From: Marc Strangfeld (curlyjoe98@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 01 2004 - 07:59:48 PST
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The wiper performance is only half the blade's job.
If the wiper arm is shot they won't work very well
even with "new" blades (I laugh at the thought of NOS
wiper blades of unknown age).
A few months ago I posted the numbers for Anco wiper
arms and blades which work very well and fit the truck
great. I have been using them several months now and
they have never let me down. Not even in a Colorado
Springs hailstorm/downpour in which 90% of the other
traffic was stopped. Unfortunatly I'll have to find
the numbers again. Does anyone else have them on file
from my original post?
Marc
--- Bill Kealey <cwkealey@atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> I am sending this to both you and the group but
> haven't been able to post to
> the group for quite some time and just haven't had
> the time to find out why.
>
> When moving last year (287 miles each way) I ran
> into a lot of rain and had
> to do something as one wiper motor was broken and
> the blades just didn't
> seem to help much either.
>
> I have used both "Rain-X" and the other product by
> the same company which
> works on the inside for fogging up. I don't recall
> the name of this product
> but it is sold at any place which sells "Rain-X".
> Both products worked
> wonderfully and got me through the storms. I did
> the side windows also.
> And, my duece has no heater ... it's finally on
> order and should be here any
> day ... I hope, I hope, I hope ...!!! <grin>
>
> Something else that I had to do that seemed to help
> some was to take some
> "Windex" or other glass cleaner to clean the windows
> of road grime
> (technical term?). I also used some vinegar and
> water to clean the wiper
> blades as they seem to also get this grimy film on
> them. The wipers worked
> better then also. I have no idea what effect may
> ultimately occur to the
> wiper blades with the vinegar solution but it hasn't
> seemed to hurt mine
> yet.
>
> Another suggestion that I saw was to use marine
> wipers. Yes these are
> usually stainless steel, remember not 100% stainless
> and will eventually
> rust but not nearly as quickly as the standard
> product. They work well on
> boats but even then without cleaning the windshield
> and wiper blades
> regularly, these will also streak. I am very
> experienced with the use of
> these having worked on 32' and smaller police patrol
> boats on the Chesapeake
> Bay for almost 25 years in every kind of weather
> conditions available to
> that area.
>
> The short and sweet Just before driving in the rain:
>
> 1) Clean the windshield AND wiper blades. I will
> bet that any cleaner will
> remove a lot of black film from the blades and quite
> a bit from the
> windshield.
>
> 2) Use Rain-X and the Fog (-No-More?).
>
> And I think that you will see a noticeable
> improvement.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill Kealey
> MVPA 24623
> 1954 USMC M38A1
> 1972 USA M35A2
> 1985 USAF M105A2
>
>
>
>
>
> >I drove the beast in the driving rain. Good for
> halloween!
> >
> > Is it me, or do the windshield wipers s*ck?
> >
> > The blased are less than a year old, but they
> streaked so bad I couldn't
> > see well at all. Is there a way to check or
> increase the tension against
> > the glass so they do a better job? The Army does
> not stop in the rain do
> > they?
>
>
>
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