Improved Vision When Driving In Heavy Rain? - Page 3

Rover Jack · 8th January 2010, 17:25

I bought some of that stuff in a small bottle that claims that it was developed for plane windscreens and at that it disperses the rain on your windscreen as it hits after you have polished it onto the screen. I'm a sucker for trying out stuff like that and it was only £4.95 so I gave it a try.

I treated half (the drivers side) of the windscreen and was initially a little disappointed, the effect was that there was definitely a huge difference beteen the two sides of the screen, the treated side still obviously had raindrops on it but they were much much finer than those on the passenger side which was impossible to see out of.

However I have to say that having got used to the effect, I have been able to see quite clearly through the heaviest of rainfall with the wipers turned off no problem at all whilst travelling at normal speed. In fact the the faster you are travelling the clearer the screen.

The stuff is supposed to create less friction for the rain to stick on the screen which is why it gets clearer the faster you are travelling.

I suppose you might well say, why turn the wipers off, however I have found that occasionally when the wipers are irritating me as they sometimes do, I can turn them off and see and drive quite safely without them even in really heavy rain wheras the passenger side of the screen is impossible to see out of in the conditions.

I have to say that if treated I'm sure that there is a fair chance of you getting home if your wipers failed in the middle of a storm or heavy rainfall.

Maybe the spray stuff might help those who find the reflected light from the larger rain drops a nuisance.

BigRuss · 8th January 2010, 17:52

I use a rain repellant windscreen spray and it definately works a treat over 30mph you don't need the wipers at all, even in heavy rain.

The effect tends to be short lived though, by the end of a journey of say 100 miles the windscreen needs treating again.

Russ

mark_bonsai · 8th January 2010, 18:13

I personally use a pair of these when the conditions are less than ideal, but don't use them at night dispite what it says. I've found in foggyconditions or heavy rain in the daytime they help.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Nights...item35a4e26db7

majedm75 · 8th January 2010, 18:49

I use the rain repellant solution and treat all the car windows as well as the mirrors. The visibility is great at high speed. Funniest thing: when the windshield is wet with all those droplets before you start off say from a traffic light, then when the car picks up some speed, you have that Star Trek warp speed factor image of those droplets going back

On the other hand, I tried that rain repellant on my wife's car (Suzuki Wagon R+) and it had the reverse effect: droplets would stay on the windshield and the wipers would squeek a lot

. Maybe it's because the Suzuki's windshield is more vertical and the wipers arms apply less pressure on the screen

Ballo1000 · 8th January 2010, 20:49

I think it depends on th sunglasses, I have a pair of serengeti driving glasses and use them in fog and rain aswell as sun and they really do make a difference. My wife wears RayBan and we swapped during thick fog the glasses do add about 50 yards to the visibilty.Dont know why and being from a science background I have tried a number of pairs to try to disprove it but the serengeti always come out trumps.

8th January 2010, 17:25	#21
Rover Jack Regular poster Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Barry Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought some of that stuff in a small bottle that claims that it was developed for plane windscreens and at that it disperses the rain on your windscreen as it hits after you have polished it onto the screen. I'm a sucker for trying out stuff like that and it was only £4.95 so I gave it a try. I treated half (the drivers side) of the windscreen and was initially a little disappointed, the effect was that there was definitely a huge difference beteen the two sides of the screen, the treated side still obviously had raindrops on it but they were much much finer than those on the passenger side which was impossible to see out of. However I have to say that having got used to the effect, I have been able to see quite clearly through the heaviest of rainfall with the wipers turned off no problem at all whilst travelling at normal speed. In fact the the faster you are travelling the clearer the screen. The stuff is supposed to create less friction for the rain to stick on the screen which is why it gets clearer the faster you are travelling. I suppose you might well say, why turn the wipers off, however I have found that occasionally when the wipers are irritating me as they sometimes do, I can turn them off and see and drive quite safely without them even in really heavy rain wheras the passenger side of the screen is impossible to see out of in the conditions. I have to say that if treated I'm sure that there is a fair chance of you getting home if your wipers failed in the middle of a storm or heavy rainfall. Maybe the spray stuff might help those who find the reflected light from the larger rain drops a nuisance. Last edited by Rover Jack; 8th January 2010 at 17:32..

8th January 2010, 17:52	#22
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8th January 2010, 20:49	#25
Ballo1000 Newbie MG ZT-T Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think it depends on th sunglasses, I have a pair of serengeti driving glasses and use them in fog and rain aswell as sun and they really do make a difference. My wife wears RayBan and we swapped during thick fog the glasses do add about 50 yards to the visibilty.Dont know why and being from a science background I have tried a number of pairs to try to disprove it but the serengeti always come out trumps.