Rain-X

Rain-X is a car care brand that describes itself as a worldwide automotive brand known for safe driving visibility. According to the brand, the Rain-X name was first used in 1972, and for 50 years it has provided drivers with products to help them outsmart the elements. Its range grew from glass care, including its Original Glass Treatment water beading technology, wiper blades and glass cleaners, and has since expanded into car washes, waxes, bug and tar removers and headlight restoration kits. Rain-X has been part of Illinois Tool Works since 2011.

The Drivers HQ stocks Rain-X Rain Repellent 200ml, part of our Glass Sealants range. Rain-X says this compact bottle helps keep the windscreen and side windows clear on rainy days, using a technology that changes the contact angle of water droplets so they bead up and fly off the glass as you drive. The brand says it improves visibility in rain, sleet and snow, and that because the droplets roll away easily, dirt, mud and insects are less likely to stick, so the windscreen stays cleaner for longer.

Rain Repellent suits any driver who wants clearer glass in bad weather, and it slots in at the end of a detailing routine once the glass is properly clean. Rain-X advises cleaning and drying the surface first, then applying the product at temperatures above 4°C with a small folded dry cloth, using vigorous circular movements. It is then left to dry, and a white haze may form, before the last film is removed with a dry cloth. The brand also says it should not be used on plastic surfaces such as motorbike visors, ATVs or Plexiglas windows.

Buy Rain-X from The Drivers HQ with tracked UK-wide delivery by Royal Mail, or call in at our walk-in store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where Click & Collect is free. You can add Rain-X Rain Repellent 200ml to a single order with the rest of your detailing and car care essentials from across the shop, so everything you need for clean, clear glass arrives together or is ready to pick up in one visit.