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So, I guess YMMV.

- -Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew F. Kay, Jr.
>
> 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.<<
>
From: "Ken Mitchell"
> 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.)


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