Aquapel glass treatment?

[vodkalush]

I used to love the rain-x windshield washer fluid on my blazer... but then I started to notice that it leaves a film around your winshield (where it "over spills" and dries on your hood+roof). So for summer time I apply it by hand, but this winter I will be using the rain-x de-icer windshield washer fluid; as it kicks arse

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Originally Posted by vodkalush

I used to love the rain-x windshield washer fluid on my blazer... but then I started to notice that it leaves a film around your winshield (where it "over spills" and dries on your hood+roof). So for summer time I apply it by hand, but this winter I will be using the rain-x de-icer windshield washer fluid; as it kicks arse

yup, same here. I do a hand rub once or twice a year, and use the orange fluid rest of the time


peeps gotta know if you use rain-x hand-rubbed you have to buff the bezeejus out of it to work out the swirls...but it is time well spent

[frbl]

Several years ago I got a decent deal on Aquapel. But before applying it I searched forums for opinions. Several people mentioned that their windshields chipped more easily after applying. Some guy even had a theory about why Aquapel caused a weakening of the glass. I ignored it thinking it was merely circumstantial. I applied the Aquapel and sure enough I got a lot more chipping on my windshield. (Oh, how I hate trucks on the highway who let their load of dirt and stone fly all over the place.) Yes, it could have been chance for me, too.

But now I just stick with Rain-X window washer fluid and I have never been happier.