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[David H]

Does any body use it on their visor?



Someone recommended it to me but it says don't use on plastic or coated surfaces.

[Pict]

Does any body use it on their visor?



Someone recommended it to me but it says don't use on plastic or coated surfaces.

I've been nervous, too. May sneak an old visor into Helllfords or whoever and do a "spot test".

[stu]

I thought it was formulated for (perspex) aircraft windows - so presumably would be fine.
However, when I used furniture polish on a Bob Heath visor in the (distant) past, there was an eventual seperation of the coating in places.

Not that that is releveant to you Q

[Jason]

I have used rain-x on my visors for nearly eight years without problems - excellent stuff. The bottle I bought was also yellow but it was specifically for bike visors so I don't know if there is any difference between the products. Mine says it can also be used on car windscreens etc so I think it is probably all the same stuff.

(Also Demon Tweaks market the same stuff as in your piccy for visors...)



Jason

[Nosaj]

If you go to the bike shows theres usually a "very enthusiastic" person trying to flog it
ive been tempted to get some but i dont ride in rain so perhaps id be wasting me time

[Difflock]

Works great on the rear screen and side windows of my Trans Am, but I too am nervous about putting it on my visor..

Diff.

[darcym]

I've used it on visors and windscreens as well as the windshield on my truck. Great stuff, really. Rode in a light mist rain the other weekend and it really kept my having to wipe the visor to a minimum. Water sheets off nicely. You do have to re-apply it if you spend a lot of time in the wet, though.

[David H]

I'll try it on my old lid when I go to work tonight, the visor isn't coated so I may be defeating the object of the test.

[Daveb]

used it many years ago on a car's windshield, I think its alcohol based. great in light rain, smudged in heavy rain. never used it again.

[laughin in a windstorm]

I use car body wax like 'turtle wax' on my visor, when it rains the water just beads away with the windflow, if any droplets stay where they are you just have to turn your head slightly and the wind then takes it away, I don't feel the need to wipe my visor very much at all, it's usually only needed when the filthy oily spray from a stinking great big lorry comes at you, I use the wax treatment to get rid of stubborn dried on flies too.

[David H]

I'll try it on my old lid when I go to work tonight, the visor isn't coated so I may be defeating the object of the test.

Well sods law, it didn't rain. Maybe that's the answer.

I have used turtle wax in the past to good effect in proper rain, but in fine, barely raining type rain, the water used to stay put.

[Sven]

I've used rain-x for the last 2 years: no bad side effects in any weather, and a big improvement in reducing 'sticky rain effect' on the visor.

Keep it - you'll need it one day soon ...

[ChrisG]

I've been using exactly the same one in the picture on my visor for years. Tried it once on the the car windscreen and it was great until the rain got heavy enough for me to need the wipers, and then made a hell of a mess. On the visor though it's great, just turn your head slightly to the side and all the rain blows off.

[Guinness]

i've used it and it does work great

except at low speeds
except with drizzle or the spray from the vehicle in front of you

you get thousands of little dropplets STICKING on your visor. they dont drip off
jerking yer head to one side or a sturdy nod helps a bit.
it needs riding speed at about 80-90kmh and it works better with big drops.

its HORRIBLE in fog ...

[tdm850rider]

If you want to give it a good test just treat one side of the visor.
Then if the rain is light or heavy you can make a comparison (and you will still have one good side).

[Pict]

If you want to give it a good test just treat one side of the visor.
Then if the rain is light or heavy you can make a comparison (and you will still have one good side).

Ah, there's that cultural difference again, in assuming evenly-distributed, well-behaved American rain. Real Scottish rain hurls in horizontally from one side, so you'd have to make a return trip for such a test, and with the cost of fuel as it is over here.....

[wicklamulla]

Ah, there's that cultural difference again, in assuming evenly-distributed, well-behaved American rain. Real Scottish rain hurls in horizontally from one side, so you'd have to make a return trip for such a test, and with the cost of fuel as it is over here.....

[David H]

Well it rained all day until............

I got my bike out.

Anyway todays test concludes that rain-x is good at catching flies and spray from HGVs.

Maybe it'll rain tomorrow?

[Nosaj]

it was pouring down yesterday, so i gave it a go , on the rolling road in the garage.. works perfectly
even though i only put it on my visor , it kept the leathers and everything dry the bike never even got a spot on it , i only got wet when i got off the bike and exited the garage and walked back into the hoose

so it works

[wicklamulla]

it was pouring down yesterday, so i gave it a go , on the rolling road in the garage.. works perfectly
even though i only put it on my visor , it kept the leathers and everything dry the bike never even got a spot on it , i only got wet when i got off the bike and exited the garage and walked back into the hoose

so it works

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