Timeless products that you forgot how great they are...

[Dueller]

Got caught several miles from home in a sudden deluge of a rain storm. Flipped the wiper stalk, heard a disconsonant pop, and nada with the wipers. Cursory check of the fuses and wiring and figured the switch broke internally.

Popped into an Autozone and picked up a bottle of Rain-X. Hadn't used any in years. AMAZING how well ths stuff works. Able to drive the interstate at 80+ in heavy rain with no wipers.

[IROC]

Chlordane.

and +1 on the RainX. Good stuff in the right conditions.

[fingpilot]

Shell No-Pest Strips.


Napalm.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

7.62

[andytheturtle]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

7.62

NATO, X 39 or bore cleaner?

[jorian]

Jolly Jumper... for my kid.

[legion]

I religiously RainX each of my vehicles windows once a month. The visibility it allows for in bad weather is simply amazing.

I was caught in a BAD, sudden downpour coming back from the UP a few years ago. It was so bad that I had to stop in mid-lane because I could no longer see the marking on the road. With RainX, I was able to clearly see that there was 1-2 inches of moving water on the pavement and tell the difference between interstate and ditch. When the rain subsided (after a minute or two) I found that I was half in the right lane and half in the should, pointed at the ditch at a 45ş angle. Without RainX I would not have been able to see ANYTHING and would have likely ended up in a corn field.

[Dueller]

Now that I think of it, Rain-X made a product for the inside of windshields that prevented fogging. Used to use it on my race car for wet events since it had no wipers or defogger.

[legion]

I use that stuff for my paintball mask on hot, humid days...

[Tim Walsh]

Yep, every car I own gets rainx once a year at the minimum, I never have to use the wipers. Occasionally I turn them on and realize I can't see because of what's not on the windshield, it's the spray hanging in the air

[masraum]

They make a rain-x that you put in your windshield washer fluid. You never have to "apply" the rain-x as long as you occasionally wash your windshield with the squirters. Works great.

[teenerted1]

Originally Posted by masraum

They make a rain-x that you put in your windshield washer fluid. You never have to "apply" the rain-x as long as you occasionally wash your windshield with the squirters. Works great.

my car with a working pump uses that stuff.

porsche gets its done the old way. 2-3 coats every couple of months

[BRPORSCHE]

Is that stuff really that good? I have a bottle of it in the garage, but never got around to putting it on. I am very adamant about my windshield being as clear as possible. I absolutely hate when it has smudges on it.

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

Is that stuff really that good? I have a bottle of it in the garage, but never got around to putting it on. I am very adamant about my windshield being as clear as possible. I absolutely hate when it has smudges on it.

Pretty amazing stuff. Apply as directed on a dry wind shield and the water just beads up and flies off. You'll be amazed.

[Porsche virgin]

I've put some simple Turtle wax on my windshield and it does pretty much the same thing.

[fingpilot]

A little Napalm on the windsheild does wonders for melting the ice as well. Have not tried it in the washer fluid yet.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Pretty amazing stuff. Apply as directed on a dry wind shield and the water just beads up and flies off. You'll be amazed.

Don't the wipers stick to it?

[cgarr]

I miss Cloridane,

What was the question?

Be right back, where was I? What?

[legion]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Don't the wipers stick to it?

It depends on the brand of wipers I've found. Bosch tends to stick IMO. RainX brand do not.

[masraum]

I've never had any experience with wipers acting funny on the windshield because of rain-x.

Rain-x rocks. If you've got it, use it.