rain-x on visor?

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  1. slick

    slick New Member

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    Has anyone tried this? Does it mess with the coatings and get cloudy?

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    I have tried it. I don't think it works all that well. I had applied it to my visor and like a couple of days later I got caught in a down pour. I may have applied it wrong or not applied enought but it didn't help any. I am gonna try some car wax next.
     


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    Most lid manufacturers will tell you its a big no-no. If you keep your visor clean, it'll bead water as well as any glass with rain-x.

    If you're curious about cloudy, apply a dab to a piece that doesn't directly affect your vision. But remember, clouding can take weeks or months to appear.

    I'd recommend keeping it clean and leaving it well enough alone.
     


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    try Plexas, really great stuff, or Pledge works great too. lockhart makes a good product thats made for visors. but I've found that the Pleaxas works not only great for wind screens but your visor as well.
     


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    I had an old AGV helmet and tried it on it. It took the coatings right off. I would recommend plexus also, it may not work as good as the rainx does on car windshields, but a momentary turn of the head usually gets the water to bead right off. It makes bug cleaning a little easier also. I have heard that there is a type of rainx for plastic, but I do not know if it has the same ill effects on the coatings of a faceshield.
     


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    Awe shoot, just use spit. :spit:
     


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    honda polish works really well for not only cleaning but also for sheeting rain away.
     


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    You are too funny. lol :roll:
     


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    Honda polish is the motorcyclist's detailing duct tape. I. LOVE. THIS. STUFF.
     


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    DON'T USE RAIN-X on your shield. It peeled some kind of finish off and now my shoei blue mirrored shield is a mess. I'd suggest a good wax.
     


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    I use the Honda polish on everthing....even the toilets!!:rolleyes:
     


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    I've used Rain-X on clear, silver mirror, and smoke shields with good results, but I quit using it after I ruined an irredescent mirror shield.
     


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    :smile: Honda Polish and Harley polish is great/. I use Rain x on everything. Must be some kind of plastic vortex here in Alabama. keep in mind though, I only use it on six helmets and 4 windshields! Only clear shields though!
     


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    I've got a can of Plexus, haven't got around to using it yet. :rolleyes: Plenty of people in Australia use it.

    Another thing we use in Australia is Mr Sheen. It's furniture polish in a spray can, works better if you get the water resistant version.

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    thanks guys. I was just thinking about doing this last weekend, but figured I would give the board a check B4 I put it on my new helmet.

    thanks again
    Bob
     


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    as in paint polish or something for windscreens/winshields??

    bob
     


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