RE: your caveat
I definitely agree. On my Golf in heavy rain, if i'm not driving fast
enough to clear the water quickly, I use slow speed intermittent. :)

Sudhir

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 13:44, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:32 PM 4/13/2011, John Rodgers wrote:
>>
>>  Got caught in a rain when the wipers decided not to work. Rain-X would
>> have been nice about then. I've never used it myself, but at that moment
>> sure thought about it. Might like to try it, but would appreciate first
>> hearing what the List's experience has been with the stuff.
>
> One caveat - when those magic little beads of water get hit with a
> bright light they *light up.*   Doesn't seem to be a big problem with
> a Vanagon but when I first got hold of the stuff I used it on my '84
> Tercel and it was just great (and very satisfying to watch) until the
> first time I drove under big bright highway street-lights in heavy
> rain and the whole windshield lit up like the sun.  The wipers
> couldn't clear the beads fast enough to help much.  After that night
> I cleaned it off the windshield and just used it everywhere else.  On
> the van I use it everywhere; it keeps the glass cleaner [than
> without] and makes cleaning it on the road much easier [than
> without*].  I don't try to keep it to the point where you hardly need
> wipers, probably put it on 2-3 times a year.
>
> *Can you tell I think hung comparisons are 700% quieter [than the
> outside of some big old Ford]?
>
> Yrs,
> d
>