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Cödeclean Hydrophobic Price: £10.08 Size: 500ml Rating: ★★★★ Contact: 0800 048 8863, www.codeclean.co.uk

IN our last test, Cödeclean outshone Rain-x’s veteran 2-in-1 rain repellent and cleaner, but Automate proved more of a challenge. We struggled to separate the two for beading, because both shed water strongly from the start. Cödeclean had a slight advantage after two weeks, but it was a touch slower at the end of the test on the unswept glass, although both were better than an untreated area.

It’s used more like a regular glass cleaner, with no need to wait for a haze, but you still have to work to dry and get a shine. Performance was so closely matched that it was always going to be hard for the Cödeclean to overcome being double the price. The verdict goes to Automate.