RejeX on Windshields

[Garak]

I mentioned some time ago that I'd be trying that, as an alternative to Rain-X and the like, and some members were wondering about it. For those who don't know about it, it's also a paint sealant. 3M recommends it to protect clear bras and the clear headlight cover film, too. For those applications, I knew it worked. It prevents the bugs from staining the clear film. Plus, it's easy on and easy to buff.

In the rain (from what limited driving I've done in the rain over the past number of days), it is much the same as Rain-X, at least as I can tell. I haven't seen enough varying situations yet to know if the beading creates glare or if it will help chattering or make it worse. For the rain, it's neither impressed nor annoyed me.

The product's marketing also claims that you can take off bugs (and bird droppings, and so forth) off very easily with a properly treated surface, be it paint or windshield. They said a quick wipe or a shot with the hose, and the stuff would be gone. I was skeptical about that, though, since I've heard that many times before. This time, I'm glad to be wrong. I got covered in bugs on the highway yesterday. I decided to test the RejeX. I turned the pressure washer onto them from about two feet away with no soap and gave the windshield a very quick rinse, maybe 20 seconds. I used no wipers nor windshield washer fluid.

Believe it or not, the bugs and their innards were gone without a trace. The windshield was as clean as it was when I prepped and treated it. Durability is supposed to be good, particularly if instructions are followed, but we'll see.

 

[Phishin]

Glad to hear it worked on your windshield.

One thing that RejeX is really good at to, is keeping your rims clean. Put two coats on your rims (with 12 hours minimum between coats) and the brake dust and road grime will have one heck of a time sticking to your rims. Plus, when you're washing your car, a simple blast with a hose and they are like new again.

I've used RejeX for a few years on my boats and cars. I love the stuff. I start with a stripped vehicle (no wax or sealant on it at all....so I wash the car/boat with Dawn and Simple Green first).

I apply 2 coats of Rejex, with at least 12 hours apart.

I then apply 2 coats of Collinite paste wax on top of the RejeX to give it a deeper/wetter look. I apply a 1-2 coats of wax onto the car over the next year.

You should not put Rejex on top of wax, but it's ok to layer wax on top of RejeX. Once a year, I strip the surface back down and start back over with two fresh coats of RejeX.

 

[charbaby]

Very interesting reviews from both of you![Garak & Phishin].

Where is RejeX found?

I believe I've seen it advertised in the back of magazines!

 

[SatinSilver]

http://www.rejex.com/rejex.html , amazon, autogeek.com etc

 

[Garak]

Yep, they sell it themselves in the States, I believe, along withe various RV shops and other websites from what I can gather. Up here, an online retailer called eShine sells it.

I already put it on the headlights, too, and it will be going on the rest of the vehicle when I find some time. I applied it on a buddy's clear film on his GT500 for him, and it went really well.

Like Phishin indicated, it's not a polish and isn't designed to correct paint issues or provide a huge shine on its own, and it's supposed to be on the bottom layer. They don't claim it replaces polish or fixes paint. What they do claim, however, seems to work as advertised.

For the windshield, I did two coats in a row, then let it cure for 12 hours, just to ensure I didn't miss anything.

 

[charbaby]

Garak:

"For the windshield, I did two coats in a row, then let it cure for 12 hours, just to ensure I didn't miss anything".

Have you had any rain yet to see how well the RejeX is working on the windshield?

 

[Garak]

We had some rain. It seems to work similarly to Rain-X, but until we get a bit more and combine it with some road muck, it's hard to tell. It was kind of like a flash thundershower - here one minute, gone the next.

I was able to do another bug test. I was on the highway, and this time, the bugs baked all day in the sun. They still came off as easily as the last wash.

 

[charbaby]

Nice! I may have to get me some RejeX

 

[Garak]

If you get a lot of bugs, you certainly won't regret it. Heck, even if you don't like how it works on the windshield, it's a great paint sealant, too, and priced no worse or better than the average competitor.

 

[JHZR2]

hmmmmm. Need to put this on the windshield and on the wheels!

 

[Garak]

Yes, it's very good on the wheels to make brake dust and the like much easier to remove. After I get some correction done to the G, it will simply be going on everything. Right now, it's just the headlights and windshield. The bumper takes some serious work to get the bugs off, but the windshield and headlights are an absolute breeze.

 

[Garak]

I was able to test another aspect today. I had some bugs on the windshield on the highway and hit a rainstorm. Instead of seeing the wipers smear the windshield for five minutes while I got through half a gallon of washer fluid, it took only about four strokes to clear the bugs off completely, and the ones outside the wiper path disappeared as the rain went on.

The beading, as I mentioned before, is a little different than Rain-X. It seems more "natural." The beads aren't quite as large and they consequently don't just flow off constantly.