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Post Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:31 pm

How the hell do you remove "rainex" from the windscreen ??
Its doing my tree in on the 325 , Ive tried all sorts including nail varnish remover but it still wont budge !!
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Post Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:13 pm

martauto wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:31 pm
 How the hell do you remove "rainex" from the windscreen ??
Its doing my tree in on the 325 , Ive tried all sorts including nail varnish remover but it still wont budge !!
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Sledgehammer? :hammer: ............ :D

Are you sure it is Rain X not some fancy polish or ceramic coating? Rainx should come off with strong hot soapy water with something with wetting agents in (fairy liquid).

Autoglym glass polish also gets most things off the windscreen

At least your windscreen doesn't have bubbles in the laminate like mine :(
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Post Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:30 pm

Isopropanol alchohol.
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Post Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:50 pm

Satan wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:30 pm
 Isopropanol alchohol.
Can you buy this or do you have to steal it from the military ?

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Post Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:13 pm

martauto wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:50 pm
Satan wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:30 pm
 Isopropanol alchohol.
Can you buy this or do you have to steal it from the military ?

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Chemist? also known as rubbing alcohol (what you rub with it is up to you :D )
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Post Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:15 pm

flybynite wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:13 pm
martauto wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:50 pm
Satan wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:30 pm
 Isopropanol alchohol.
Can you buy this or do you have to steal it from the military ?

Mart.
Chemist? also known as rubbing alcohol (what you rub with it is up to you :D )
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Post Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:19 am

Most people like having rainex on the screen :D
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Post Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:36 am

You could also use Panel Wipe or Traffic Film Remover (TFR), which are available from most good motor factors.
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Post Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:05 pm

DanThe wrote: ↑
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 Most people like having rainex on the screen :D
I used to do but it seems to smear the glass nowadays.

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Post Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:43 pm

I also found that Mart... it made night driving horrible..I actually did my windscreen with T cut which got rid of the rainex and road film as well,

Hard work but worth it

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Post Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:47 pm

paultv wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:43 pm
 I also found that Mart... it made night driving horrible..I actually did my windscreen with T cut which got rid of the rainex and road film as well,

Hard work but worth it

Paul :)

" crossing the channel on another London trip"
Yeh the night stuff with very tall led lights in the city is crap like you said :clap: :clap:

T-cut eh ? worth a try , cheers mate. :wink:

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Post Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:57 am

My E39 windscreen is ceramic coated now and ive also used Mer Rainaway on top, it used to smear a bit before I had the glass ceramic coated but if I kept buffing it the smears went, I only use it once every 3 or 4 months
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