Rainy windows
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I've been using Aquapel for years. I usually get it off Amazon six applicators at a time. It takes two applicators to do a Sprinter windshield. It lasts 6-9 months between applications. It works better than RainX, last longer, leaves no film behind.
Turtle,
Thx for info on Aquapel. Is it easier to apply Rain Ex? I mean with Rain Ex, you apply, wait until it drys, apply again, wait until dry, spritz water on windshield, buff with dry rag. I tried to become a dealer, but they want you to buy in large quantities. I couldn't to do that. Can you buy anyplace than Amazon?
Thx for info on Aquapel. Is it easier to apply Rain Ex? I mean with Rain Ex, you apply, wait until it drys, apply again, wait until dry, spritz water on windshield, buff with dry rag. I tried to become a dealer, but they want you to buy in large quantities. I couldn't to do that. Can you buy anyplace than Amazon?
You can buy it on eBay, Ave probably other places online. You can buy it at most car detailer shops. That's what it's designed for, car detailers, which is why you don't see it at many consumer retail locations like Auto Zone or Walmart.
To apply, you crack the glass vial contained within the applicator and wipe out evenly on the window. It goes on like a very thin oil. You let it sit for a minute or three and then wipe it off / polish it with a paper towel. Because it's this very thin oil-like substance it doesn't want to wipe off and dry like water or window cleaner, so it takes more wiping than you'd think. Your basically polishing it into the window, but it's not nearly as much work as, say, waxing and polishing a door or fender.
On the Sprinter I apply it to one side of the windshield, then do the other side. By the time I'm done with the second side, the first side it ready to be wiped/polished. Then I wipe/polish the other side.
You want to clean the windshield really well before applying the Aquapel, so including cleaning and applying and polishing, it's probably 15 minutes.
To apply, you crack the glass vial contained within the applicator and wipe out evenly on the window. It goes on like a very thin oil. You let it sit for a minute or three and then wipe it off / polish it with a paper towel. Because it's this very thin oil-like substance it doesn't want to wipe off and dry like water or window cleaner, so it takes more wiping than you'd think. Your basically polishing it into the window, but it's not nearly as much work as, say, waxing and polishing a door or fender.
On the Sprinter I apply it to one side of the windshield, then do the other side. By the time I'm done with the second side, the first side it ready to be wiped/polished. Then I wipe/polish the other side.
You want to clean the windshield really well before applying the Aquapel, so including cleaning and applying and polishing, it's probably 15 minutes.
You can buy it on eBay, Ave probably other places online. You can buy it at most car detailer shops. That's what it's designed for, car detailers, which is why you don't see it at many consumer retail locations like Auto Zone or Walmart.
To apply, you crack the glass vial contained within the applicator and wipe out evenly on the window. It goes on like a very thin oil. You let it sit for a minute or three and then wipe it off / polish it with a paper towel. Because it's this very thin oil-like substance it doesn't want to wipe off and dry like water or window cleaner, so it takes more wiping than you'd think. Your basically polishing it into the window, but it's not nearly as much work as, say, waxing and polishing a door or fender.
On the Sprinter I apply it to one side of the windshield, then do the other side. By the time I'm done with the second side, the first side it ready to be wiped/polished. Then I wipe/polish the other side.
You want to clean the windshield really well before applying the Aquapel, so including cleaning and applying and polishing, it's probably 15 minutes.
To apply, you crack the glass vial contained within the applicator and wipe out evenly on the window. It goes on like a very thin oil. You let it sit for a minute or three and then wipe it off / polish it with a paper towel. Because it's this very thin oil-like substance it doesn't want to wipe off and dry like water or window cleaner, so it takes more wiping than you'd think. Your basically polishing it into the window, but it's not nearly as much work as, say, waxing and polishing a door or fender.
On the Sprinter I apply it to one side of the windshield, then do the other side. By the time I'm done with the second side, the first side it ready to be wiped/polished. Then I wipe/polish the other side.
You want to clean the windshield really well before applying the Aquapel, so including cleaning and applying and polishing, it's probably 15 minutes.
Who is LOS?
Who is LOS?
paullud
Veteran Expediter
Another name to add to the missing list. He disappeared during my hiatus and I hope everything is OK.
I sent him a PM . . er . . conversation, never got a response.
Friendships are a good enough reason to let us know how his new venture is going.
As usual, IMHO, of course.
I would imagine his friends know how he's doing.
paullud
Veteran Expediter
Ouch
Yeah! Ouch.
Hey I don't know where he is either.