It never fails... The wiper blades that come with the car (new) work great. But as soon as I have to replace them, the replacement blades always jump and skip around and never have the smooth squeege action of the originals! I have tried several different brands of replacements including the ones sold by the dealers and it is always the same!
What am I doing wrong?
2007-02-13 07:18:21 · 5 answers · asked by Trust no 1 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
try cleaning the windshield with a cleaning product like Bar Keeper's Friend. It's a powder used to clean kitchens and bathrooms. Wet the windshield down with purified water and sprinkle some BKF on the glass. Use a clean, wet wash cloth and a circular motion to clean the windshield. I only do half the windshield at a time. I also use the wash cloth on the wiper blades after I have finished with the windshield. Thoroughly rinse the windshield with filtered water. I also use Rain X after I have cleaned the windshield. This is what I used to do when I worked as a service technician at the dealership. I think you'll find this works very well.
2007-02-13 07:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by bbking48507 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to apply rain-x or equivalent. Your windshield gets roughed up by small particles as you travel around. this effects the cleaning abilities of any blade. Rain-x or equivalent will smooth the glass so the blade travels more perfectly over the glass surface. When you use rain-x, you don't even need to turn on your wipers, so there's that.
2007-02-13 07:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by james 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem.
Here in Florida we used to have a drive-thru place called "The Wiper Hut". You could pull up in the same fashion as you would through a McDonald's window and they would do it for you. I don't know why they're no longer around, it was a GREAT service!
Recently I waxed the windshield of my car (forget Rain-X)... it did WONDERS!
2007-02-13 07:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by rob1963man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't apply rain-x. SOmeone told me to do that and it worked for the first couple of days but, after that it was worse. I use high performace bosch icon blades. There a little more expensive BUt they work. Another thing is waxing your windshield well.
2007-02-13 07:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by 03Lexus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your not doing anything wrong.its the same with me.i think they all are junk.iam going to try bosch the next time,and see if they work better.you could try this.take some alcohol and clean them and see if that works.
2007-02-13 09:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋