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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 04:25 AM
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rain x and the anti fog rain x at 40 or so degrees . it says at least 40 and it's like 42 or 46 or so and it is garbage . the crap will not come off. help me.
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 04:38 AM
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Rain x itself is fine (acutally I find it to be a really good product), its that anti fog stuff that rain x makes that is junk. I think all you can do is take it off with glass cleaner and forget about it. I didn't know they still made it...

If its not coming off easily you can use a more harsh window cleaner like windex that is ammonia based. Second time today I've given that (normally questionable) piece of advice...
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 04:39 AM
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no window anything is workin
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:05 AM
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Well, then you're screwed, dude!

Just kidding. Had a friend have the same problem with that never fog stuff. Eventually it all dries off/fades away to where its not there anymore. Maybe get a microfiber towel and buff the heck out of it to get it off sooner.
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:05 AM
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Try alcohol.

(on the glass I mean....)
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:09 AM
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Try alcohol.

(on the glass I mean....)
One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:22 AM
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lol i found a fix. car wax
it fixed it perfect , liduid gold or something or another by meguirs. it's what i use for the paint but damn ____ works wonders on glass , shiny , clean (no more waterspots) , and it took the rain x crap
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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Try using that wax on your paint job too, it's good stuff!
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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a good window cleaner that we use at my work is bon ami its a powder like the powdered kitchen cleansers it works good to get windows clean
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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rain x comes off with simple soap and water . . . soap . . . it's good to use it. lol Well if wax works then go for it, but you're wasting good wax on silly things. Oh yea, seriously use wax on your headlight cover, it keeps it cleaner longer and takes the yellow out. Peace.
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note to self: stay away from fog x...
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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or at least not at or below the recommended temp.
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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I tried rain-x before.. and it left that same residue on the windshield.. called the company and they told me Bon-Ami cleanser (find it at a grocery store in the cleaning aisle) on the windshield.. even Toyota has recommended it in their service bulletins.. it is safe for glass.. use it with plenty of water and bam! works great.. i never did care for rain-x after that..
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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so bon-ami cleanser works just like rain-x?
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet_on_flower
so bon-ami cleanser works just like rain-x?
Nah, it just cleans the glass. I use it to remove all of the bugs I get from freeway trave here in AZ...
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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the outside rain-x seems fine... I never got their anti-fog thing (sold out at the time). But... I did get this Never Fog thing... actually I hated applying it... I would buff and buff and it wouldn't go away... finally I just left it on and after a few days I rewashed the windows (water and windex) and used this neat thing called glass wizard (umm its really just a triangular pad attached to a handle... but whatever)

oddly enough I never put anti-fog on the back windows... well last night with people in the car... the back windows fogged up to the point where the defrost button no longer got rid of the condensation... but the front windows were fogless... so go figure... I guess it really does do something.... I think you just have to use it in very very small amounts... or take off the excess somehow. Oh yeah right now it IS below freezing around here ... and I dont' have any of the problems you described above (of course when I applied it it wasn't this cold)..
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rain x is good.....just gotta know how to use it....sapringly
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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the bon-ami is a cleanser, that removes the rain-x if you want to take it off your windshield.. so yeah it's just a cleaner.. it does a great job of getting rid of grime on the glass..
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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man you guys swear i'm dumb . lol nah man i had allready washed and waxed my car twice that day , i had a show to go to on sunday. but yeah the wax works great for windows.
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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oh so you used regular wax for the windows? how is it that we think you're dumb? hey where else can ya ask questions like this? dealer would look at ya like you're on crack.. lol not here, we like the different... no worries



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