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Nov 28th, 2019, 13:08 | #11 |
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Rubber is the weak point here.
Everything made from 'rubber' these days degrades rapidly, I understand it's due to environmental pressure to reduce the use of natural resources and introduce more synthetic ingredients. I've just fitted Michelin wipers to our Citroen and they're excellent. In recent years I've found 12-monthly replacement wipers to be the norm on our cars.
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Nov 29th, 2019, 21:43 | #12 | |
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So from the above I have recommendations for Bosch, criticism about Bosch and a recommendation for FRF and Valeo. I would get them from Volvo but since mine didn't last much over a year, I might as well get cheaper ones. Thanks. Last edited by Halichopter; Nov 29th, 2019 at 21:46. |
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Nov 30th, 2019, 09:50 | #13 | |
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I've had exactly the same issue and bought various wipers which soon returned to streaking. Streaking is predominantly contamination of the screen and wipers. You drive the car, contaminants such as airborne oil from poorly maintained cars land on the screen. You wipe the screen, same contaminants are impregnated into your wipers. Car gets washed with wax shampoo which seals the contaminants onto the screen.... You get the picture. So I solved it as follows: Bought a bottle of Traffic Film Remover(TFR) Cadged some isopropyl alcohol wipes. You can get bottles of IPA from chemist. Stole the completely worn out scouring sponge from the kitchen sink. It must be worn out. Wipe the blade rubbers with IPA. Use a clean piece of cotton. Apply TFR to the screen with the worn out scourer. No need the be harsh with this but you need to break through the surface of the contamination. Rinse with plain water. Dry with clean towel. Not kitchen towel. Most contain chemicals to aid cleaning. Avoid wax shampoo on windscreens. Clean once a month as above. My current wipers are non genuine Bosch which are 2yrs old and no smearing. HTH |
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Nov 30th, 2019, 11:01 | #14 |
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That’s a good regime. I do similar but not quite as thorough or as often. Waxed shampoo doesn’t do any favours on the windscreen.
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neither does road debris such as diesel residue, tyre and brake dust etc ..... very hard to clean off by hand let alone with wiper blades ...
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Nov 30th, 2019, 16:35 | #16 |
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Just buy re-fills, they must be cheap in the UK ?
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Nov 30th, 2019, 16:40 | #17 |
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yes cheap quality
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Nov 30th, 2019, 17:00 | #18 |
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Thanks Ruby. It makes sense to go to the effort of a full cleaning before I buy new wipers. I will try this first.
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If you park in a city where diesel trains sit idling in sidings, diesel taxis sit idling in taxi ranks and general traffic congestion is quite high you'll also suffer a smearing screen from the effects of the airborne diesel fumes. |
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Be careful with TFR it stains the alloy trims on volvos !
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