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Ok, so I've seen a few "tips" around regarding the use of wd40 to clean/lubricate your wipers.
However, I feel a little dubious about how well this will actually work, especially as my windscreen is treated with rain-x.
Anyone on here had any experience with using wd on wipers?
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news to me.
Would think it would be awful.
Just use a damp microfibre cloth, wipe the blade. Job done.
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Yeah that's what I thought, doesn't seem like the wisest idea does it! 
And thanks, but I have a bosch pump, it just wants a refurb, then fitting! 
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I got one that doesnt need refurbing
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theres a 99p in there somewhere!!!
Got injectors and lines too
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Lol, fair enough, but I've got lines and injectors on their way to me as we speak, and my pump only cost me 99p, so unless you can beat that, I'll just get mine refurbished! 
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 i think some one was pulling your leg bro. Thats tge sort of thing you do to some one you dont like. Not your self.
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See now that's what I thought, but it's on the official wd40 website as one of its uses! 
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I imagine that it would work.
I mean, you do know what the WD part stands for right?
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Well yeah, but I still feel a little reluctant to give it a try, don't want to end up with a smeary windscreen if it reacts with the rain-x.
Was hoping someone on here might have used it, or knows someone who has...
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Wouldn't it just smear WD40 all over the windscreen and make a right old mess?
Surely the idea of the wiper is there is some friction there so the wiper acts like a sqeegee to move the water off the glass.
If there was little friction wouldn't the water sort of stay in places, lots of little tiny droplets everywhere?
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You don't want friction though. Brand new wipers are nice and soft, so glide over the surface of the screen. If they had friction they would judder and be incredibly noisy!
I think the idea is that you spray a bit of WD40 on a cloth and wipe it over the blade, to try and extend the life of the rubber and reduce friction against the screen. If it has too much friction then it'll get f*cked in no time and your rubber will split (never good is it lads?)
The wiper arm is designed to hold the blade against the screen which will give sufficient force to bring a healthy blade into contact with the whole sweep area.
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little trick for cleaning up wiper blades - get an old cloth, and put some vinegar on it, wiper the blades over and over again, has always seen me through dodgy wiper blades 
WD40 is oil based (fish oil in fact) and i'd imaging it would just create a smeary mess... i know i've got in on my fingers -> window before and it's like someone has put a greasy head on it..
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That just average vinegar, or white vinegar?
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(07-03-2013, 10:42 AM)WiNgNuTz Wrote: That just average vinegar, or white vinegar?
I tend to use white vinegar, but I'm sure any (except wine vinegar) would suffice.. Don't drown it, but just enough to coat and wipe across the blades
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Windolene is a domestic window cleaner in a bottle which is better than most of the gear you get from the likes of AutoGlym (smeary as f*ck) or Megs.
The main ingredient is vinegar but it doesn't have the rank smell.
Like I said before, I don't think you are supposed to liberally coat the wiper blade with WD40 as that would smear things up pretty quick, but they will prolong the life of the rubber...
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(07-03-2013, 10:57 AM)C.A.R. Wrote: Windolene is a domestic window cleaner in a bottle which is better than most of the gear you get from the likes of AutoGlym (smeary as f*ck) or Megs.
The main ingredient is vinegar but it doesn't have the rank smell.
Like I said before, I don't think you are supposed to liberally coat the wiper blade with WD40 as that would smear things up pretty quick, but they will prolong the life of the rubber...
I couldn't help but think; when the hell do you smell the window wipers?!
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What on earth?
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I'm intrigued now I might give it a go.
The wipers are only poundland jobs anyway.
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It will smear like f*ck all over your windscreen.
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just use window cleaner spray on the blades and clean with microfibre . . . .they'll start working like new again then . 
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least you have wipers! i used my rear one last night and it flew off 
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rear wiper? Maybe it was trying to tell you something. Get it binned already!
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I cant believe there is a thread on this? I bought a set of Aero flats from eBay 2 years ago £5 posted and there still going strong. I clean them down every week when I wash the car and then rub down with a little WD40 on a cloth. Look after your wipers and they last.
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Look after them? You do know all the solvent in WD40 perishes rubber, right?
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(07-03-2013, 06:55 PM)SRowell Wrote: least you have wipers! i used my rear one last night and it flew off
At least it was your rear, my driver side one flew off the other night scared shi out of me . Good thing it wasn't raining
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