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Old 01-10-2010, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Pilots out here use pledge to keep the windshield clean and water repellent and swear by it. Might try that out on the headlights. If works on planes, I'm sure it'll work on headlights.
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Old 01-10-2010, 05:26 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Limitations of Lemon Pledge - Mombu the Aviation Forum
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Old 01-10-2010, 05:38 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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how funny you bring this up....i know people who use it on show antique and classic cars at shows!!! it does build up so ya gotta strip it every so often but no self respecting speck of dust clings to anything metal or fiberglass that has been lemon pledged!!
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Old 01-10-2010, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Okay so things to try (Recap):
Potato Half (rubing the starchy part on the windshield)
Lemon Pledge
RainX

Results yet anyone?
Lemon Pledg: Known to keep aircraft windshilds free of rain, mud unconfirmed.
RainX: Okay on car windsheilds if they are dry... keeps car free of rain, mud unconfirmed.
Potato Half: Works on wet or dry windshields (though better when you put it on dry)... keeps free of rain... mud unconfirmed.
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Old 01-10-2010, 06:28 PM
 
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Another option is to upgrade your headlights to HID's. They are 3 times brighter than regular lights, so they will more than compensate for the added dirt. This is what I did on my old Ford Escort. They have come way down in price recently, so it will cost you less than $100 for a full conversion kit.
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Old 01-10-2010, 06:36 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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Okay so things to try (Recap):
Potato Half (rubing the starchy part on the windshield)
Lemon Pledge
RainX

Results yet anyone?
Lemon Pledg: Known to keep aircraft windshilds free of rain, mud unconfirmed.
RainX: Okay on car windsheilds if they are dry... keeps car free of rain, mud unconfirmed.
Potato Half: Works on wet or dry windshields (though better when you put it on dry)... keeps free of rain... mud unconfirmed.
hey I was dead serious about the troll tied to the front bumper there buddy!! heehehee
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Old 01-10-2010, 08:00 PM
 
Location: Southeast Alaska
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I'm pretty new to this, what is trolling?
gobrien.....its simply what barclay, sniffer & pat do regularly here
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Old 01-10-2010, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Over the Rainbow...
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gobrien.....its simply what barclay, sniffer & pat do regularly here
Well if you mean me CC, I've been a member since June of 2007 so hardly a troll. I thought they were talking about dirty headlights....
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Old 01-10-2010, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Southeast Alaska
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or was it something about a new mouse...

3600 posts in that time...I bet you're a real blabber-mouth in real life...?
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Old 01-12-2010, 12:40 AM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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Yeah, the RainX works pretty well, you will still get a light slime, but not like you are getting now. You can get a premix windshield fluid with RainX in it or by the additive and put it in the gallon jug of washer fluid. Get a squirt bottle and you can pull off if needed and hose the headlights down if needed and they will stay cleaner a bit longer, but it is a loosing battle unless you have the trolls tied to the bumper with squeegies....
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