Anybody use RainX or other products?
 

I have used this and similar products for many years. I really love using it here in the midwest because we get a lot of rain.

I used to like to drive "zippy" and at some speeds windshield wipers don't work well. So I started using RainX. I love it. I'm just wondering if I'm saving any drag by not using my wipers.

So, is anybody using these products? Do you think they help at all with aerodynamics? My uneducated guess is that since I'm not using my wipers on the freeway, I'm decreasing drag (however slightly). Plus, I like watching the rain fly up the windshield.

i <3 rain x and fog x.

ma4t -

Some people use RainX and then remove their wipers for an aero improvement. This is mostly illegal, but I think you could get away with only one driver's side wiper, assuming you have nice highway police in your area. Lots of people have removed their rear window wipers (not illegal).

I use RainX, but I let my car get really dirty, so I don't get around to applying it too much.

CarloSW2

ehh not really the tiny factor of the rain and wet pavement is prolyl more of a factor than wipers...
but i love rainx! heh eits fun driving and watching it all slide off. till it hits that spot that you missed :D

Rain-X
 

When it's on sale, I use the Rain-X washer fluid. Adds it as you drive -- and makes visibility better whether you use the wipers or not.

RH77

yup i use it its awsome!!!!!

Rain-X user for years! First time it rained after I applied the rainX I told my wife it should be required by law!
How well you can get by completely without the wipers really depends allot on the angle of the wind shield though. We had a Previa that blew the rain off at 20mph but my 4 Runner takes over 40 mph to get it moving....
Really like Rain-X on the side and rear windows so you can actually see out of them.

Yeah, it is a nice innovation that really works. Also looks cool on a car. Beaded water looks better than splotchy water. I don't get going fast enough to have it be really effective usually though. The side and rear windows really love it!

I used it but found the washer fluid washes it off too quickly so I started using the polish I use on the rest of my xB which is also recommended for glass. RejeX is a polymer coating which seems to last longer than rainx and makes water run right off as well as bugs an sap not stick. Doesn't desolve with the alcohol in the washer fluid and is so slippery that you can wipe the dirt and pollen off the windshield with dry wiper blades. I also applied it to the outside and inside of the power window glass and they go up and down easier and stay cleaner. It also keeps the body slicker for better FE! Dirt just rinses off and bug wipe off when wet or rinse off with a blast of water.

Yea, watching water droplets move on a RainX'd windshield can be entertaining. The rate @ which it moves is dependant on the windshield rake angle & curvature. I RainX'd the glass on my friends Volvo PV544 once(w/s angle close to 90deg), the droplets couldn't sit on the glass when the car was standing still, let alone in motion.

My Volvo got the complete RainX/Liquid Glass treatment on Sunday. It was fun watching the water fly off the glass and the paint this morning.

I'm going to try that next time. We got a bunch of wiper fluid on sale, so once I get through that I'm switching over.

M

I gotta get me some of that stuff!

The only negative to Rain-X type products that I can think of, is that when driving at night, the combined reflection from the drops on the windshield can "flash-blind" you when the light source hits a certain angle when driving under overhead street lights. Not a problem if you are prepared for it, but the repetitive flashing can be annoying when driving under an endless string of overhead lights on lighted expressways.

Also in the winter it makes the nightly dew accumulations more likely to supercool, so that it will suddenly flash-freeze across your windshield when you slam your door or turn your wipers on to clear your windshield. Its kinda freaky to see it happen, your entire windshield turning from water to ice in less than a second. And then you have to get back out of your car and start scraping ice when you thought all you had to do was turn on your wpiers and drive off.

Too cool! I would love to see that some time. #1 son has seen the supercooled Corona trick on YouTube and wants to try it at home...

My past expierences with rain-x is that it makes the wipers "skip" if you need to use them. Does it still do this?