Weird Windsheild Wiper Question
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Weird Windsheild Wiper Question
I have installed the 24" wipers on my truck as many on this site has done. For the first month or so, they work great, but after that, the one on the passenger side "skips" as it goes down the windsheild. The one on the drivers side doesn't, and never has. It will do it if it is raining pretty steadily out, or if I just spray the windsheild to clean it off. Do I need to go to a smaller wiper? Are they drying out from the heat of Southern NM, then losing their flexibility, and is that what is causing the "skipping"? Thanks for the advice guys!
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Originally Posted by Powermoon
I haven't switch over to the 24 inches but it seems like when wipers start skipping like you've described it is time to replace. Try another wiper and see if the skipping goes away.
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Originally Posted by F250tuff
Have you waxed the windshild, used Rainex, or applied anything else to it recently? When car wax starts to deteriorate on the windshield, it will cause that.
I also used to Rain-X my old truck windsheild, not nearly as often as this one, and it never skipped.
Last edited by nut1605; Sep 21, 2007 at 05:29 PM.
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I use rubbing alcohol on a soft pad to clean the rubber surfaces prior to installation and periodicaly, once a month, clean them with dry newsprint or a lint free disposable shop towel. Works for me.
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OK, this sounds crazy but it really does work.
When my wipers start skipping or streaking it's time to clean the windshield. I use a cleanser called Bon Ami.
Yes, a cleanser.
Wet the windshield, throw about 1 tablespoon of the cleanser on to the window, then sstart washing with a wet paper towl using a circular motion. You don't need a lot of pressure. The cleanser will cut through all of the bug goo, built up road crud and stuff. Keep the window wet until you are done. When you think you have covered it all, go back and do it again.
When completed, rinse well and inspect. Repeat if needed.
Not many people know this, but for the longest time GM repackaged Bon Ami and sold it as windshield cleaner. They might still do this.
When my wipers start skipping or streaking it's time to clean the windshield. I use a cleanser called Bon Ami.
Yes, a cleanser.
Wet the windshield, throw about 1 tablespoon of the cleanser on to the window, then sstart washing with a wet paper towl using a circular motion. You don't need a lot of pressure. The cleanser will cut through all of the bug goo, built up road crud and stuff. Keep the window wet until you are done. When you think you have covered it all, go back and do it again.
When completed, rinse well and inspect. Repeat if needed.
Not many people know this, but for the longest time GM repackaged Bon Ami and sold it as windshield cleaner. They might still do this.
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Originally Posted by nut1605
I put Rain-X on it almost every other time I wash it.
I also used to Rain-X my old truck windsheild, not nearly as often as this one, and it never skipped.
I also used to Rain-X my old truck windsheild, not nearly as often as this one, and it never skipped.
It sounds like you are having the same thing happen from the Rain-X. Try cleaning the glass and the wiper blades and it will probably go away.
