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A product intended to keep windscreen clear from rain.   Can anyone comment on this and/or similar products.
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  • daveyjp
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    Probably very similar to Rainex and the Turtlewax equivalent which have been around a long time.

    I've used those products on every car I've owned and it works very well.
  • motorguy
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    Seems to be a treatment that requires you to book your car in, and costs 5 times the price of Rain-X

    As per @daveyjp's comment i've used Rain-X before and its a great product.

    Available at Halfords and on Amazon delivered for £4.99.
  • Scot22
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    Cheers.  It costs £35 for front glass.  Thanks, will go with Rain-X, money saved !
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,842 Forumite
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    £35!  A bottle of Rainex lasts me over a year applying two coats on all the glass on two cars 3-4 times a year.
  • I thought this was a thread about the fence paint, spelt incorrectly! If M&S take offence over Cuthbert, I can’t imagine that Cuprinol will be too impressed either at the similar branding…
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  • Belenus
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    edited 19 February 2022 at 11:24AM
    Scot22 said:
    A product intended to keep windscreen clear from rain.   Can anyone comment on this and/or similar products.
    My car is fitted with Windscreen Wipers which does a satisfactory job for me.

    What worthwhile improvements might I see with these type of products?
    A man walked into a car showroom.
    He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
    Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
    The man replied, “You have now mate".
  • roddydogs
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    Rain x is useless.
  • Scot22
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    Belenus ,  that's a simple, pertinent question.  Now you ask, not sure !
  • motorguy
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    Belenus said:
    Scot22 said:
    A product intended to keep windscreen clear from rain.   Can anyone comment on this and/or similar products.
    My car is fitted with Windscreen Wipers which does a satisfactory job for me.

    What worthwhile improvements might I see with these type of products?
    A lot of the water gets cleared before the wipers even get to it, improving your view of the road.  Particularly useful in exceptionally heavy rain.

    Times when you previously would have needed to put your wipers on, you dont.

    Less "smearing" with the wipers.

    Your windscreen will frost up less and will clear quicker when it does.

    Snow is less likely to stick to it.  Same with mud and road grime from other cars.


  • motorguy
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    roddydogs said:
    Rain x is useless.
    Then you're doing something wrong with the application of it, because its definitely not useless.



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