How do you remove Rain-X? I'd like to go back to bare glass. Rain-X seems to attract the fine dust and pollen in the air this Fall.
I've tried Windex, a solution of sudsing ammonia and water(2 to 1) and a high pressure car wash. I've taken a little off but most of it is still there.

Griot's Garage griotsgarage.com sells a window polishing compound that should do the trick.

Thanks wolfcreekadman,
I went to the rain x site and under FAQ's they recommend a foamy solution of Bon Ami. We'll see an I'll post the results.

What is Rain-X?

Mutant rain, of course. :D

Yesm and we all fear the Mutant Rain. Not sure if RainX is available everywhere but its a clear liquid that you rub on your window then buff out. It causes the rain to not be able to stick to your windshield as much. Almost as if you do not need a set of wipers.
Hope that helps.

Oh ya. I think I saw an add for it somewhere. Probably an infomercial.

Down here in california its sold in all the big stores ( target, walmart, kmart, and every auto store). Its a real product and not a "as seen on TV", it works pretty well, but I think that its best used by people who are driving without windshield wipers. It comes in either a bottle, or in a pre moistend wipe form. The same company also puts out a product called FogX. Its supposed to keep the window from fogging up. I havent tried that.

FWIW - Dawn detergent will strip off just about anything, including waxes and RainX.

This stuff works great for removing RainX (http://www.deltakits.com/dki-catalog/co1.html). Cerium Oxide from Deltakits.com.
This is how I use it:
(1) Get a small bucket with a Bon Ami solution and clean the windshield with a small sponge.
(2) Dry it off with a clean towel.
(3) Put some Cerium Oxide in a small cup, add hot water and make it into a thick paste. Don’t forget to wear rubber gloves.
(4) Use a thick felt pad and lightly rub the paste onto the windshield, make sure the paste stays wet. Do a quarter of the windshield at a time.
(5) Squeegee the paste off with Bon Ami and the sponge, don’t let it run all over the trim. Wipe the area dry and with a clean towel.
(6) Continue with steps 4 & 5 until the windshield is done.
(7) Clean the windshield with Stoner invisible glass.

My windshield was very hard to see out of at night in the rain before I did this. All traces of Rain X are gone and the windshield is perfect.

I for one use Rain-X and love it. I have not had any of the trouble that all of you have encountered.

I hardly use the wipers at all. It also has the added benefit of making the Ice of winter come off with less work.

I started to use on my boat, to help with the salt spray. It worked so well that I gave it a shot on my truck. I was hooked after a trip to Indy in heavy rain. People were pulling off the road, it was coming down so hard. We just kept going, With no wipers on. It was fantastic.

Dom

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I for one use Rain-X and love it. I have not had any of the trouble that all of you have encountered. Dom

As do I, but the only thing is it will smear if you use too much.

My experience with Rain-X has been largely good providing you put it on in dry weather and it rains in the next couple of days. Seems like it loses a lot of the water-shedding properties pretty quickly. I suppose if you did a "maintenance" application every 1 or 2 weeks you'd be good to go but I always forget until it starts raining again. :roll:

i too would give rain-x a thumbs up. works great, apply it about once a month. in the cold winter months of illinois, it keeps frost off the window during working hours.

I used Rain x on my old Dodge vans and it worked great even in a pouring, end of time rain storm in Kansas, without the wipers on. It does wipe off after a while and leaves a distinct wiper path on the glass. I removed it with lacquer thinner and denatured alcohol followed by "Stoner" glass cleaner. Do not use paper towels as they contain soap and will leave streaks. Nice clean, lint free cotton such as t shirts etc. works good.

I removed it with lacquer thinner and denatured alcohol followed by "Stoner" glass cleaner.
Somehow "lacquer thinner", "alcohol" and "stoner" just seem to fit together. :-P :-P :-P

Somehow "lacquer thinner", "alcohol" and "stoner" just seem to fit together. :-P :-P :-P
Yeah! Don't they though?:-P