This product REALLY works!

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Rain-X Anti-fog for INTERIOR glass.

I tried this to get rid of the foggy "film" on the inside of the windshield my wife's Elantra forms in all kinds of weather; didn't expect much; BUT: it worked great! No more fogging/film from inside at all! It's really clear, and where I've missed a few spots, I could really see what a difference it made.

The really great surprise was: it didn't only get rid of the fogging which was pretty typical to the Elantra, but it also prevented the glass from fogging up due to the natural cold weather!

After I noticed this, I put it on the inside glass of my T-bird: same results: The rain and cold-dependant inside-fogging almost totally gone; When I get off work at 10 pm at temps around 15-20 deg., the windshield is crystal clear! Unless there was a sheet of real solid ice on the OUTside of the windshiled, I've never used the defroster to clear up interior fogging anymore since the Rain-X treatment! The difference is clearly seen at cold, foggy nights.

It's been about 4 weeks since I first put one coat on, and it still looks really clear, still preventing all kinds of fog on the windshield. I'm going to put it on the few spots that missed on the windshield, but it's almost such a joy to have those missed spots, just to see what a difference it made at nightime.

highly recommended.

HOW I USED IT:
I put a little Rain-X anti-fog on to a micro-fiber towel, rubbed it on the inside, it looks smeary/foggy for a moment, but just keep rubbing, and the foggyness goes away, and the glass looks really clear. Biggest problem is seeing where you missed a spot while doing it, but as soon as you drive at night, it becomes VERY clear, and you can easily spot the missed areas.

[ January 27, 2005, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: 97tbird ]
 
Is it really optically clear upon close inspection? Typically Ive seen that it leaves a slight filmon glass. If not, thats really great!

An elantrais a small car, bot not THAT small. Are you sure the air vent is left on 'outside' and the AC is used? My truck (short cab S-10) fogs sometimes, but it goes away quick. None of my other cars ever fog...

JMH
 
I was about to buy that stuff but wasn't sure if it works or not. Seeing how great it worked for you, I may give it a try. Does it leave ivisible swirls that you sometimes see at night? Some window cleaners leave that which gets annoying.

Don't want to go off topic here, a friend of mine said his rear window defogger is not working. He said he uses shaving cream on the window. I have not tried it on my car yet. However I put some on my bathroom mirror which fogs up when I take a shower. And it works but the mirror appears still a bit wavy instead of fogging up.
 
We tried every trick we know to get the fog off the Elantra earlier: nothing really worked; had to run the defroster on warm all the time.

I didn't see any "film" after using it on areas where I applied it with enough elbow grease.
The only swirl marks I see at night are the marks where I didn't rub hard enough to buff it off,on the corners for ex. I was sitting in the driver's seat and I did a good job on the driver's side: everything really clear with no marks. But then I was too lazy to move to the passenger seat to do the other half, and sort of "leaned" and streched and buffed that area, so I didn't buff very hard o the corners, for ex. There I see some swirl marks with on-coming cars' lights at night. So I guess you really have to buff until it's really clear, without being lazy like me
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I plan to apply it again, this time on all the side windows as well. Then i'll get the spots with the swirls...However, I'm weary about the back window, because of the wires for the defroster on it...don't want to damage the wires with rubbing, etc.
 
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Originally posted by kevm14:
You won't damage the wires with a microfiber towel. Just don't apply the Rain-X product with a scotch brite pad.

microfiber? heck, micro/macro fiber will work just fine. Use an old t-shirt. old sock. old sheet. old cotton-anything.

but...yes, do stay away from the brillo/scotch-brite pads....
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where do we send in for Used Windshield Interior AntiFog Coating Analyis (UWIAFCA)?
 
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