# Aquapel vs RainX **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 20, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210 "2009-01-20T01:45:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ScottSutcliffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ScottSutcliffe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ScottSutcliffe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/1 "2009-01-20T01:45:33Z")
Does anyone know the differences between Aquapel and RainX? Which is better? Which lasts longer? Thanks for advice. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/2 "2009-01-20T03:20:23Z")
I do not know the chemical differences but Aquapel lasts about 6 months, or at least thats when I reapply it. I have not used Rain-X but I heard it streaks heavily and does not last long. Aquapel really works. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/3 "2009-01-20T11:21:41Z")
I prefer good windshield wipers. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/4 "2009-01-20T12:18:52Z")
If you’ve never tried any of this stuff it is well worth giving it a whirl. It really makes tremendous visibility difference - esp as the rain gets harder. I keep good wipers on too, of course. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/5 "2009-01-20T15:38:26Z")
I have tried it…and HATED IT. Good wipers work best. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/6 "2009-01-20T16:38:17Z")
I’ve only tried Rain-X once. I couldn’t wait for it to wear off. Never again. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/7 "2009-01-20T18:50:59Z")
RainX works just fine for me. It is especially great for those severe downpours where windshield wipers are not enough. One time I used it when I was driving at 4:00 AM in Nowhere, LA in really heavy rain. With no light from the sky and good windshield wipers, it made a huge improvement in visibility. Now I apply it before every trip and I keep it in my car in case I need it for local driving. I just pull into a covered gas station, clean the windshield, and apply it according to the directions. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/8 "2009-01-20T19:06:09Z")
I would not have written that if I had not tried it. I do understand the theory and practice. I just prefer wipers to wax. It is possible that if my driving habits changed and I was driving under different conditions, I might go for the stuff, but I don’t see that happening. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/9 "2009-01-20T21:35:22Z")
> I just prefer wipers to wax. Joseph, isn’t that a false choice? After all, neither of these products (Aquapel or RainX) is designed to replace your wipers. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aquapel-vs-rainx/25210/10 "2009-01-20T23:18:25Z")
I tried this kind stuff when I first was things like it first hit the market, and I too HATED it - it had the tendency to leave this film across my windshield no matter what by blades were like. Swore it off. A few years later I had it on a rental car - wow was all I had for it. So I bought the recent versions and now hate not having it.