Anti-rain is one of the most popular remedies. After all, with its help, you can protect the window from smudges and raindrops, which is especially important if a whole hurricane broke out on the street. It's no secret that a good view while driving is the key to safe driving. And if it rains heavily outside, the safety of the controls may be at risk. And the anti-rain is just designed to get rid of such a problem.
The emergence of special chemical liquids for treating glass from moisture is attributed to the time when aircraft got high speed and began to fly under any weather conditions. Accordingly, a special tool was needed that could provide good visibility through the windshields both during snowfall and during heavy rain. The main task of such a tool was to create a lotus effect - a water-repellent coating.
The essence of such a coating is that water, falling on the surface of the glass, collects into large drops and immediately rolls off the surface or, in the case of airplanes, is simply blown off the glass. Due to the use of this technology, good visibility is maintained even in severe bad weather.
What is anti-rain coating
Anidrain coating is a solution of special products collected in isopropyl alcohol. One has only to apply a coating to the car glass, as a protective layer is immediately formed, invisible to the human eye. It is characterized by resistance of the film to mechanical stress, as well as non-wettability with water. This nano-coating is widely used in the modern automotive industry.
Anti-rain is, from a chemical point of view, a mixture of silicone derivatives and polymers that are diluted with an organic solvent. After applying the product to the glass, volatile mixtures evaporate, and a dense water-repellent film remains on the glass.
Do not be afraid that the anti-rain film will not comply with GOSTs and become an interfering film on the glass, for which the car owner may be fined. In fact, such a film is completely invisible and does not impair visibility.
Experts usually assess the effectiveness of water-repellent coatings by the value of the contact angle of the wetted glass. On the usual, the so-called. hydrophilic glass, water droplets look like a flat blob. In this case, it is said that the contact angle is sharp. The hydrophobic surface is characterized by the fact that the drop on it is pot-bellied, outwardly very reminiscent of a ball. In this situation, one speaks of a dull surface wetting angle. It is worth noting that the dumber it is, the higher the effectiveness of the drug.
One of the main parameters that is evaluated when speaking about the effectiveness of a product is the transparency of the glass. So, for example, sometimes car owners note the presence of a cloudy film on the glass after applying the drug. Experts assure that in this case the glass processing technology was simply violated.
In general, drivers respond fairly well to such a tool.
How to apply anti-rain
Read the instructions carefully before applying the product to the glass. It is quite simple, but if you want to get the perfect option, you need to strictly follow the rules prescribed in it.
Apply anti-rain clearly in accordance with the instructions. Correct pretreatment of the glass is essential. Experts recommend rinsing the car glass with a special shampoo first - after all, it should be perfectly clean. After that, it is imperative to apply a degreasing liquid. Then you can start processing the glass.
However, remember to rub the glass with a rag very carefully. After all, if you accidentally catch dirt or dust particles from under the rubber border of the glass, pronounced stains will immediately remain on it.
