Cheapo wiper blades vs. expensive

clemsonfor · Nov 1, 2011

toppop52 said:
Willl, I use the lower price Bosch vs the expensive line, or Anco or other mid price that's on sale that day. I wish you could still find refills, I find that some blade frames just work great and the next don't seem to press evenly. I've taken rubbers out of new blades and put them in the old frames because the new ones didn't work as well.
I also discovered that Rain-X squished into the washer fluid at about 1/3 bottle per gallon of mix keeps the water beading as well as putting it on the windshield directly. Also the Rain-X winter version washer fluid will as well, the summer blend is nowhere near as good.

But what is that rain x that is meant to be applied directly to the winshield, doing to your paint as you spray it all over you hood and it runs over your doors quarters and roof?

JDgreen227 · Nov 1, 2011

clemsonfor said:
But what is that rain x that is meant to be applied directly to the winshield, doing to your paint as you spray it all over you hood and it runs over your doors quarters and roof?

OOOPS, OP here, perhaps you do not realize this but Rain-X also markets a liquid glass treatment that you apply to your windshield that makes water run off easily. You do not apply it to anything BUT glass....

clemsonfor · Nov 2, 2011

JDgreen227 said:
OOOPS, OP here, perhaps you do not realize this but Rain-X also markets a liquid glass treatment that you apply to your windshield that makes water run off easily. You do not apply it to anything BUT glass....

I know, my first post i said that i use the little liquid bottle of rain x that you buff onto the windshield. It works gr8 for beading water. But the quote here that you quoted my saying was referring to the guy, that sounds like he dumps that direct application rain x into his washer fluid (not the rain x premix washer fluid bottle you buy at walmart) and spraying it in the washer fluid onto his windshiled.

I see what you thought i meant. I do understand there are 2 products..
One that is a rainx brand washer fluid &
one that is directly applied to a dry windshield and buffed off!

toppop52 · Nov 2, 2011

But you can just dump the old fashioned Rain-X in the bottle into your washer fluid and it will do the same job and it will not hurt the paint. I've done it for over 20 years, now that the good winter formula Rain-X washer fluid is on the market, no point anymore, but that's all it is, a good washer solvent with Rain-X added. I ran a body shop for years and never saw damage to plastics from Rain-X. Well, most modern clear coats are essentially a form of plastic resin, urethane, etc...

boggen · Nov 3, 2011

cheapest blades, but prefer at min double blade. ((to remove them larger bug guts))

keeping the blades themselves flexible is my problem. and needing to use windshield washer fluid to clean windows. more than a couple quick bursts but extended amount of windshield washer fluid. ((other words keep cranking the button to clean windows with the wipers))

i say above, due to using wipers on regular basis, helps keep everything free moving and keeps solid gunk from building up. and makes sure the plastic / silicon or what ever they made up of, does not deform some from just seating there and only being used in rare times.

habit of using window washers at gas stations, and then relying on car washes to clean windows. and not using wipers regularly.... *shrugs*

jonyyuma · Nov 3, 2011

Okay, I bought the yellowish bottle of Winter rain-X for the wiper tank yesterday for the price of $2.50 a gallon. Now i need to get the other fluid out of the buried tank? Maybe we can use it all up, before freezing gets here?The wipe on type sure was nice this morning in the pouring rain, no squeeks and no streaks?

JDgreen227 · Nov 3, 2011

jonyyuma said:
Okay, I bought the yellowish bottle of Winter rain-X for the wiper tank yesterday for the price of $2.50 a gallon. Now i need to get the other fluid out of the buried tank? Maybe we can use it all up, before freezing gets here?The wipe on type sure was nice this morning in the pouring rain, no squeeks and no streaks?

What I do to switch fluid is use my oldest shop vac, empty the tank, insert a length of 1/4 inch vinyl tubing in the washer fluid tank. then place a palm over the shop vac hose and insert the tubing thru your hand after turning the vac on, and the suction starts the fluid flowing down the hose. Those who are brave can also siphon by mouth instead of using a vac....no thanks...you can buy a small hand siphon pump for $7....DO NOT risk sucking on a hose, that antifreeze is POISON !!!

Used to be the ww tanks were small, today's carry as much as a gallon and are hard to drain at the bottom.

jonyyuma · Nov 3, 2011

I had thought of the syphon, but it is poison, so will try the wet vac, don't expect it has a drain there?

JDgreen227 · Nov 3, 2011

jonyyuma said:
I had thought of the syphon, but it is poison, so will try the wet vac, don't expect it has a drain there?

What I do, once the old fluid begins to flow I just move the siphon hose to a smaller container on the ground. Thanks for asking, I should have clarified the method better.