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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 07:24 PM
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RainX on LED headlights

Went looking and didn't find anything on this topic. Has anyone here tried putting RainX on the LED headlights to keep water/snow from sticking to them? In the old days I'd put it on all my outside mirrors of my work trucks and it wouldn't even let frost build up overnight on them. Just wondering if RainX will screw up the lense or not.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 07:42 PM
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Haven't used rainx but I have used paint sealants and ceramic coatings. Both work very well as far as keeping, snow, ice and even mud from sticking to them as much. Most vehicle headlights are clear coated from factory, so anything that is clear coat safe should be safe to use. Avoid the use of ammonia based cleaners (windex for example).
 
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Old Dec 29, 2019 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by now_exowner
Went looking and didn't find anything on this topic. Has anyone here tried putting RainX on the LED headlights to keep water/snow from sticking to them? In the old days I'd put it on all my outside mirrors of my work trucks and it wouldn't even let frost build up overnight on them. Just wondering if RainX will screw up the lense or not.
have a detail shop ceramic coat them. I’d strongly advise AGAINST putting RainX on anything other than what is suggested on the bottle. I’ve seen RainX for glass trash paint, and would assume it would do the same to the headlights.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2019 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by now_exowner
Went looking and didn't find anything on this topic. Has anyone here tried putting RainX on the LED headlights to keep water/snow from sticking to them? In the old days I'd put it on all my outside mirrors of my work trucks and it wouldn't even let frost build up overnight on them. Just wondering if RainX will screw up the lense or not.
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Old Dec 30, 2019 | 07:30 AM
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There is a version of Rain-X that is safe for plastic, have been using it on my Harley’s windshield for 4+ years without issue.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2019 | 08:03 AM
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Pledge furniture polish works.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2019 | 09:27 AM
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My LED headlights have a ClearBra film over them. I wax the ClearBra with the same product I wax the paint with. So far, no problems.
 
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