My best upgrade yet!

[ty@festf.org (Tyler P.)]

I've never had the sticky crud show up and think rain-x compliments wipers
specially around town because even bad wipers will clear your windshield
when rain-x is on there.  Also because it causes water to bead up you can
see right through it so it doesn't impare vision.  I hate driving in town
without rain-x cause even with wipers going you still get that sheat of
water effect on the windshield and it distorts everything. I've actually
found more crud build up to happen without rain-x because rain-x helps keep
the dirt from accumilating on the window which causes wipers to go quicker
than this fabled sticky crud you speak of ;o)

If you would like a rain-x demonstration I'd be happy to do one :oP

-----Original Message-----
From: Rabbit16v [mailto:Rabbit16v@attbi.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:48 AM
To: Scirocco List
Subject: Re: My best upgrade yet!


Isn't that what I said?  I said that freeway driving, or driving fast enough
to blow the rain off the windshield works well with Rain-X and a gob of in
town driving (I live in W. Washington where we get more rain than sun--not
really but seems like it sometimes) Rain-X doesn't help much because you
have to use your wipers alot and that will take the coating off and turn it
into sticky crud on your windshield and blades.

Thought I said that.  Oh, again, It does work really well if your on the
freeway or going fast enough to blow the rain off of your windshield.  Just
wanted to make sure I covered everything.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>
To: <sad_rocc@veedub.com>; "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>; "Scirocco
List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:23 AM
Subject: RE: My best upgrade yet!


> I gotta poke my head into this one for rain X.  Maybe its just a northern
> thing, but it works great up here.  There are a few tricks to using it
> though.  You have to make sure you buff it in really, really good.  Dont'
> get any on the wiper, it'll wreck it.  It also makes the windsheild
> ultra-clean.  Then you just drive fast!  The faster you go the more rain
> will fly off.  It's really fun to see.  At night, it can rain as hard as
it
> wants, and you don't need any wipers.  You don't even see the rain.  You
can
> only see it when a car shines lights at you, or on a lit road.  But it
> actually made my wiper work better too. Don't let any squeegee dudes near
> your car, or any gas station attendants.  They'll wreck it with that
stuff.
> Wash with just water.
>
> Vince
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
> > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:37 AM
> > To: Rabbit16v; Scirocco List
> > Subject: Re: My best upgrade yet!
> >
> >
> > I remember a few years ago my dad used rainx on his car. He ended
> > up pulling over and wiping the stuff off during a rainstorm
> > because of the problem mentioned. I don't know about teflon
> > blades but I got a set of Bosch ones from autozone (like $15
> > each) called micro edge or something that kick ass. These things
> > are like squeegees on your windshield. I highly recommend them.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > --- "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com> wrote:
> > >Rain-X and all of the copy cat items will gum up your blades and
> > windshield
> > >if you use you wipers much after you put the Rain-X on.  If you
> > do a lot of
> > >freeway driving I would reccomend  Rain-X but if you mostly do in-town
> > >driving where the stream of air from going fast won't take the water
away
> > >without using the wipers then I'd just stick with a good pair of
blades.
> > >Try the new Teflon blades, they work nicely and are suppose to
> > last quite a
> > >while.  Been about 5 months on my Diesel Rabbit Truck now!
> > >
> > >Dave
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Kervin" <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
> > >To: "List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:53 PM
> > >Subject: My best upgrade yet!
> > >
> > >
> > >> Well, I done a bunch of stuff to my car, but today I had a new
> > >> windshield put in.  Man, what a change.  I just got in the car and
> > >> looked out the windshield for a while after the install.  It so
clear.
> > >> My only regret is that I didn't get to see the guy put it in because
I
> > >> got busy at work.  I'm going to get new wiper blades tomorrow.  I
think
> > >> I'll try some rain-x this time.
> > >> --
> > >> Kervin
> > >> 86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
> > >> 88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
> > >> 00 tt600
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> Scirocco-l mailing list
> > >> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> > >
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Scirocco-l mailing list
> > >Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
> > _____________________________________________________________
> > Sign up for FREE email yourname@veedub.com
> > from http://www.veedub.com
> >
> > _____________________________________________________________
> > Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get
> > you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more!
> > http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
>


_______________________________________________
Scirocco-l mailing list
Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l