Water repellant on helmet visors?
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a good water repellant that would work on clear and mirrored helmet visors?
Posted Apr 9, 2014, 8:19 AM UTC
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I wonder, could you get get like a visor cover (like a screen protector on a phone) and then apply the rain X, and not have to worry about destroying your visor, if in fact the rumors are true, and Rain X DOES do that...
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I mean, if we were already getting into screen protector-y territory, why not just make them pre-treated with a hydrophobic chemical?
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I agree
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i use this for my visour and it works great. Unfortunately from a german vendor. I heard a lot about rain-X but there are different oppinions about wether it is save to put on plastic or not...
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It does say that it isn't supposed to be used on mirrored visors, though :)
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i read to quickly, sorry. i dont have a mirrored visor so it never occured to me :-/
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I used rain x on a plastic visor for many years with no issue. Of course your mileage may vary!
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I use visor proof from nikwax, can be bought cheaply off amazon and I have had the same bottle for something like 3 years now. I have used it on my clear and my silver iridium (mirror) visor with no issues. Stuff works well but will need reapplying when you clean the visor or after it rains a couple of times.
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What about NeverWet?
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Horrible stuff. Turns the substrate white and frosty, will not stick to a surface that ever had pdms (soap) on it, rubs of when touched by hand
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I've used Rainx off and on for years. If you apply it as directed it'll work as directed, the water just slides away. Although I can't speak for its use on mirrored visors.
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I've heard that furniture polish works well. Rainx warn about putting their product on perspex iirc.
Pledge is my favourite but it doesn't last long, you have to spray a bit more on every week or every 200 miles or so, whatever's first. It's great for if you're heading out into the rain though, the water beads up a treat.
Rain X can work, or it can destroy your visor. It seems to be based on the coating applied to a particular visor. If you have a popular helmet you can search around for other people who have tried it and see if it caused problems for them.
"Hey, can I see your helmet for a sec?"