What's better than Rain-X?

[nakranij]

Any update to this in 6 years/ I stopped by my local supply company and they are pushing a glass approved ceramic coating and I am just not ready to put an approved ceramic on my windshield. I am sure new products and improvements have been made since January of 2013.....lol

[Jimmy Vegas]

I've been very pleased with McKee's 37 Glass Coating.

[acuRAS82]

As Vegas mentioned, Mckees or similarly PBL Glass Coating (what I use) will last a long time, way more than a month or two (I’ve only let mine stay on for 8 months before re-doing but it was fine at that time). The bottle will last you many windows... although Mckees V2 has been known to harden after a year +

[UncleDavy]

Aquapel and Griots Glass Sealant are better products than RainX. You will notice the difference at night time. Rainx will leave a streaky film when the wipers make a pass. Aquapel and Griots will wipe cleanly. They will also last longer than RainX. I notice that RainX will lose its effectiveness after 30 days.

[Oz_TCH]

[trailsnail]

I've been very pleased with McKee's 37 Glass Coating.

here too. just reapplied to my d-d 1997 land cruiser after 1+ years.

[Sports Fan]

I guess I must be super lucky....because I've always had pretty good luck with Rain-X. And I guess I must have gotten a bottle of Rain-X this past October that was super-charged, because I was able to get nearly 6 months of decent use out of it without any streaking when running the wipers. It was really effective the first 3 to 4 months, and then basically "held on" for the final month or two. I applied two thin, even coats, buffed it out really well, and then also applied 303 Aerospace protectant to my (new) Trico Force wiper blades. Now, admittedly, the car is garaged a majority of the time...but I've still had much better results than nearly everyone else posting.

Are there better products out there? I'm sure there is....but you know the old expression - "If it's not broke...." As long as it works for me in this capacity, I'll continue using it...especially since it is so cheap. I don't believe there is any expiration date on it, and the bottle that I have should last me a few more years.

[dlc95]

I've been having great luck with Opti-Seal.

[yakky]

Rainx needs reapplication every few months if you use wipers. But it is also so effective you really don’t need wipers. Aquapel doesn’t work nearly as well.

[UncleDavy]

Aquapel works very well if you don’t follow their directions. They suggest buffing off the product with a paper towel which I never do. Paper towels never touch my glass. Using a microfiber towel yields much better results. One of my customers used Aquapel on my recommendation and he was not happy with the results. I stripped it with 0000 steel wool and reapplied the Aquapel and buffed with microfiber. He is happy now.