wiper blades

[jklonowski]

i was wondering if someone has tried to swap out the wiper arms with a new chevy truck. the ones that are factory on my 86 suck in the rain no matter what type of blades i use. i was just wondering if the newer arms would make a difference and would work thanks

[MylilBowTie]

Did you clay bar the windshield?

[N2TRUX]

That was my thoughts too. Try cleaning your windshield with a razor and windex followed by a clay bar.

[jklonowski]

how does a clay bar work like rainx cause rainx sucks! when i use the wiper with rainx on the windsheild it leave streaks and spots.

[mhicks]

Ever tried the Bosch brand? That is all I buy for my 5 vehicles. Cost more but worth it.

[fiddy9apache]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

That was my thoughts too. Try cleaning your windshield with a razor and windex followed by a clay bar.

that works good, i dont drive with my wipers most of the time, i keep one behind my seat just in case.

[ron350]

jklonowski good question.

i was wondering if someone has tried to swap out the wiper arms with a new chevy truck. the ones that are factory on my 86 suck in the rain no matter what type of blades i use. i was just wondering if the newer arms would make a difference and would work thanks

I have always wondered if there were wiper arms that would fit these trucks that would flip back allowing for east glass cleaning.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by jklonowski

how does a clay bar work like rainx cause rainx sucks! when i use the wiper with rainx on the windshield it leave streaks and spots.

I tried RainX one time and will never use it again. I thought it was so cool in a slight rain. The water just rolled right off.

Then it rained hard and I couldn't see with the RainX so I turned my wipers on. Now I really can't see and my wiper blades chatter like crazy. I used rubbing alcohol to get the RainX off and swore that I wouldn't do that again.


any time I have trouble with a wipers streaking, I use a single edge razor in a scraper handle lubricated by glass cleaner to scrape embedded debris from the glass. You can follow that with a clay bar, then a thorough cleaning with Windex. Even worn out blades will work much better, but new ones will be amazing.