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Old May 17, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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Rain-X and bugs

When I come home and pull into my drive way at night I can hardly see out do to the mass amounts of bugs on my glass.
As I'm letting the turbo cool I wash the windshield and remove all the bugs from the grill and my mirrors.
I put some Rain-X on it the other day and WOW!
Lot less bugs and they come off alot easier too!
No more scrubbing for 5min to remove them all!!
Just figured I would share this with everyone else.
-Alex-
 
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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Doesn't come as a news flash to me..... I've been using rain-X for over 10 years.

For those of you who haven't used it, he's not kidding. It makes cleaning the bugs off the windshield a whole bunch easier.
 
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Old May 19, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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Rain-X is GREAT stuff, don't leave home without it!!!
 
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Old May 19, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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and I spray cooking spray on the front of my camper before I leave for a trip. Bugs just spray right off
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 08:02 AM
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i love rain-X
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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I just scubbed the bugs off my truck friday it was a pain i will have to try some rain-x
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ford1183
I just scubbed the bugs off my truck friday it was a pain i will have to try some rain-x
clean it good and the wipers ,,do two good coats to start
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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been doing the rain-x thing for years, makes scrubbing a whole lot eaiser, and I dont have to run the wipers as much in the rain, blows off much better.
 
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I wash my whole truck with rain-x.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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I remember there was a consumer watch group that was trying to outlaw
Rain-X when the product was relatively new on the market.
I forget the reason, but it may have to do with claims that you do not need to use you windshield wipers.
I guess the attempt did not work, and with that the company has even more products.

Rain-X is great and I have used it since its' introduction 20 years ago.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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I once had my wippers fail when driving 50mph in the center of five lanes of traffic... only for the grace of whomever did I survive!! In the rainy season I will not drive my car without the rainx treatment on the windshield.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Rain X also make a windshield washer fluid. Great stuff, even better when you use it with the original.
 
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Old May 26, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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We used RainX on Aircraft canopies in the AF. I don't know when they started using it. But I was in 78-86. Outstanding product! I use it to this day on our vehicles.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Got turned on to rain x long time ago use it all the time but most needed in spring and fall Love bugs they will remove paint if left on
 
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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i use it more ( go thru) in the winter here
 
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