Windshield wipers just... suck.

[Grimes]

Hello! So, for the past few months I've been getting internally PO'd over the effectiveness, or lack their of, of my windshield wipers. I'm not sure if it is the blade or the full mechanism, but its just not effectively "wiping". Whenever I use them, it just leaves a massive streak that stretches the length of the wiper and it stays there, blurring the windshield, for a solid 10 seconds. The blades aren't torn or anything, and there are no odd sounds. It just seems to smear more than wipe, to the point where I often don't use the wipers in the rain because it is easier to see when I'm NOT using them. Does anyone have any suggestions on blades to use, or anything that could help make them more effective?

Dare I say it, but I get in my brother's Mercedes when I go home and get jealous over the performance of his wipers. No streaks what so ever, nothing left over.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Rivieraracing]

Might just have a build up of oily stuff on your windshield and wipers! Try simple greening the windshield real good as well as the wiper blades, then take some rubbing alcohol on a wipe and wipe the wiper blades real good to get all the crap off! If it wipes way better then I'd be thinking about new blades!

 

[Grimes]

I'll give the alcohol a shot, that's a good idea. What do you mean by "greening"?

 

[Rivieraracing]

I'll give the alcohol a shot, that's a good idea. What do you mean by "greening"?

Sorry, had a huge headache when I typed it! Simple Green or some other cleaner, heck even window cleaner to get that thin layer of oil off the windshield!

 

[livingez_123]

I have been running a set of Goodyear blades (Costco) for the last 2 years. I clean my blades during every fill up in the rainy season and they still are working great. wax build up from car washes is really bad on the wipes.

 

[Parthery]

Coca-Cola works well to break the film on a windshield. Pour it over it...use a sponge...then rinse thoroughly. Don't ask me whether diet coke, coke zero, cherry coke, etc...matters, I have no idea. I just use the Classic.

I'd also replace the blades...I run the Bosch metal frame ones from Wal Mart and they work well.

 

[foxracer025]

Windex will clean the glass too. I use Bosch as well on both my honda and the tahoe.

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[Grimes]

I used to use Windex and a microfiber towel, then started using Windex and newspaper... Don't ask where that idea came from, I haven't a clue. But it seemed to work. Then I got tired of that and just used the towel again. I've heard of using Coke, but can't for the life of me bring myself to do that.

...Now that I think about it, I could put coke in a spray bottle, that way its easier to control.

Hmmmm...

Will give the alcohol to the blade a shot as well. Thanks for all the tips!

 

[Goodinblack]

Clean the glass with a foaming type cleaner.

Clay the glass with a harder glass type clay. Not softer type for paint.

Polish the glass with glass Polish. I used griots garage.

Do a alcohol pass

Seal the glass with something like Aquapel.

You wont even need wipers all the time.

Water will look like stars at warp speed

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[BRUTUS_T_HOG]

I like Michelin and Goodyear blades. Keep them clean and make sure the blades are square to the windshield, you can twist the wiper are with 2 crescent wrenches to adjust.