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Re: [ST] Cuidado - Rain-X



The King has left the building.

Well Done Lad!

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew F. Kay, Jr." <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: [ST] Cuidado - Rain-X


> Dear Ken, Rick, Charlie and anybody else who wants to horn in:
>
> Oh, Puh-leeze.  Let's review some of Life's Most Important Rules:
>
> 1)  Anecdotal evidence is not only worthless, it can be misleading.  "I
> used (product) on my (article) for (period of time) and there were no
> bad effects"  So what, if it renders useless a $500 windscreen on
> someone else's boat.  Using Epoxy as a personal lubricant might work,
> but it will have negative effects over time.  (Did you hear the story of
> the newly-weds who didn't know the difference between Vaseline and
> putty?  Their windows fell out.)
>
> 2)  Confine your argument to the subject.  No one said that Rain-X would
> cause your shield to be brittle or shatter.  It can "dry out" the
> material, causing loss of visual clarity and "yellowing", among other
> things.  It will definitely cause the loss of scratch-resistant and
> other coating that are not made to withstand the solvents in Rain-X.
> They don't say, but it smells like acetone.  According to people who
> should know, Plexiglas fabricators, wax is good for Plexiglas, Lexan and
> like materials, but that is only hearsay on my part.
>
> 3)  Never make it up, it makes you look stupid and/or lazy.  The Rain-X
> container plainly states, "IMPORTANT:  Do not use on plastics unless
> pre-approved by the manufacturer of the plastic to be treated. Do not
> use on or allow product to contact painted surfaces, non-clear surfaces,
> surfaces treated with anti-reflective, scratch-resistant or other
> coatings."  If you paid more than $29.99 for your helmet, the visor will
> have one or more of these.
>
> 4)  Just because a product is "good" for the purpose for which it is
> intended doesn't make it "good" for others.  Don't light your BBQ fires
> with gasoline (it's dangerous and makes the steaks stink).  See also
> "Epoxy" above.  Rain-X works great on glass, I use it all the time.
> They also make other products, which might be suitable for plastics, but
> they don't function as the original Rain-X.  That could give you an out,
> Rick.
>
> 5)  Never argue with the King.
>
> 6)  It's good to be King :))
>
> Andrew F. Kay, Jr.
> King, Riders of the Lost Empire, LC
> www.lostempire.com
>
>
> STOP!!
>
> >>NEVER apply Rain-X (tm) to a visor or windscreen.  It will remove the
> >>coating(s) on the base material and "dry out" the visor.  Use a
> >>proprietary product such as Plexus (tm) or Klear 2 Sea (tm) to clean
> >>your plexiglass and apply a coating of wax (just wax, not a
> >>cleaner/wax) to the outer surface to help shed water.
>
> Rain-X is for glass only.  Works great on the truck or Momma's
> Bonneville... The one with the four wheels and a supercharger.<<
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ____
> _____________________
>
> >I don't know where you got this information so please do enlighten me.
> >I've been using Rain-X on the faceshields of my Arai helmet(s), both
> >the clear and dark-smoke versions, for *YEARS* with no noticeable ill
> >effects.  My faceshields remain pliable, and the stuff works GREAT.
>
> >As a testament to that fact, many riders who've been out with me notice
>
> >how easily I change my shields, by pulling the bike over, reaching into
>
> >the Triumph tankbag where they live, and swapping over without so much
> >as removing my gloves, let alone taking off the helmet. Tell me I could
>
> >do that with a faceshield made brittle and/or unusable by the
> >application of Rain-X.
>
> >I stand by Rain-X as a GOOD product and quite suitable for my Arai
> >faceshields. (Never felt any urge to do the windscreen on my RS. It's
> >never even been in my line of sight.)
>
> Ken M.
> '00 RS
>
>
> >Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:27:03 -0700
> From: "Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ST] Rain-X bad??
>
> >From the Rain-x bottle: "For all glass, acrylic & polycarbonate
> >transparencies"
>
>
>
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