I've tried but can't get this stuff off my windscreen, And I wont be using it again. In principal it's great,but use the wipers and it smears the glass cronic.

any help appreciated.

steve

 

thinners maybe?
ive got something similair on my windscreen and no problems.are your wipers good?

 

Wipers brand new and was working fine before I put this dogdy stuff on the windscreen.

steve

 

They seem to be ok when it's raining hard but in light rain just smears. it seems to evaporate pretty quick, but I'm not impressed with the smearing

steve

 

Steve,

I seem to remember that you can wipe (quite hard) a slightly diluted solution of strong washing up liquid over the windscreen with a cloth or sponge, and then rinse off with water (extreme bubbles alert!!). Then once you have rinsed it all off, wash the windscreen (and any parts that got washing up liquid on them) with your normal car shampoo.

Have you tried a re-treatement of rain-x though. It should be done every month.

Cheers



Iain

 

cheers I'll try reapplying first. but not holding out much hope.

Then it'll be a good scrubbing for the windscreen

 

Been using it for years. Worth applying on a clean screen and it also helps to have the Rain-X additive in your wash wipe reservoir. Once it did smear for a little while - the wipers used to squeak, but that changed. The key is application. Wouldn't use anything else now.

Try washing up liquid to get it off, or a solution with automatic washing powder in it (industrial de-greasant) and then give it one more go.

Tang

 

Vinegar + newspaper did the trick for me.

 

Thanx guys..
I give it another application at the weekend if no better I'll be trying the recommended techniques to get it off. By the way it was applied to a new windscreen so was clean when I applied it.

steve

 

I know exactly how you feel Steve. Some people think this stuff is great, but I washed the windscreen, used rainx cleaner, then applied the rain x and it bluddy terrible.Took me nearly 40 mins to apply it all so it can't be the application that's wrong.
I've tried multiple applications of fairy, so the vinegar will be tonights job.
Won't be using it again !!

 

Yes - the "vinegar stroke" will sort it out

Surely the glass cleaner you get with rainX will do the job too?

 

I've tried a few of these products over the years. fantastic for the side windows, rear windows and mirrors, but not much fun for the windscreen I found.

In heavy rain or at higher speeds it was great, as the raindrops just floated off the windscreen. However, in lighter rain and at urban speeds, I found that the wipers smeared a bit, leaving a fogging patch on the screen for a second or two after the wiper had swept clean an area of the windscreen. I also found that the vision through the windscreen at night was "very slightly" hazier than it was before, even on clear dry nights.

I had cleaned the windscreen throughly before applying, and re-applied after a few weeks, but in the end decided ths stuff had to go. The best stuff I found for the job was actually rubbing compound, which you can get from most car accessory stores quite cheaply. It's an abrasive designed to remove runs and overspray from paint job on cars, and has some ammonia in it as well. Took some effort, but I eventualy got the results I was after, including a clearer windscreen for night use.

Screenwash - I use the Halfords stuff. A 5 litre container will last two cars the best part of a year, even up here in Scotland. Mix it up to 30% strength, and add in a squirt of washing up liquid, and the results are fantastic. Never had the stuff freeze on me, even in -15 degree temperatures.

During the winter months, you often get a lot of crap thrown up from the roads, and you'll find you need to use the screenwash every 10 minutes or so to stop the windscreen from getting greasier. Next time you stop, clean both wiper blades with a tissue soaked in screenwash fluid, to remove the residue which will have built up on them and makes the smearing worse.

Wiper blades - I tried a few different ones last year, after the OEM ones started to split. This even included the latest and greatest Bosch ones, however none seemed to be as good as the original ones, particularly at speed. Looking at the different designs, it seems the OEM ones have 4 sets of "arms" which are used to press the blade onto the screen, and the aftermarket replacements only had 3. Bit the bullet and bought the expensive Subaru ones, and it was instantly much better than the other. They would have probably worked out cheaper by the time I had taken several sets back for refunds, cost of fuel etc. I guess some of those refill blades would have done the job just as well in the OEM blade mechanism, but I'mm to lazy to strip everythin down and rebuild it