors.I'm a retired mechanic.
I've had the wiper skip also, you will have to use a very harsh chemical to get the rainx off if you do not like it, regular cleaners will NOT take it off and the skipping seems pretty common, ALSO at the very end of the vid you see that fog looking leftover after a wiper sweep, at night that causes an almost total white out of your view for a second or two on every wiper sweep and is not nice.
Yes I have been using it for at least 15 years, I LOVE this product! We even use it on the glass in our shower, never gets soap scum on the shower glass....
I also have a tip on getting your wiper blades to last longer, as they have become quite expensive over the past 20 years. In the summer time I remove my wiper blade arms, rub a fine layer of silicone gel on the blades and store them in the trunk wrapped in a towel. I usually don't even think about them again for 3 to 4 months, but if I do get caught in the rain, it's not a big deal to go to the trunk, wipe the silicone off with the towel, and quickly snap them back onto the splined motor adaptor. I also etched a D on one of the arms to quickly identify it as the driver side, and P on the other for passenger. I don't want to have to think too much getting them on in a real hurry if the case should be. Anyway, I am going on my 6th year with the same wiper blades, and they look, feel and perform as good as new.
Been a long time Rain-X user and evangelist. It works exactly as advertised. Hardly ever used the wipers except when its pouring and I’m driving less than 30mph. The coating lasts a lot longer if you avoid using the wipers, and visibility is still good since the water is not smeared
I think rain-x is a must for safe highway driving. Since it lasts 6 to 12 months, depending on how many times you go to the carwash, i still use a bottle from 30-40 years ago. Still working fine. Have bought a new one but still on the old one. Incredible stuff ... Driving during the night in the dark no wipers needed.
Hey Jimmy, this seems to be an issue with Rain x in general. I had the same issue with mine where the wiper blades started skipping and my wiper blades were newly replaced (premium wipers) which cost me $60 for the pair. In the end, I hyper-cleaned my windshield and used griots garage window sealant and then the wiper blades stopped skipping. Seems to me like there is an issue with the formula that RainX uses.
It is an issue with these glass sealants. They do cause wiper chatter. I love the way Rain-X beads and clears water, but I cannot stand that chatter. So, I stopped using Rain-X years ago.
So what have we learned? The rain x, which is designed to make a windshield repel water works and the other two which are not designed to work in any fashion on glass or windshields doesn’t work on glass or windshields. I’ll bet if you polished the paint with all four you would find the rain x doesn’t work and the other two work quite well. What I take away from this lesson is that new rain x works just about the same as old rain x. And that’s refreshing because most companies try to cheapen their products until they don’t work at all, (think bleach white for tires) thank you for the demo.
I thinks it's because of the masked off parts, along with the different lubrication levels of each different product on your windshield. I bet one uniform coat of Rain-X I think will make that go away. Hopefully😋
I've been a Rain-X user for over 35 years both while driving over the road as a trucker, as a cabbie, then when I settled down and joined a volunteer fire department. It has kept our windows clear from rain, ice and snow for the 20+ years I was with them. I still use Rain-X in my car and my kids do as well, It has seen us thru many of miles of rain, ice, snow, and fog with great results. I think the new bottle edges out the older stuff just a bit, but that's better chemistry.
Who would have guessed that the products specifically designed for glass would perform so much better? Great comparison. Impressive that the ancient RainX worked so well! I've been using it since my college roommate turned me on to it around 1990.
I started using Rain-X as a teenager in the '70s and I still use it today! Absolutely the best enhancement to the driving experience you can get, other than a killer sound system. The best advice I have, and true satisfaction with Rain-X, is to follow the instructions and apply it 3 times on the windshield. Yes, THREE times each time you do it. You will not use wipers ever again (my least favorite part of driving). If you want a super clean windshield, use the Rain-X foam or spray glass cleaner and cotton cloth. Apply the Rain-X liberally with paper towel. Use enough to fog the glass - - make it cloudy and dry. Wait a minute or two, and polish off with CLEAN paper towel. Repeat application process twice again. Enjoy. By the way, clean inside of your windshield with Denatured Alcohol after warm water and spray cleaner and damp cloth. Denature alcohol dries very quickly. Use it to remove the plasticizers that evaporate from your car interior parts (vinyl, synthetic carpet, plastic parts, dash...) and make your glass yukked and greasy-like...otherwise the glass never gets clean. Thank me later.
I would guess that the wipers are catching more on the untreated parts of the glass and sliding smoothly where treated. That would cause a difference in noise and skipping. Please treat all of the windshield with Rain-X and let us know if that corrects the problem. Another great video Jimmy!
thats a possibility, in my experience rainx when applied through the sprayers (so in theory an even application) the wipers will skip and haze when theres low water on the windshield. theyre the least noisy and clearest where theres a good rain on it, not a mist of rain
I would assume he wasn't having this issue before applying the coatings. So the wipers would be skipping over the "treated" parts not the untreated. It is probably leaving a residue. Which is not good.
It doesn't take long for wipers to get a cupped edge from laying on the glass with the edge bent as they are in the off position. Especially in the heat of the summer. When they travel across the treated glass that cupped edge resists sliding and you will typically only see it chatter in one direction and not the other because of the direction of the cupped edge.
@@xmradio11 Yea, that would happen over time, not between the time the windshield was treated and untreated. It clearly was not happening before he applied the treatment. It had nothing to do with temperature or wear.
Hi. Been using rainX for over 30 years . A must on a Peterbuilt running in the slush keeps the side windows clear. Wipers skip cuz there is no drap for them across the windshield. 😊
Do a longevity test between the 2 rainx. You'll find the old rainx far outlasts the new stuff. Good thing about the new, spray on a wet windshield, wipe, and you're good to go.
I've tried rain x on my back windshield and it'll last maybe a month. Aquapel will last longer maybe 3 months but the window will eventually get spotty. Cleaning your windows with any glass cleaner will make the spots even worse.
@@sahhull the problem I have is that morning dew will deposit dirt on the glass and just using water will leave streaks. I feel it's better to just polish your glass with steel wool and wash it when you wash your car. The time to prep the glass for rain x or any glass treatment is not worth it.
Like many people have commented I've been using RainX for about 30 years. I haven't read through all the comments, so forgive me if this has been stated already, but in addition to the front windshield I use it on the back window and on my headlights. The headlight treatment is especially helpful during Winter and Spring months when a lot of crap gets thrown onto your car.
I was once in a rainstorm that was so intense that the wipers were useless. Since I had put Rain-x on the windshield, I decided to turn the wipers off and just go with the Rain-X coating. I was elated to see that I could actually drive through that storm, at a reduced speed, with little problem. For an ordinary rain, though, the wipers and the Rain-X work better together.
Thank you for performing the test and showing the world that remix does outperform other so-called water resistant products I’m a big rain X fan have been since the first conception that I picked up a bottle back at 97 so it’s good to know the product I’ve been using still works just as well as it did back in 1997. Great job. Thank you for all your info. Have a great month.😎!
im guessing the old rainx wont have been quite as good as the new one (at least thats what it looked like in the video, taking a bit longer to start beading) but im guessing thats something to do with changing formulas. its interesting to see the improvement bc often you see a new formula and it works the same or a bit worse
Like a lot of fluids, Rainx degradation is probably dependent on where it's stored. If it's in your trunk in Phoenix it will age more quickly than in Telluride.
I think the company got sued and had to change the formula. They concluded that rainx was a fake product and didn’t work!! That’s b.s. cuz I’ve used it for years before that and it worked great.
I have been using Rain-X for about 30 years, There is a short video on my channel, where I have rain-x on my windshield in a rain storm in West Vancouver BC, and I am driving down the highway with no wipers on. 10:07 Rubber wipers and rain-x are not friends, you have to change your wiper blades to Silicone or better yet Rain-X impregnated wiper blades. I use Rain-X wipers, and washer fluid, and rarely have to actually use my wipers. The only time I use my wipers is a very low speeds. (under 10 mph)
It's so annoying when people test products and don't follow the instructions as stated. God damn it man, how hard is it to apply exactly as the manufacturer stated? 3mins in and this test is already null and void!
Great video! Very cool! LOVE IT! I've used rainx since the 90's. I put it on all the windows and review mirrors too. I don't ever remember having the skipping, but I think if you put the rainx on the wipers, that will stop the skipping. I always do the wipers too. I usually apply it twice a year, fall and spring, before the rains. Sometimes more if I think about it. It comes in a spray bottle too. The spray makes it real easy to apply, but I think it wastes a lot...wear a mask when spraying. The spray is great, but I still prefer the liquid. I squirt the liquid on the windows, then rub it around with rubber gloves...so it's not wasted on a towel. After it dries, I just wash the car, then squeegee and hand towel the windows. That method works great. It only last 2-3 months, so if you don't like it, it washes off soon. I've driven 50 miles on the freeway in rain storms and never turned on the wipers, rainx works that great! You only need a teaspoon or less on each window.
Rain-X is one of the few "as seen on TV" products that really works as advertised and yes I'm old enough to remember the late night infomercials with the new, revolutionary product Rain-X!
Very familiar with Rain X as a Floridian. This stuff is rock-steady insurance on the random downpours we get. Everyone freaking out with their hazards on while you’re able to see fine. This came along back in the day with the rise of other hydrophobic coatings such as Scotch-Guard. Your wipers are obviously just having an issue with the lack of friction caused by all the products, but yes, they recommend you not use the wipers when possible. They sometimes have an issue based on how they’re engineered, and wear away at the coating pretty quickly. One thing I’d add in is a fan. Where this stuff really starts to shine is when the car is moving. Any movement (vibration) or wind immediately sends the water shooting away. You usually don’t need wipers until it starts to wear off.
Been using rain X for 40 years. Works best on my 34 Ford windshield because it’s more upright and catches more air. Don’t forget to use it on side glass and mirrors also, especially in winter to help keep ice from forming. Don’t forget to also apply to wiper blades, to keep them from freezing to windshield.
Using it since 1988. Very very great product. Pre cleaning the window with a high quality window cleaner is a must, and use a paper towel to apply it two or three times with circular motion. Repeating this once a month will do the job!!
As a truck driver for the last 18 years I can tell you rainX is a awesome product. I’ve driven thru many thunderstorms without even having to use the wipers. It’s also great if you have a shower with glass doors. Makes them WAY easier to clean. And keeps the water spots from forming 👍👍
Yes, but Rain-X make a special product for shower doors. Same wonderful effect, though!
@@markfenbers1329
Do you have a link to the shower door product…?
Have u tried it on ur rear view mirrors, they stay clear and when they dry no sludge, especially on heated ones!
@@jofus3604 Yes, I apply Rain-X on all the exterior glass including side mirrors and sunroof.
Thanks didn't even think of that
Yet another long-term user of Rain-X, nearly 40 years now! And I probably have a 30+ year old bottle in my garage too. I used to swear by it, loved it, and still do, but have gotten lazier! 😁 This video reminds me to get back to using it again, AND to use it on the shower door - Thanks to those that reminded me/all of us, of that great use!
I have been using rain since they started. Just bought a new bottle and found it is no longer effective. Just like spraying water in it. My old bottle is milky white and smells like rain . The new bottle is clear fluid and practically no smell at all. Seems rain is cutting it and putting out an inferior product now. So I will discontinue rainx and try the competition.
Great job rainx.
40 years??? I never heard of this product.
@@catholic3dod790 you need to get out more
I started using RainX about 30 years ago. My big test was a drive from Seattle to Santa Barbara on the I-5 freeway. I drove through many rain showers, some heavy, during the trip. My goal was to see if I could avoid turning my wipers on during the entire trip. I did not use my windshield wipers at all during the entire 1100 mile trip. This is a great product.
My sister used rain x thirty years ago on a car that had wipers that didn't work. That was in Missouri. We got rain so heavy sometimes visibility was pretty much zero. She swore by that stuff.
I drove a Dodge Intrepid (a great car!) for 17 years and used nothing but RainX windshield washer fluid. If it was raining, as soon as I got above 30 MPH the water just beaded and rolled up my windshield. I rarely had to use wipers in the summer.
I can second you on that - driving without turning the wiper on in the rain. And I live in tropical climate. Not advisable, but doable...
How long does last before you need to reapply rainx?
I also have 30 plus year old rain x. It all works still. Here in Washington state is beyond important for safety as we get major rain. Extremely important to use. Helps keep windows clean so you can see. Meaning you live.
Rain X Is the best. Several years ago I found my old bottle of rain x and applied it to my windshield on my 1989 S-10 blazer and it worked as if it was a new bottle. I later checked the date on the bottle and found it to be twenty some years old. The application to the windshield was done in early 2020 and a couple of days later I was driving in one hell of a thunderstorm without my windshield wipers being on and other cars pulled off of the road because they could not see where they were going. I believe in Rain X no matter how olde it is, the stuff WORKS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (wish l still had my S-10 Blazer)
I’m a decades long Rain-X user. Love the stuff! I have not had an issue with wiper blade skipping like you demonstrate. I’d try raising one wiper blade off the glass and see if the other skips. Do this on both sides. Secondly, it might have something to do with the car wax on the glass that got spread over to the Rain-X side by the blades. I’d wash the whole windshield with isopropyl alcohol, and clean the blades as well, then try again. Lastly, time to replace the blades.
Likewise, I discovered Rain-X 1980 or so. They also make wiper blades that work well.
Ive been using RainX 35 years now, since i got a sample bottle from Mario Andretti at Road America for letting him pet my dog. Never use my wipers at all. Only for snow and slush.
I tried Rain-X on my brand new car and the wiper blades skipped as well. Threw the Rain-X in the trash. Never again.
@michaelodonnell123 why did you need the wipers? You must not have applied it correctly. I never use my wipers at all, not even in heavy rain. When your moving the wind is enough to keep my window clean of moisture. The 1st time you get sprayed by a huge puddle when you have no reason to have wipers on. And you're blind for 2 seconds. You know why you need it.
@@a.barker7792 I used the wipers to remove a dusting of snow while I was driving on the highway. What alternative did I have?
Use it on your headlights too , also your side windows and rear glass and mirrors. If you resist the urge to turn on wipers it last much longer and beads off beautifully at hiway speeds.
I was going to say the same thing. What product specifically are you talking about? The "Nu Finish"?
Also if you have the Rain X windshield wipers that reapplies the Rain-X when you do use your wipers. Just an FYI
Only on Glass Headlights.
@@weskirkland5850 okay thank you I've been trying to find this stuff that's in an orange bottle and it looked like that consistency I can't remember the name of it but a mechanic of mine wiped it on my plastic headlights and it cleared them right up never been able to find the product sense
Bummed it's not this stuff. 😕
I'm another long time Rain X user and love how well it works. I have seen Rain X additive that you can put in regular washer fluid, Rain X washer fluid (with Rain X in it already) and Rain X anti-fog for the interior glass. I find that treating the glass and using the Rain X washer fluid gives me the longest lasting results.
Figured it out! The skipping I mean. After many DIY videos of great folks about cleaning to avoid skipping, I found they did not work for very long or at all. New blades seemed to make a difference for a while but then it returns. Then blamo, I found a video that explained it. I tried it and it works!!! Wiper arm position. In other words, you bend the wiper arm, I use 2 adjustable wrenches on the arm in opposing movements to align the blade to be perpendicular to the glass. Running the blade when it is bias downward or upward on the glass surface will case skipping. Perpendicular or even closer then what you have, totaly changes and fixes skipping. I'll try to find and post the link to the video later. I'm driving and had to stop and comment. Hope this helps.
This is very interesting and I'm gonna have to look at the angle of my wipers now...
I remember watching that video - good stuff! IIRC the title was something about wiper blades making noise or working badly.
I've seen such videos. But can you do it on a Toyota, where the wiper arm is boxed, all the way through? Seems impossible, without damaging the arm.
Hi folks this happens to my chevy s10 and I was figuring out what happens i have to bend the wiper arm against the windshield to resolve the "skipping" area
@Tom Jelinek this stuff leaves a wax residue on windshield that's why it skips I advise not to bend wipers because of this stuff as a mechanic we don't like this stuff and kills wiper blades and also don't use rainx washercfluid ether we constantly replace blades and washer nozzles squirters and hoses cause it clogs the squirters and hoses leave orange residue in lines .just do a ceramic coating or wax and clean it .a good ceramic coating will beed off the water.not the turtle wax stuff .but an Adam's ceramic spray or a high ceramic coating
Definitely use Rain-X. One additional function I use it for is to help remove snow/ice from the windshield. When it gets cold her in the midwest, we often wake up with frost on the windows. Regular use of Rain-X helps to get that off the windshield a little easier.
Ha! That is because the windshield is better without the wipers when you use this stuff.
@@WeirdOleHippy It's because the glass surface becomes hydrofobic after the treatment. And as water/moisture tries to stick to the surface at freezing weather, it can do it only as in tiny droplets. When scraping the most sticky version of icing on the windshield, the difference between untreated and treated surfaces are just insane. Without it you may have to use a ton of force and a LOT of time. Whereas the treated surface doesn't need anything more than one handed light scrape and it's gone.
Do you put it on hot?
been using rainX for 40 years back in the 80s I would pour a whole bottle of rain X in a gal of washer fluid but since rain X stole my Idea I just buy washer fluid with rain x in it
Me too, so much simpler to buy rain x windshield washer fluid.
Same here and that stuff will eat the clear coat paint
You should sue
@@missingremote4388 source? I've been useing rainx for 15 years with no issue.
Rainx windshield washer is a must have. Use ti work in the road. In the north if Canada. Its simply the best thing ever in the snow. Since your cab is hot, it melts the snows. So your windshield is always cleaned. Its litterally magical.
I use RainX on EVERYTHING I own. Especially my Cessna 172. And it's improved my visibility so much. And not just in flight. Morning dew is just as bad as rain when you're taxiing. But the real benefit is not beading water, but keeping bugs and bird crap and all other manner of junk sticking to the glass. What dies manage to stick is easily knocked off with just plain water out of a hose. Magic in a bottle!
Skyhawks are awesome aircraft!
Congrats Pumpkin but I bet your incentive is the fact that you can make micro cents off other uninformed children with affiliate links. Total lack of integrity... RUclips: Do Not Recommend Channel
I understand it was developed for aircraft windscreens. Saw that 30 years ago when it was Repcon.
hi. rainx is awesome. did you know that you can also use it inside to prevent fogging? 😉
Do you use "for plastic" version?
The skipping is because you taped the windscreen and left clear gaps between application test areas leaving a gap on the drivers side and a gap in the middle which is where it gets worse. The passenger side is far more inconsistent because of the different products used. Even new wipers would skip under those circumstances.
That has 0% to do with clearly consistent space between each skip all the way across the windshield, not just some perceived gap in the middle.
The wiper skipping is because of the absence of water on the windscreen surface for the wiper to glide over. If your wipers are well worn, the skipping is reduced or disappears. But that leaves very fine misty beads on the surface which will evaporate very fast, so not much of an issue. the other problem with beads is during night driving, the beads act as tiny lenses and can be distracting whilst driving. I also use this on my mobile phone screen, makes it really smooth and reduces finger prints. great product!
An improvement is to use denatured alcohol on the wiper blade with a rag you don't care about. It'll be filthy with oils. Might want to use gloves. It's usually that filthy. That's why it skips. This will help extend blade life. Finish up with Windex on the glass to get the rest of the stuff off. Then put the rainx on the glass, wd-40 on the blade. Use wd-40 for what it was invented for.
No, it's because the wiper blades are not in line with the wiper arms. The blade at the top of the windscreen was being dragged but the blade at the bottom was being pushed.
Never thought to use it on my phone screen, genius suggestion!
@@robertthomas5906 Not a good idea to use Windex on auto glass. It contains ammonia which will attack the rubber mounting seals at the window edges. Better to use a good quality windshield washer liquid like the stuff you pour into your windshield washer tank. No ammonia in that.
@@bobbrown1603 You're not bathing the glass in Windex. Spray it on, wipe it off. You'll be amazed at what comes off. They used to use similar stuff at full service stations 50 years ago. It never bothered the seals and I've never had any problems with the seals in over 40 years of doing that.
The washer fluid is useless. Even when the wipers are moving it's still not taking the oils off. It's not designed to do that. It's designed to not freeze and get dirt off.
I’ve been using Rain-X on all of my cars since 1991. It’s a brilliant product. The harder it rains and the faster you drive the better it gets. I use it on my car’s lights too , front & rear.
I’ve never had the wiper judder that you have. I clean my wiper blades with it too.
Love Rain-X! I use it on all of automotive and outdoor household glass. The windshield wiper skipping is due to the increased surface tension from the applied coatings. They will not skip when there is an adequate amount of water falling on the windshield. You will notice that a slower wiper setting works best with a windshield that has Rain-X applied. A slower wiper setting will also allow your application to last longer.
I am experiencing the same skipping effect too. Its only goes away if I repolish my windscreen and remove the RainX coating.
@@markkoh888 Same here. along with some loss of clarity over time (like months). I took some harsh cleaners to get that coating off and restore clarity. I think Gasoline was the one that finally worked. I now use the rainx wiper solution with silicon wiper blades and skip the bottle of rainx type concentrates and have much of the beading effect without the clouding
"The windshield wiper skipping is due to the increased surface tension from the applied coatings." Lower surface tension.
@@markkoh888 Understand that Rain-X was originally marketed as the invisible windshield wiper. The idea was that you no longer need your wipers. Now that is an absolute bunch of BS. You still need your wipers but less often and a slower wiper setting because the Rain-X is shedding more water than an untreated windshield. The increased surface tension is because all of the small scratches and pits get filled in creating a smooth surface. The smooth surface sheds more water but increases surface resistance for your wipers. More surface area contact more resistance, not less. Kind like when you put slicks on your hot rod for a weekend at the dragway. More contact area more resistance equals quicker launch. What I found stopped the skipping was switching to a triple edge wiper blade.
@@todzilla09 with a relatively recent application of these rain dispersants you actually can drive without using the wipers, especially in moderate to heavy rain. A light mist at slow speeds is more problematic as there’s little wind pressure on the beads of moisture to push them up the windshield (thus requiring wipers), and of course it’s not always possible to keep the windshield maintained with this stuff, so a car still has to have wipers. However, I take your point that the marketing was highly deceptive suggesting that wipers aren’t needed at all. Cheers
30 years ago had a car's wiper motor go out used Rain-X till I got it fixed.👍👍
The older Rain-x bottles said to apply it twice. Not because you needed two layers, but to make sure any areas of the windshield weren't missed. The windshield doesn't have to be super cleaned either. Just spray cleaner or soap and water is fine. There's alcohol in Rain-x. It acts as a carrier, which evaporates leaving the water repellent behind. It also cleans the glass very well. To get rid of the hase, after the second coat fully dries, just either mist or wipe on plain water and then fully wipe dry.
Been using Rain-X for 30 years. Works well on glass shower doors too! I occasionally do a deep clean of my windshield just to insure an even application of Rain-X. I prefer the regular bottle rather than the spray bottle however.
I use Aquapel which only needs to be applied once a year, whereas Rain-X must be applied many more times. Note: the directions for Aquapel suggest applying every 6 months, but I have never done that and it works fine for me for a whole year.
I'll try it out. Thanks!!
Aquapel doesn't last much longer than rain x and in many instances lasts less, plenty of testing on it
I grew up in Vermont not only does Rain X work amazing on rain but in a good nasty cold snow storm it is amazing!!! I still use it to this day in California.
You should have tried it with the wipers on. It's been my experience that treated glass (with RainX or anything) produces a white misty effect as the very thin film of water left by the wiper blades beads-up. In this regard, untreated glass works better than treated glass when you're actually using the wipers. For this reason alone I don't use these products.
It's often very humid where I live, and this seems like a problem those times.
I don't use it on my front windshield. Love it on all the rest.
Good comparison. I'm a RainX user and have been for about 30 years. At one point on my old 95' Silverado when the wiper motor had problems, I went a year without wipers and only using RainX got me through several rainstorms with no problem.
Me too I have had 1978 American Motors Pacer Station wagon and using the Rain-X and my wipers motor quit working on my driver side and good thing that I used Rain-X for years during the ice storm and snow storm so easy to remove ice off windshield and doors glass and headlights and back glass and I bought several trucks over the years 84 Power Ram 50 little truck and 85 Chevy Silverado Blazer and 1994 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck and 2008 Chevy Silverado truck and used it on camper shell was great on camper shell door glass when going through mud and ice storm and I can see where I'm backing up the trailer better.
The arms on my bmw got weak and I would notice when on the freeway they would lift. I bought some dumb looking things to put on the arms so they would be pushed down by the wind and rain x. Worked perfectly.
I've used it since the 1970s, and I've even used the original old bottle that I found tucked away in an old box. Still works as well as it always did.
Same, been buying it since 1972. Every time I put more on I think “why did I wait so long?”
Same from early 80's... Probably have several bottles/versions of Rain-X (include an anti-fog from late 80's?) Spanning the last 30-40 years.
As mentioned I too keep asking myself why I wait so long between applications. Now that is Winter here and I do get various forms of frost,ice, and/or snow... A few minutes deep cleaning my glass and applying some Rain-X will greatly reduce my time scraping the Windows. Anything that "sticks" had beaded up as a liquid so easily comes loose with a scraper and washer fluid/wiper blades also make quick work of things.
Originally called Repcon.
Haven't touched Rain X in over 30 years. When it first came out, yes, it worked well..... until about a week later, when even mild fog turned my windshield completely opaque! I had to keep the windshield wipers on constantly, or I wouldn't be able to see a thing. Turned out that with that product, you HAD TO keep using it every week, or you would wind up with the opaque window problem. NOT GOOD, Rain X. Never again.
Very interesting. I've been using Rain-X since probably when that first bottle was actually manufactured and I've never noticed any difference in the product itself, but I have over the years learned how to use it better. I work it well into the glass but then immediately rinse it completely off. The layer that's bonded to the glass stays, but the layer that might cause some fogginess (main problem I hear with it) is rinsed off. You can use distilled water from a spray bottle if you want a perfect finish with no trouble, or just rinse and dry however you normally would. I do like to use of of those blue Scott shop towels to assist the rinsing. Works great and lasts several months. I also use Rain-X wiper fluid when I can find it (Wal-mart in my area doesn't seem to be carrying it right now) and it does help and is convenient, but just doing it by hand works great.
The fogginess you mentioned is the reason I stopped trying to use this product. I may try again taking your comments into consideration.
I've used clean newspaper soaked through with water to buff out the foginess after apllying rain-X. Wet newspaper is useful for lightly scrubbing glass surfaces without any abrasion. I use newspaper with rubbing alcohol to clean the glass before applying the base coat of Rain-x. Did it ths way for decades, and the rain-x lasts for months after aplication
The wipers are skipping because you had the tape separating the sections and no coating was applied in those strips..
I used RainX for several years on all of my vehicle's windows. It always worked just as your demonstration shows. The one thing I didn't like about RainX was that after using my wipers for several times, there would be a glaze or smear on the windshield where the wipers swipe. I would then have to deglaze that area with rubbing compound before I could reapply more RainX or it would just get worse. I finally quit using it altogether. I've tried using other products like Meguires Ultimate Polish, which seemed to work nearly as well, & didn't get the smear from my wipers, but didn't last more than a couple of months on my windshields. A little over a year ago I finally tried a good ceramic coat on a new Honda that we bought & did the windows with that. 17,000 miles later the water still disappears from my windows like magic. I now use that ceramic coating on everything I own. Just my experience. Yours may vary.
ceramic coating brand?
Yes, which product?
I stopped using rainX years ago for the same reason.
@@Maybe-So The brand is DP ceramic paint sealant. It's the brand recommended by a friend of mine who is a professional detailer. It is relatively inexpensive compared to many others. I put 2 coats on our Honda Passport, 1 coat on our Forester, & 1 coat on my Cub Cadet Z Force mower & still have about 1/4 of a 12 oz. bottle left.
I remember about 30 years ago I used to Rain-X and was very unhappy with what it did to my windshield, I can't remember enough to give an explanation as to what it did exactly, but I know that what happened, I said I would never use Rain-X on my windshield again. Rain-X altered my windshield response to water in someway that was a negative and I wish I had not applied it to my windshield. I remember trying badly to get it off my windshield. That being said it might be a great product on the passenger windows, since passenger windows can't use wipers. For me nothing works better for rain on my windshield than a fresh pair of factory wiper blades.
I have a video showing RainX while driving 60ish mph in a massive rainstorm... without my wipers on.
And that was using the RainX wiper fluid. Amazing stuff.
I'm surprised that you couldn't see the difference between the old and the new Rain-X. Looks to me that the new Rain-X side had much less water adhering to the glass.
Also, although I've been a fan of Rain-X for decades, about a year ago I started using a new glass cleaner: Invisible Glass. This stuff works just like Rain-X in preventing water from 'sticking' to the windshield--enough so that I don't have to have the wipers on when traveling down the road in the rain. It's also a phenomenal glass cleaner. It'd be interesting to do a side-by-side test with the Rain-X (new!) and Invisible Glass.
Tried Rain X once about 30 years ago and it made the wipers chatter and skip so bad I was afraid something was going to break.
Thought that maybe I did something wrong, but your test confirmed what I already experienced.
Don't think I'll try it again.
Warning on RainX windshield washer fluid. It is ok stuff but if you are going to use it, do not mix it with other washer fluids such as the standard blue stuff. Make sure your washer res tank is empty and even flush the line out with a couple cups of distilled water before filling it with RainX brand fluid, and make sure that is cleared out before you ever add any other fluid. I used RainX, was getting a little low, and stopped by the local auto parts store, they were out of RainX brand so I just got a bottle of the blue stuff. The next day my sprayers were not spraying, only sputtering a little. I found the 2 fluids had a chemical reaction and created a bunch of stringy sticky goo in the fluid that clogged the pump, lines, and sprayers. I had to take it all apart and clean everything out to get it working again.
bummer
I've used Rain-X since I first heard about it in the early 1980s. One of my driving pet peeves is having to use windshield wipers; I try to minimize that as much as possible. Rain-X keeps me from having to even turn them on more than 90% of the time when they might be needed. I have NEVER had the skipping issue shown and had never heard of that until now. Rain-X is also good for helping make it easier to clean dead bugs off the windshield.
Use rain x wiper fluid. You don't have to worry about it wearing off that way. Just a little spray with your wiper fluid and viola, you keep it going.
I used Rain-X between '00-'05 and I liked that water beads will glide off when travelling around 30mph but performance fades around 2-3 months. I read somewhere that silicone based coatings like Rain-X can be difficult to remove for a clean reapplication or trying different products. I don't remember experiencing wiper chatter, but maybe silicone doesn't interact very well with certain materials for windshield wipers and I might've been lucky. I went on to try Aquapel, which seemed more durable than Rain-X, but I had to be at speeds above 45mph to see water beads gliding off. Recently been using a ceramic coating and I find that it might be just as durable as Aquapel and it expels water at similar speeds.
Aquapel is great product.
Your video is perfectly timed. I also have a 30-year-old bottle of Rain-X and I was wondering if I needed to buy a new one.
@3:35 - Exactly WHEN did you remove the residue, as directed on the bottles? Also, you NEVER apply regular car wax to glass.
My only complaint with Rain-X is it increases the fogging (condensation) on the glass windshield in winter.
Your wipers are chattering because the arms are not correctly adjusted. They need twisting so the blades flop to the correct side depending on the direction of travel - that is to say so they're dragged (drawn) across the windscreen, rather than pushed (like rake on motorcycle forks).
You are correct! I spent about 4 years trying to deep clean and reapply Rain-X and the chatter would continue. Tried new blades and problem would eventually resurface. I asked countless people what the problem could be and no one could give me a valid reason. UNTIL, this RUclipsr posted a video on doing exactly what you just mentioned. Bingo, problem solved! The rubber blade needs to be perpendicular to the glass or it will push as you mentioned and chatter. Thanks for pointing this out. 👍
I use 1/2 kerosene in 4.5 gallons of water and car soap to wash vehicle top to bottom even engine bays - restores rubber paint on everything. No wax either.
His wipers were fine before the Rain X, so they do not need to be adjusted. I also tried Rain X on my brand new car the the wiper blades starting chattering as well.
@@bigmacdaddy1234 That just means both of your wipers were maladjusted.
@@TonyRule Nope. They worked perfectly fine before the Rain-X. And after using vinegar and water to remove the Rain-X they worked perfect afterwards. No adjustments needed.
My 9 year old Subaru still has the original wiper blades! I clean them regularly and treat them with pure silicone to keep them pliable. Also, I've recently been applying hybrid ceramic polish to the glass when I do the rest of the car (the directions say it's safe for glass). My wipers still clear rain with no streaking or chattering and i find that the ceramic coating helps keep the glass cleaner in the corners where the wipers don't reach.
I just saw a video a couple weeks ago that said the main reason for wipers skipping / chattering is the angle of the blade on the glass. He twisted the wiper arms slightly and they were smooth after that.
You probably tweaked the metal wiper arms. Use a couple pairs of pliers and twist them back into shape. The blade has to be perfectly perpendicular to the glass or you will get that chatter.
I use Rain-X and love it. I also use the washer fluid; it helps prolong the time between reapplying. I've never had an issue with the wipers. and at night you can't even tell it's raining. The stuff is great.
I used Rain-x from it debut in the 80's. I realized it caused the water to bead up and roll, allowing me to see past them instead of them spreading out and distorting the view.
My favorite recollection was speeding up and watching those tiny beads of water start to quiver and dance. Then, approaching 80mph the quivering got faster and then at 87mph the beads just left the glass. It was just like the way the stars appeared on "Startrek" when they went hyperspace ... then all gone.
Note: Using wipers messed up effectiveness big time, and no need anyway if freshly applied
Rain x came out in the early 70s ,I remember my dad using it when I was around 6 or 7
I've used Rain-X for years, and it's miraculous in wet weather. However, most don't recognize how helpful it is at other times of the year. If you drive in warmer climates, with a lot of bugs hanging in the air, you'll find it it a breeze to clean them off the glass with virtually no elbow grease.
It is helpful when you just drove through 50 miles of cicadas dried to your windshield. Much easier to clean off.
In the 80’s I detailed vehicles on Long Island Ny. RainX was my go to and people were amazed. When I got into the FD I put it on our trucks windows and it worked great. Currently in Arizona and still using it. Never an issue or complaint.
rain-x has cerami-x. If you perform a follow up, possibly half traditional rain-x and the other half with the cerami-x rain-x
See the haz when you pulled into garage that is due to rainx and gets worse after buildup. It does that and makes it even harder to see in rain at night you get a haz when under LED street lights or LED headlights.I Use silicone wipers and Ceramic or Graphene coating instead.
Yep, there is that slight haze with Rx, _exactly as you described._ It's not easy to remove it from glass completely and it can even seem to "infect" the new blades too. Eventually the haze goes away; maybe by next year.
By the time you are 85 years old and EVERYTHING has started looking hazy like that 24/7, ask your eye doctor about having cataract lense replacement surgery. LOL
@@FindLiberty lol yes it sure does infect.
I was told by windshield techs not to use water repellant on front windshields because it makes really hard to fix rock chips. The epoxy can't bond with the glass.
I’ve had 1 rock chip in over a million miles of driving. It’s a non issue.
@user-tb7rn1il3q it's a non-issue until it becomes an issue. If the chip doesn't phase you than you'd know that these glass coatings won't handle you turning on your wipers. Ask me how I know
I've been using Rain-X for 40 years or more. I love the product.
Where it really shines is on a boat windshield that is used in salt water. I used to run off the West Coast of Vancouver Island where it was pretty common to take a wave over the front windshield. With Rain-X, it clears pretty quick so you can see where you are going. Without it, you can often take a second wave before the water has cleared from the first wave making it really difficult to see where you are going or see any obstacles in the water. It also helps to prevent salt from sticking to the windshield.
I've been applying car wax to the windows and paint since the 1970's. As an over-the-road driver I started out using Rain-X in 1992 and then went back to using car wax since it was cheaper in truckstops. Same result with each. I also applied it to the side windows and mirrors. I found that it works best at speeds of 35MPH and higher.
Great test using different products. I have tried all as well and though rain-x is the best at removing water especially at highway speeds, the application is a real pain. After years of tinkering, I have found that using detailer clay to apply the rain-X and a thick microfiber towel to remove is the best method. The clay smooths the surface and rain-x really adheres to the glass. One negative is when a bug gets squashed, the white cloud dots do not go away without getting a microfiber cloth out and using some elbow grease..
Great video, thank you for showing this. You need to re-clean your windshield by scraping with a razor blade or some other method. I watched other You Tubes, to get all the stuck on minerals that you can feel but not really see then re-apply the new RainX, I also use RainX windshield washer fluid, works so well.
Use a clay bar for the ultimate clean glass
I've been using Rain-x for over 30 years and swear by it.
I even drove 7 miles out of our way, at the start of a 10 hour drive, to put some on my fathers car. There was no way I was going to deal with the rain coating the glass and having to use the fastest setting on the wipers. Left the bottle in his car and applied it every year before our annual drive.
Many times during a downpour, I don't even bother using the wipers.... The rain just sheets off the glass.
Myself I use Rain ☔ X on all my windows as well as my lights keeps them cleaner and I do an extra application before winter to make it easier to scrape the ice and snow off the windows...
Great job on the other brand testing I always wondered about the ceramic coating how it will work but did not want to try it in case it was to hard to remove...
Great work 👍
PS. Another thing I do is wipe my wiper blades with rubbing alcohol to clean them as well the pollution takes it till on them as well as cuts down on the skipping...
But before I apply the Rain-X I use a very fine steel wool and super clean my windows with dish soap the clean them again with a jug of window washer bug remover then dry the windows it helps make the rain X last a bit longer it seems like...
Never thought to use it on my headlamps... good call 👌
I used to use it all the time. I remember driving through a severe thunderstorm in South Dakota, and I didn't even run my wipers. The rain just ran right off the windshield.
Same here, have not used it for years but I used to keep a bottle in my travel bag for rental cars. I gotta get back on it!
Hey Jimmy I had the same problem on my truck, even with new blades installed. I also had a film on my window, when I used my wipers, just like you had. I opted to hyper-clean my windshield with 0000 steel wool and foaming glass cleaner, and never applied RainX again.
me too - used it once in 1992 and never again.
Still OK on the windows without a blade. Does it chatter when wet? You should not use the wiper with no rain on the glass
Yup me too.
Incorrect application will cause this issue. I learned this myself after I started getting smearing on the windshield. What I found is that I missed the final wipe down on a one spot and when the wipers hit it, it just smeared it ... the final wipe down with a wet rag is the best way to go.
I tried RainX right about the time your old bottle was new. When driving thru rain at night, using wipers, into oncoming headlights, every swipe of the wiper (up or down) would leave a zero-visibility white-out trail for about half of the cycle. The only cure was to remove the RainX as best as I could. I continued to use RainX on the other windows besides the front of the windshield, inside and out - helps prevent grime, and those pesky inside windshield stickers will peel right off when they're expired. Being half-blind in a night rainstorm was a no-go, though.
I had rain x from 20years ago and i used it and it works great still.
RainX is just an amazing product, period.
i used to have a process of cleaning windshields with 0000 steel wool to remove grime, tar, and bug material before purifying the glass with denatured alcohol before applying 2 coats of RainX concentrate, waiting about 10 minutes then buffing it off with a soft microfiber and the results were always jaw dropping from the shine on the glass and the way the fingertip glides across the surface (it's glass that feels like glass) to the way a bucket of water seems to just bounce off of it! but lately i've gotten lazy and started using Stoner's Invisible Glass Clean & Repel as you just spray it on and wipe it off with surprisingly similar results from about 5% of the effort. if you can get Stoner's products there, it might be worth pitting it against RainX with this same method of testing.
P.S. great video as allways
I have used Rainex since 1980. A sure test came along when I was driving north to Canada preceding Hurricane Andrew. Did not have to use my wipers for 300 miles. My companion following me responded by asking if my wipers had failed! A superb product indeed!
The Army used RainX on Blackhawk windshields at least when In the 80’s. It worked great even at high speeds as long as you didn’t use the wipers. The problem was that in the field you kick up dirt at times and have to use the wipers and the RainX is history. Aircraft wipers are very strong.
Rain-X washer fluid is the worst. Use it and you get a haze on the window. You have to wait for it to evaporate, in the summer it eventually does, but in the winter time, you can't see when the sun shines on the haze that won't go away.
Been using RainX for over 40 years, they even had a version that you mixed into you washer fluid, but that led to a thick buildup that smeared. The original RainX works great and used it on the rigs that I owned along with my personal vehicles. It doesn't last very long though.
they now have washer fluid in rainx brand that works great
RainX is great for four season climate! Rain & muddy splashes sheet away clean. And in winter time, the hydrophobic RainX barrier will make the overnight snow/ice removal much easier
Rain-X works good at first, but as it wears off, and you use your wipers again, there is a lot of streaking which makes seeing difficult. So you have to keep applying it all the time. At least that was my experience.
I installed my current Rain X wiper blades about 2 months ago.....and I love it! The product keeps my windshield clean and clear
Similar to many who don't like Rain-X I too am in that group. It will cause wiper issues, but also the thin film it leaves behind on days it's not raining will attract dust more and if you have really clear glass starting off, you'll see the slight haze from the product no matter how well you try to wipe it off because essentially, it's a chemical layer that repels water. after decades of trying different products, I personally am happy with cleaning with Carpro's Ceriglass and doing a sealant with Carpro HydrO2 and using silicone wiper blades. That combination will keep my glass looking absolutely amazing for a very long time. That said, I do have leftover Rain-X so I use that on the lens of the cameras on the vehicle. I just can't get rid of it as quickly as I want. Good to know Rain-X has the potential for lasting a long time. I also have a bottle of Fog-X which I used to use on my old vehicle but now just sitting on the shelf. haha
Ultimately the problem with RainX is requiring constant application or your windshield goes hazy permanently and then you're pooched. Even with constant application, the layers will start peeling affecting your ability to see. Great at first but bad long term unless they've fixed it since the 90s.
9:23 The reason why this happens is the rubber of the windshield wiper being so hard, and as the windshield surface gets drier, the wiper start skipping.
To avoid this - and solve it at your point - you need to apply some Rain-X to your windshield wipers, right after cleaning them.
This way, the resistance between the two surfaces will be reduced, and avoid that horrible effect.
I learned that the hard way, as this happened to me in the middle of a long rainy journey.
I really like the improvement on visibility that Rain-X provides!
I applied it on all my cars, and on my family cars as well.
My dad has been using Rain-X since the 1980's, in fact he use to use the military issued version of Rain-X in the early 80's when he flew C-130's as a flight engineer. We both use it on our windshields, same goes for the Turtle Wax on the painted surfaces (easy application & lasts). If you want to get rid of that windshield wiper skip, try switching to silicon wiper blades, they cost more, but last longer and work better too.
Yes, we used an early product like this on Air Force cockpit canopies back in the 70's. I've been using Rain-X ever since it came out. Always put a fresh coating on before a long driving trip.
Prep: clean the windshield very good using a mild soapy water solution - use a single edge razor blade all over the windshield to get bugs or whatever else off and obviously wipe dry. I pour a little RainX on the area I'm going to do (I'm not tall enough to reach all the way across the windshield (-: ) rub it around with the newspaper and repeat - then a new piece of newspaper and rub off the haze. Repeat on the other side. Works for me. I do it twice a year. Four 0000 steel wool also shines the glass - NOT 0 or 00 or 000 BUT ONLY 0000. I've never scratched any glass using 4-0000 steel wool.
Love Rain-X. My only issue with it is at night when it's misting out and you drive under street lights, the beading causes a prism effect and blinding the driver as the whole windshield lights up.
As far as the wipers, the arms are no longer parallel to the windshield causing the wipers not to me perpendicular to the glass. There is a video on how to bend the bar towards the middle to torque it the correct way so the edge of the blade hits correctly.
Agree 100% about the prison effect. Had it on my work truck. Going down an interstate was fine, until I hit the city limits(Philly) with the overhead street lights. Then I couldn’t see a thing.
Damm spell check! prisim
@@paulne1514 - WTF is "prisim"? WTF is "damm"?
Oh, I know, they are proofs of your inability to spell simple words, that you're just a ... damn illiterate.
I'm going to go against the grain here and say having used Rain-x once I would never use it again.
Initially I was blown away by how it performs it was unbelievable and great fun when driving in rain. But I soon noticed it created a "bloom" over the windscreen adding a fogging effect and diminishing the clarity of the glass. Plus like you it started to affect the wiper blade performance which was annoying. Finally whilst the beading effect was impressive it too became an irritation particularly around the perimeter of the wiper blades. Truth is you don't want a beading effect rather you want a sheeting effect so the water sheets away and doesn't sit there.
Not too long after applying it and living with it I wanted to revert to a normal windscreen and found removing it was a nightmare. Wouldn't go back to it ever. Whether the climate makes a difference I don't know, I live in England. Conclusion don't apply any product to you're windscreen just have good wiper blades
Yes, yes, yes. Thank-you. Exactly my experience with Rain-X. I will never ever use it again. It becomes dangerous to drive at night in a light downpour or fog within a week of application. Oncoming headlights are a total blinder when they hit that bloom on your windscreen. I had to look out through parts of the windscreen that don't get wiped. Forget trying to clean it off the windscreen and replacing the wiper blades. Nothing removes it completely. New blades and a new windscreen were the only fix for me. Rain-X makes diesel on your screen seem a non-event. Gonna go one step further and suggest it should be banned.
I agree. We have fleet vehicles and almost everyone of them have a haze over them. They asked me to try everything I could find without damaging the windshield and it never would come off. It caused horrible night glare as well. And we live are in the US.
Agreed. I was a fan, but never again. People are clueless like i used to be
I had exactly the same experience, would never use it again.
been using rain x for more than 30 years. it is a fantastic product. in hard rain you see everybody pulling over on the side of the highway but you can keep on driving even without your wipers on .Also to prevent the wipers from skipping on the windshield ,you must add,at the time you apply rain-x to your windshield wash your wiper blades with soapy rag and then apply a generous amount of rain-x to the wiper blades using the rag you used to do the windshield. BEFORE i leave to drive to Florida from Canada, i always treat my windshield and side glass with RAIN-X .It even prevents the slushy snow from sticking to the glass. i also do my 2 side mirrors.I'm a retired mechanic.
I've had the wiper skip also, you will have to use a very harsh chemical to get the rainx off if you do not like it, regular cleaners will NOT take it off and the skipping seems pretty common, ALSO at the very end of the vid you see that fog looking leftover after a wiper sweep, at night that causes an almost total white out of your view for a second or two on every wiper sweep and is not nice.
Headlight glare at night in the rain is blinding and very dangerous
Yes I have been using it for at least 15 years, I LOVE this product! We even use it on the glass in our shower, never gets soap scum on the shower glass....
I also have a tip on getting your wiper blades to last longer, as they have become quite expensive over the past 20 years. In the summer time I remove my wiper blade arms, rub a fine layer of silicone gel on the blades and store them in the trunk wrapped in a towel. I usually don't even think about them again for 3 to 4 months, but if I do get caught in the rain, it's not a big deal to go to the trunk, wipe the silicone off with the towel, and quickly snap them back onto the splined motor adaptor. I also etched a D on one of the arms to quickly identify it as the driver side, and P on the other for passenger. I don't want to have to think too much getting them on in a real hurry if the case should be. Anyway, I am going on my 6th year with the same wiper blades, and they look, feel and perform as good as new.
Back in the day (80’s) I used to use good ol Turtle Wax and it worked just fine
Been a long time Rain-X user and evangelist. It works exactly as advertised. Hardly ever used the wipers except when its pouring and I’m driving less than 30mph. The coating lasts a lot longer if you avoid using the wipers, and visibility is still good since the water is not smeared
I think rain-x is a must for safe highway driving. Since it lasts 6 to 12 months, depending on how many times you go to the carwash, i still use a bottle from 30-40 years ago. Still working fine.
Have bought a new one but still on the old one.
Incredible stuff ... Driving during the night in the dark no wipers needed.
Hey Jimmy, this seems to be an issue with Rain x in general. I had the same issue with mine where the wiper blades started skipping and my wiper blades were newly replaced (premium wipers) which cost me $60 for the pair. In the end, I hyper-cleaned my windshield and used griots garage window sealant and then the wiper blades stopped skipping. Seems to me like there is an issue with the formula that RainX uses.
Thru the years I have experienced that some wiper blades leave rubber marks on the windshield. I've used rain x for many years and will for many more.
rain x is garbage! it will get you in real trouble in fog or light mist, you cannot see through your windshield.
It is an issue with these glass sealants. They do cause wiper chatter. I love the way Rain-X beads and clears water, but I cannot stand that chatter. So, I stopped using Rain-X years ago.
So what have we learned? The rain x, which is designed to make a windshield repel water works and the other two which are not designed to work in any fashion on glass or windshields doesn’t work on glass or windshields. I’ll bet if you polished the paint with all four you would find the rain x doesn’t work and the other two work quite well. What I take away from this lesson is that new rain x works just about the same as old rain x. And that’s refreshing because most companies try to cheapen their products until they don’t work at all, (think bleach white for tires) thank you for the demo.
I thinks it's because of the masked off parts, along with the different lubrication levels of each different product on your windshield. I bet one uniform coat of Rain-X I think will make that go away. Hopefully😋
Awesome, thanks for the tip. As I watched the footage I thought about the tape and if that may be effecting the wipers at all. 🤷♂️
Why are the wipers of with no rain?
I've been a Rain-X user for over 35 years both while driving over the road as a trucker, as a cabbie, then when I settled down and joined a volunteer fire department. It has kept our windows clear from rain, ice and snow for the 20+ years I was with them. I still use Rain-X in my car and my kids do as well, It has seen us thru many of miles of rain, ice, snow, and fog with great results. I think the new bottle edges out the older stuff just a bit, but that's better chemistry.
Who would have guessed that the products specifically designed for glass would perform so much better?
Great comparison. Impressive that the ancient RainX worked so well! I've been using it since my college roommate turned me on to it around 1990.
I started using Rain-X as a teenager in the '70s and I still use it today! Absolutely the best enhancement to the driving experience you can get, other than a killer sound system. The best advice I have, and true satisfaction with Rain-X, is to follow the instructions and apply it 3 times on the windshield. Yes, THREE times each time you do it. You will not use wipers ever again (my least favorite part of driving). If you want a super clean windshield, use the Rain-X foam or spray glass cleaner and cotton cloth. Apply the Rain-X liberally with paper towel. Use enough to fog the glass - - make it cloudy and dry. Wait a minute or two, and polish off with CLEAN paper towel. Repeat application process twice again. Enjoy. By the way, clean inside of your windshield with Denatured Alcohol after warm water and spray cleaner and damp cloth. Denature alcohol dries very quickly. Use it to remove the plasticizers that evaporate from your car interior parts (vinyl, synthetic carpet, plastic parts, dash...) and make your glass yukked and greasy-like...otherwise the glass never gets clean. Thank me later.
I would guess that the wipers are catching more on the untreated parts of the glass and sliding smoothly where treated. That would cause a difference in noise and skipping. Please treat all of the windshield with Rain-X and let us know if that corrects the problem. Another great video Jimmy!
thats a possibility, in my experience rainx when applied through the sprayers (so in theory an even application) the wipers will skip and haze when theres low water on the windshield. theyre the least noisy and clearest where theres a good rain on it, not a mist of rain
I would assume he wasn't having this issue before applying the coatings. So the wipers would be skipping over the "treated" parts not the untreated. It is probably leaving a residue. Which is not good.
It doesn't take long for wipers to get a cupped edge from laying on the glass with the edge bent as they are in the off position. Especially in the heat of the summer. When they travel across the treated glass that cupped edge resists sliding and you will typically only see it chatter in one direction and not the other because of the direction of the cupped edge.
@@xmradio11 Yea, that would happen over time, not between the time the windshield was treated and untreated. It clearly was not happening before he applied the treatment. It had nothing to do with temperature or wear.
@@xmradio11 Not on my 50 dollar wipers maybe on the dollar store ones
Hi. Been using rainX for over 30 years .
A must on a Peterbuilt running in the slush keeps the side windows clear.
Wipers skip cuz there is no drap for them across the windshield. 😊
Do a longevity test between the 2 rainx. You'll find the old rainx far outlasts the new stuff. Good thing about the new, spray on a wet windshield, wipe, and you're good to go.
I've tried rain x on my back windshield and it'll last maybe a month. Aquapel will last longer maybe 3 months but the window will eventually get spotty. Cleaning your windows with any glass cleaner will make the spots even worse.
@@timothyvu7006 I get 3 to 4 months out of RainX
I get 2 weeks to a month on the new rainx, up to 6 months on the old.
There IS a difference between the 2 rainx. The new smells like alcohol, the old like a chemical watermelon odor.
@@sahhull the problem I have is that morning dew will deposit dirt on the glass and just using water will leave streaks. I feel it's better to just polish your glass with steel wool and wash it when you wash your car. The time to prep the glass for rain x or any glass treatment is not worth it.
Like many people have commented I've been using RainX for about 30 years. I haven't read through all the comments, so forgive me if this has been stated already, but in addition to the front windshield I use it on the back window and on my headlights. The headlight treatment is especially helpful during Winter and Spring months when a lot of crap gets thrown onto your car.
Rain-X specifically says not to us it on plastic, like headlight lenses.
I was once in a rainstorm that was so intense that the wipers were useless. Since I had put Rain-x on the windshield, I decided to turn the wipers off and just go with the Rain-X coating. I was elated to see that I could actually drive through that storm, at a reduced speed, with little problem. For an ordinary rain, though, the wipers and the Rain-X work better together.
Thank you for performing the test and showing the world that remix does outperform other so-called water resistant products I’m a big rain X fan have been since the first conception that I picked up a bottle back at 97 so it’s good to know the product I’ve been using still works just as well as it did back in 1997. Great job. Thank you for all your info. Have a great month.😎!
im guessing the old rainx wont have been quite as good as the new one (at least thats what it looked like in the video, taking a bit longer to start beading) but im guessing thats something to do with changing formulas. its interesting to see the improvement bc often you see a new formula and it works the same or a bit worse
Yes I expected the old to work better
Like a lot of fluids, Rainx degradation is probably dependent on where it's stored. If it's in your trunk in Phoenix it will age more quickly than in Telluride.
@@mrcryptozoic817 the SUV?
It looked to me like the old Rain-X did not work quite as well as the new, but that difference was small compared to the other options.
I think the company got sued and had to change the formula. They concluded that rainx was a fake product and didn’t work!! That’s b.s. cuz I’ve used it for years before that and it worked great.
I have been using Rain-X for about 30 years, There is a short video on my channel, where I have rain-x on my windshield in a rain storm in West Vancouver BC, and I am driving down the highway with no wipers on. 10:07 Rubber wipers and rain-x are not friends, you have to change your wiper blades to Silicone or better yet Rain-X impregnated wiper blades. I use Rain-X wipers, and washer fluid, and rarely have to actually use my wipers. The only time I use my wipers is a very low speeds. (under 10 mph)
It's so annoying when people test products and don't follow the instructions as stated. God damn it man, how hard is it to apply exactly as the manufacturer stated? 3mins in and this test is already null and void!
Great video! Very cool! LOVE IT! I've used rainx since the 90's. I put it on all the windows and review mirrors too. I don't ever remember having the skipping, but I think if you put the rainx on the wipers, that will stop the skipping. I always do the wipers too. I usually apply it twice a year, fall and spring, before the rains. Sometimes more if I think about it. It comes in a spray bottle too. The spray makes it real easy to apply, but I think it wastes a lot...wear a mask when spraying. The spray is great, but I still prefer the liquid. I squirt the liquid on the windows, then rub it around with rubber gloves...so it's not wasted on a towel. After it dries, I just wash the car, then squeegee and hand towel the windows. That method works great. It only last 2-3 months, so if you don't like it, it washes off soon. I've driven 50 miles on the freeway in rain storms and never turned on the wipers, rainx works that great! You only need a teaspoon or less on each window.
Rain-X is one of the few "as seen on TV" products that really works as advertised and yes I'm old enough to remember the late night infomercials with the new, revolutionary product Rain-X!
rainX for 40+yrs!!!! love the stuff!!!
Very familiar with Rain X as a Floridian. This stuff is rock-steady insurance on the random downpours we get. Everyone freaking out with their hazards on while you’re able to see fine. This came along back in the day with the rise of other hydrophobic coatings such as Scotch-Guard. Your wipers are obviously just having an issue with the lack of friction caused by all the products, but yes, they recommend you not use the wipers when possible. They sometimes have an issue based on how they’re engineered, and wear away at the coating pretty quickly.
One thing I’d add in is a fan. Where this stuff really starts to shine is when the car is moving. Any movement (vibration) or wind immediately sends the water shooting away. You usually don’t need wipers until it starts to wear off.
How many days it last before you need to reapply again for rain x ....does it last for a week? Or days only or after a rain it wears off?
About two-three months.
Been using rain X for 40 years. Works best on my 34 Ford windshield because it’s more upright and catches more air. Don’t forget to use it on side glass and mirrors also, especially in winter to help keep ice from forming. Don’t forget to also apply to wiper blades, to keep them from freezing to windshield.
Using it since 1988. Very very great product. Pre cleaning the window with a high quality window cleaner is a must, and use a paper towel to apply it two or three times with circular motion. Repeating this once a month will do the job!!
I drove a full year with broken wipers. I used rain x. Awesome. Especially at highway speeds. Fantastic product.