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Old 09-06-2011, 09:48 AM
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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.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 10:08 AM
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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.
 

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Old 09-06-2011, 10:20 AM
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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.
 
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Just wax it
 
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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.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rdb1976
Meguiar's Plexus or H-D's Novus work wonders
Plus 1 on the "Novus"!
 
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I use Pledge wipes on my LRS shield...lights, etc. Works great!
 
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aquapel works better and longer than any product that Ive ever used
 
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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.
 
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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!!!
 
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