Duxback - pretty impressive!

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Got given a bottle of this stuff by my dealer a couple of weeks back and have trying it since. Basically, its a hydrophobic water repellant coating for glass.

I'm pretty impressed.

It doesn't do away with the need for wipers and fine droplets still remain on the windscreen but its amazing seeing bigger droplets accelerate up the windscreen on motorways and A road. In some conditions, particularly at night, there's actually no need to use the wipers. The windscreen doesn't seem to gum with dirt as easily either.

Much easier to apply that RainX and seems to be more effective.
 
MarkDavis said:
Got given a bottle of this stuff by my dealer a couple of weeks back and have trying it since. Basically, its a hydrophobic water repellant coating for glass.

I'm pretty impressed.

It doesn't do away with the need for wipers and fine droplets still remain on the windscreen but its amazing seeing bigger droplets accelerate up the windscreen on motorways and A road. In some conditions, particularly at night, there's actually no need to use the wipers. The windscreen doesn't seem to gum with dirt as easily either.
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So, it's just like Rai...

MarkDavis said:
Much easier to apply that RainX and seems to be more effective.
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Oh.
 
So what is an accepted good product for this? I noticed that the S15 has a coating on the side windows which magically repels water like nothing I've seen before, but the rear window does not. If I could do the same on the back window I could happily ditch the wiper.
 
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I don't get it? Seems like a honest recommendation to me.

I always wax my side windows. Makes the rain run off and form pretty patterns on the motorway :p
 
Clarkey said:
So what is an accepted good product for this? I noticed that the S15 has a coating on the side windows which magically repels water like nothing I've seen before, but the rear window does not. If I could do the same on the back window I could happily ditch the wiper.
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There's quite a few. Aquapel springs to mind. Hydrophobic coated glass is pretty uncontroversial. The products seem to be vary only in their ease of application, price, how long they last and the amount of judder whether using wipers. I think Gtechniq also offer a similar product. Halfords have also started offering Duxback.
 
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Been about a month / 1800 miles now since this Duxback stuff was applied and I'm noticing that the windscreen is no longer beading water as well as when it first applied. Can't see how its going to last 6 months especially through the winter with high wiper usage.

Bought a single application pack (no pre-cleaner included) off Ebay for £5 last week and going to apply that to the rear screen to see how that holds up as it has no rear wipers.
 
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£3 for a bottle of rainx screen cleaner from asda. Bottle lasts me a long while and I just apply it every time I wash the car. Beading lasts about a month
 
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Crap name, prefer my Nanolex :D
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Who cares about the name? I'm more interested in how well it works :D

Nanolex have some good reports but even Nanolex themselves says its only lasts 3 months (which is no doubt a generous estimate). Not cheap either.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=113117&page=3

Was going to try some G1 but it seems like an absolute faff to apply: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10861

The problem with all of this stuff is seems to be durability. I mean, how exactly, do you stop the wear caused by wipers?

I wonder if there's a way they could layer a harder wearing version on the windscreen during manufacture?
 
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MarkDavis said:
Who cares about the name? I'm more interested in how well it works :D

Nanolex have some good reports but even Nanolex themselves says its only lasts 3 months (which is no doubt a generous estimate). Not cheap either.
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I only said that as I've bought it and need to justify it to myself :p
 
I find that a high quality glass polish works best for me.
I use rainx in the winter as its quick and easy to apply.
 
dale1uk said:
Gtechniq G1 is a bit off a faff to apply, however the durability and results are hard to beat. It only needs applied once every few years.
http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/g1-clearvision-smart-glass/

For best results, unless the cars is pretty much brand new and the glass is contaminant free, go for the kit that includes the G4 glass polish too http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/kits/g1-g4-clearvision-screen-kit/
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Pretty much this. Probably the best available.

It's all in the prep though!
 
MarkDavis said:
Who cares about the name? I'm more interested in how well it works :D

Nanolex have some good reports but even Nanolex themselves says its only lasts 3 months (which is no doubt a generous estimate). Not cheap either.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=113117&page=3

Was going to try some G1 but it seems like an absolute faff to apply: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10861

The problem with all of this stuff is seems to be durability. I mean, how exactly, do you stop the wear caused by wipers?

I wonder if there's a way they could layer a harder wearing version on the windscreen during manufacture?
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I used to use RainX on the windscreen and whilst excellent at motorway speeds, you still needed to use the wipers at low speeds, so it wears off and can be smeary if you've applied a little too much.

I now just use RainX on side/rear/mirror glass, and just keep the windscreen and wipers clean, and use a good quality washer fluid (currently using Prestone - it helps the water bead up and roll off the glass more than the cheap Asda stuff I was using before).
 
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