Comments on: Review of Diamon-Fusion Autoglass Coating

By: daleh

daleh — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:49:16 +0000

But they will not repair any damage that is in the drivers line of sight – how is that a warranty? And my experience with RainX on my other vehicles has been just as good as the coating on my Diamon Fusion vehicle. I do not see any benefit. It takes me just as much time to apply RainX as it does their rejuvenator.

I am not sold at all on the windshield strengthening properties. Someone will have to provide me some solid proof of that. I have chips in my Diamon Fusion windshield just like my other vehicles.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:01:18 +0000

Just because u fell for a sellsman not telling yiou everything about a product does not make it a bad product. The maintance that you are complaining about take 10 mins out of your day and with the fact that the Hydrophobic properties are 20 times better then rainx i think you got a great deal. Then you robbed them with a bearly over $300 Price tag you stole the producted. Most car dealerships now charge up to $1000 with the 4-Year warranty and only give you 3 wipes that are good for the first year then charge you For the rest of the time. And if you bought the product because you like the water beading off then you really did not lisen to the sells pitch. Diamon Fusion is for windshield strengthing so that you do not have to replace your windshield as often, and the argument with just using your insurance is mute for if you make a claim with your insurance company for anything it makes them not like you to much. They will give you an extra discount as well for not making claim so going with a Warranty is really smart. Now you have to remember that Diamon Fusion is not the end all save all to windsheild damage they can still get broken and have to be repaired but with they Lifetime Warranty on the product its self that alone makes it with it for as long as you own your car you will always get a new application of Diamon Fusion. So Tell me what is there really to complain about it is a good solid buy.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:45:16 +0000

Well. I used to be a rainx dude up until I discovered Aquapel from PPG. It is very difficult to get here in the east coast but I ordered at Amazon ($9.99) and it took like 10 minutes for me to apply it on my windshield. It is now 5 months after first application and it still works like a charm. You can apply this to your side windows and those last like 2 years since there are no wipers that come in contact with the glass. Aquapel guarantees one application to last for 6 months. It actually bonds with your glass and becomes very smooth.
I always had my doubts on Diamond Fusion and it is similar to the “Throttle body cleaning” recommended maintenance that the dealers try to sell during a service visit. Outright scam!!!

By: Mary Adams

Mary Adams — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:35 +0000

I had the same experience as Andrey. I had a very small chip in my windshield. The tech came and “repaired” the chip. He acknowledged that he turned the chip into a 2-inch crack, but said not to worry because the crack had filled with the epoxy (although it certainly did not look like it to me). The following day, the crack proceeded across my entire windshield. my husband and I started questioning the entire purchase. Once we found out we could not got to anyone else to have the windshield replaced AND that the replacement was an after-market windeshield. We decided to use our car insurance (a total of $100 deductible vs the $599 we paid for the diamon-fusion) and go to a reputable auto-glass company. I also found out that windshields now are responsible for much of your car’s structural integrity. These obviously incompetent windshield repairers do not use appropriate adhesives nor do they know how to do a proper installation, resulting in potential for serious injury in the result of an accident. I feel very stupid, but a little smarter for my experience. My late Aunt Joyce always called it “tuition.” It is expensive, but you can learn from it.

By: George Halas

George Halas — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:40 +0000

A Rain-X competitor is applied by some auto dealers but available for DIY – “Aquapel Glass Treaetment” – supposedly developed by PPG, supposedly for Airplane pre-takeoff treatment against rain and ice .
search for: “Aquapel Glass Treaetment” at places like:
http://www.shopzilla.com/%22aquapel-glass-treatment%22/search
http://shopping.yahoo.com

It’s carried by TireRack.com, which sounds like a positive vote,
and avail @ amazon, eBay. It claims to last 10x longer than RainX.
I liked DiamonFusion’s “fill the cracks” feature . .

By: Kline Price

Kline Price — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:18:53 +0000

I had the same experience. I bought DF after a new car purchase, and in 3 months the rain would begin to sheet off the glass at 75mph only. Rainx works much better. I call the guy who applied the DF and he came out to reapply it again, and it’s still no better. I’m pissed because my story is the same as you guys. I’m a new Dad & thought I was doing something good for the family by buying a product that would help me and my wife see the road better in rainy conditions. I have yet to goto Angies list to tell of my experience, and you can bet I will. Question? Did you guys notice that the spray bottle sent to us by DF smells like, applies like, and performs like Rainx? If I was rich I would pay a CSI like company to test Chem properties of the two, and then sue the makers. I just blew $300 for nothing.
Kline

By: Andrey Prokofiev

Andrey Prokofiev — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:23:06 +0000

I second that. Total scam.
It stops working after 3 months and the “warranty” only covers a $20 repair job that you could do yourself buying a glass repair kit from Wal-mart for $5. Most of auto insurance companies would pay for the job and waive deductible, so there’s not benefit of that warranty.
If you have a small chip, the “certified technician” would overpressure the repair so that the glass cracks and you’ll have to pay extra out of your pocket to replace the windshield anyway.