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Sep 6, 2011 | 09:48 AM

#21

Poochie

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From: New Orleans, LA

I've always used Rain-X on all of my bikes, but I use the foam type with the cleaner and water repellant made into one product. Spray it on, and wipe it off with a microfiber rag. No hazing, scratching, or streaks. The shield always comes out crystal clear, and bugs and road spray just wipe right off.

Sep 6, 2011 | 10:08 AM

#22

upstate tim

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From: send money!

Used it for years on my metric and face shields. No problems with either.
Ran out of RainX a few years back. Now I just use "bug off" and it seems to have similar properties when it comes to beading water.
Never heard of ReJect. That's what I call my dog...

Oops, ReJex. That's what I call all my dogs.
Have to look that stuff up.

Last edited by upstate tim; Sep 6, 2011 at 10:11 AM.

Sep 6, 2011 | 10:20 AM

#23

valvestem

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From: Northeast U.S.

Rain-X ate the hard coating off my 1990 Softail windshield. If you have a non-coated windshield, you may be OK. I wouldn't use it again on plastic.

Sep 6, 2011 | 10:24 AM

#24

TWIN CAM 96

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From: East of the USS Midway

Just wax it

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:43 PM

#25

Troubleman

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From: Central California

Quote:

Originally Posted by riteway

Pledge works for me............:-)

Cheap, easy to find and it smells lemony fresh. I don't know why you would use anything else.

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:47 PM

#26

davidsdad

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From: Flatwoods Kentucky

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdb1976

Meguiar's Plexus or H-D's Novus work wonders

Plus 1 on the "Novus"!

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:49 PM

#27

KoalaCowboy

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From: Metro Denver

I use Pledge wipes on my LRS shield...lights, etc. Works great!

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:53 PM

#28

david christopher

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From: Pensacola FL

aquapel works better and longer than any product that Ive ever used

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Sep 6, 2011 | 09:02 PM

#29

cruzmisl

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I use aquapel on my car and its far superior to rain x (as far as durability goes) other than that they're essentially the same.

Sep 6, 2011 | 09:10 PM

#30

sbergerson

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From: Pine River, MN

DON"T DO IT!!! I did. I've used it on my cars for years...great product. Put it on my bike 3 years ago, and had visible streaks running down the shield where the rain-ex ate away a layer of the plastic. Even though I rubbed it in, where it was initially applied was damaged forever.

FIXING MY MISTAKE DIDN"T WORK EITHER...
My Rain-Ex damaged shield bothered me so much that I decided to try one of those headlight polishing kits that work so well on car headlights. They DO NOT work on Harley windshields. They only turn Harley windshields opaque. I finally tossed it in the trash and bought a new shield.

NO MORE RAIN-EX FOR MY BIKES!!!