Rain X

[dls]

Has anyone used Rain X on their BMW windshields? I know Rain X warns against using it on plastic, but all plastics are not created equal. AeroFlow for one says it is okay to use on their products.

[ChuckS]

Plexus Plastic Cleaner... I never use rain-x. I have been using Plexus for many years with great results...

[Aluminum_Butt]

There's a pretty big contingent here who say it's bad to use RainX - causes plastics to become brittle and to yellow over time.

 

Personally, I've never taken the chance - Plexus works great and is designed for what we use.

 

>HERE< is a thread that covers the subject pretty well.

[wolcott]

You would think that Rain-X would try to entice their chemists, engineers, etc. a little more to try and invent a product that could be used on motorcycle windshields. They have great brand recognition. If it wasn't for Rain-X on my car windshield, I would have to give up driving in the annual Florida monsoon season!

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

There's a pretty big contingent here who say it's bad to use RainX - causes plastics to become brittle and to yellow over time.

 

On bare plastics, I don't doubt this. But bike and helmet windscreens typically have a hard anti-scratch coating on them, so the RainX never truly comes into contact with the plastic.

 

So the real question: how do those anti-scratch coatings hold up when treated with RainX?

[Blake]

There's a pretty big contingent here who say it's bad to use RainX - causes plastics to become brittle and to yellow over time.

 

Personally, I've never taken the chance - Plexus works great and is designed for what we use.

 

>HERE< is a thread that covers the subject pretty well.

Not only that, but if you decide to discontinue using it, it leaves some sort of a haze, which doesn't allow for good run off / wiping.

(at least that's the problem I encountered when I used to use it on my cage)

[FrankBrown]

Don't use!! Rain X is made only for glass.

 

After six months of using it on my Shoe face shield, the shield looked like it had a billion fine scratches.

[Carnadero]

Know what that stuff is? Denatured alcohol, or at least it smells rather strongly of it. A while back, I needed some denatured alcohol for something I was trying to do as per some recommendation, and never having smelled the stuff previously, immediately thought of Rain-X when I popped the top off of the can and caught the scent.

[Doppelganger]

I too live in Florida and found Rain-X to be ideal...for glass.

 

I work in a facility the uses Plexus to clean the Compact Discs we maufacture...god enough for them, good enough for me.

[drharveys]

I trashed the first windshield of my K-75T with Rain-X.

Ever since, it's been Plexus or Saeng's Can-Do form my plastics. And NEVER paper towels -- cloth only. Remember, paper is made from wood, and using paper towels on plastic is like beating it with a 2 by 4!

[RFW]

So the real question: how do those anti-scratch coatings hold up when treated with RainX?

The anti scratch coatings are usually silica (not silicone) based. As such, no solvent will touch them.

[big-t]

So the real question: how do those anti-scratch coatings hold up when treated with RainX?

 

 

Several years ago I tried Rain-x on a brand new snowmobile helmet visor.Big mistake,it ate into the protective coating immediately and smeared it beyond repair.

[Baba_ORiley]

Know what that stuff is? Denatured alcohol, or at least it smells rather strongly of it. ...

 

I think denatured alcohol is the carrier that is designed to evaporate during product application.

 

 

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