Joe Boulay Say’s : Rain -X Products Help To Provide Visual Clarity

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Hi everyone Joe Boulay author of the book “If That Car Could Talk” sharing a product with you that works.  It has been my experience that when I use  Rain -X windshield treatment I experience great visual clarity when driving in the rain. I have been an automotive technician for over 25 years and  I would like to share a story with you about a customer that had a big problem. He was on an hour and a half drive to the airport in the pouring rain when all of a sudden his windshield wipers stopped working! He came into the shop and said: “Guys you gotta help me here’! We brought his car right in,and I pulled the wiper cowl off to reveal that the wiper arm linkage had failed due to wear. I had seen this problem before with this model vehicle and the only fix was to replace the worn linkage period. We called the dealership his car came from to see if they had a new linkage in stock , but they did not have one in stock and a new linkage was over a day away. He asked me “What am I supposed to do”? I thought for a minute and remembered that I had a bottle of Rain-X in my truck, I said hold on I will be right back. I handed the bottle of Rain-X over to him and said “Try this” , he then treated his own windshield with Rain-X . We then wished him luck and he went off to the airport. Later that day we received a phone call from him, he got to the airport just fine and the Rain-X worked great! I guess you could say that the Rain-X acted like a spare tire would when you got a flat. It got him where he needed to go until he could until he could get his wipers fixed properly. Just remember that Rain-X is not a “replacement” for windshield wipers!

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Rain-X products that I like to use.

I like to use Rain-X  2 in 1 windshield wash it has the windshield treatment already in with it and it makes it so convenient if you do not want to treat your windshield the conventional way with Rain-X. Rain-X also makes a great automotive glass cleaner that cleans without streaks,and it is also safe to use on tinted windows.  Your safety on the road relies on visual clarity, Rain -X works well for me. If you replace your windshield wipers and they still do not perform well here is what I do to increase wiper performance.

  1. Remove road film completely with glass cleaner and fine steel wool. Yes fine steel wool,don’t worry it will not scratch your windshield.  However I would not recommend that you used the steel wool on the “stick on” type tinted windows. Spray the glass cleaner on the windshield and make one horizontal and vertical pass over the windshield with the fine steel wool. Rinse  or squeegee off the residue from the windshield.
  2. Spray glass cleaner onto a clean rag and go down the entire length of the rubber portion of the wiper blade to remove road film and grime from the rubber. Take a look at the rag afterwards you will be surprised at what you see!
  3. Make sure that the pivots on the wiper arms are not binding or seized causing poor contact to the windshield.
  4.  On your older vehicle make sure that the spring tension is not too weak in the wiper arm. This will also not apply sufficient downward pressure to the wiper blade causing poor contact to the windshield.
  5. Finally  for best performance replace your wiper blades every 6 months, or sooner if needed.

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