SawMaster
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Car polish does seem to work the same as Rain-X, and a lot of storm chasers do either way. I too have found the aerodynamics play a big part of how droplets form and dissipate, and places where droplets seem to 'adhere' while moving tend to collect droplets in the same place when parked with car polish/Rain-X. They're more random when parked without any treatment on the glass.
The back of my van collects crap like a magnet, and either way my rear cams suffer from the entire view being somewhat 'smeared' or droplets staying in place and jiggling as I drive creating spots where you can't see surrounded by clear areas. The side windows where my cams are suffer the same but to a lesser degree; those do benefit from car polish/Rain-X which helps the droplets slide off. The issue there is that as soon as one droplet clears, another forms in it's original place creeping along exactly like the last one did.
Lacking a wiper, it's all a matter of watching what happens with your car and hopefully finding a good place for both cam mounting and window clarity in the rain. If you're going to do a permanent cam mount it might be smart to first observe how your desired mounting location does in the rain. Regardless of that side cams are still going to be beneficial
Phil
The back of my van collects crap like a magnet, and either way my rear cams suffer from the entire view being somewhat 'smeared' or droplets staying in place and jiggling as I drive creating spots where you can't see surrounded by clear areas. The side windows where my cams are suffer the same but to a lesser degree; those do benefit from car polish/Rain-X which helps the droplets slide off. The issue there is that as soon as one droplet clears, another forms in it's original place creeping along exactly like the last one did.
Lacking a wiper, it's all a matter of watching what happens with your car and hopefully finding a good place for both cam mounting and window clarity in the rain. If you're going to do a permanent cam mount it might be smart to first observe how your desired mounting location does in the rain. Regardless of that side cams are still going to be beneficial
Phil