Originally Posted by grampi
Originally Posted by Ihatetochangeoil
Originally Posted by The Critic
From a price-to-performance standpoint, Aquapel is hard to beat. But there are a A LOT of fakes out there; you have to make sure you purchase the real one.
The only people who use rain x are those who've never tried Aquapel. Related, my wipers are PIAA and 5 years old; don't squeak, chirp or chatter. Buy once, cry once.
Not true. I've used Aquapel and I think Rain-X works better...
I agree with this with the note that I never used Aquapel, but i drove in the same regions like Grampi(IL, KY, TN, IN, MI)
I used the regular exterior+interior Rain-X on the Chrysler, Mercury and Elantra, and the Rain-X windshield reservoir or the additive in the Elantra.
On the Yaris and Mazda5 (both, for their size have BIG front window acreage) I used the Rain-X window cleaner. Kinda hard to buff and had to work some elbow-grease but the results where good on IL rains.
Now I didn't treat the Mazda for about 9 months so it kind of cleaned itself(dust/sand/various wipers abrasion?). There is no bedding anymore
The reason was actually finding the product easy in the local Wally/Autozone/O'reilly/Autoparts over the years.
i keep my wipers 6months-1year (salt + sand winter abrasion)