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Bigcol66
Member Since: 28 Jul 2010
Location: Welshpool, Powys
Posts: 775
 
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Can anyone recommend a good make of window wipers as mine have started making an awful noise.
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 17th Sep 2013 6:27 pm |
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johnnychainsaw
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1222
  
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Michelin hybrids get my vote still performing as well as they did when new 
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| 17th Sep 2013 8:10 pm |
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kz
Member Since: 24 Nov 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 13
 
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Maybe your wipers are not Kaput.
Mine made horrible noises but after I clay barred the windscreen, noise went away.
Clay bar your windscreen and clean the blades 1st
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| 17th Sep 2013 10:24 pm |
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Bigcol66
Member Since: 28 Jul 2010
Location: Welshpool, Powys
Posts: 775
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What exactly is clay bar?
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| 17th Sep 2013 11:11 pm |
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kz
Member Since: 24 Nov 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 13
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Its a piece of really fine clay, used by car detailers to remove that grime from yiur car paint work that soap and washing doesnt take off. Yo can use it on the glass as well. Basically You spray a some water/soap mix (or lubricant) on, break a bit off clay of the bar and rub away. Its pretty easy. All the grime comes off, and the surface becomes super clean and smooth.
You can buy it from places like autobahn.
Last edited by kz on 18th Sep 2013 1:10 am. Edited 1 time in total
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| 18th Sep 2013 1:05 am |
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WillyEckerslike
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
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kz wrote:......You can buy it from places like autobahn.
The UK equivalent being Halfrauds. 
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| 18th Sep 2013 6:08 am |
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Bigcol66
Member Since: 28 Jul 2010
Location: Welshpool, Powys
Posts: 775
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Thanks for that tip,its annoying as I have only just bought the car and the windows have been polished by the dealer so they should be clean. The car is 3 years old by the way.
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| 18th Sep 2013 10:42 am |
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justin trevett
Member Since: 23 Jun 2013
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 79
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Normal polish wont remove all of the grime from your windscreen, it will remove some but not all, Using a clay bar or a dedicated window detailing kit will. 1997 BMW R1100GS
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| 18th Sep 2013 11:52 am |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 227
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I agree the clay bar should resolve the issue. The dealer polish may have left some residue which is maybe to balme. A clay bar session will strip off all greasy and other residue and leave a clean surface for adding a sealant or Rain X type product.
I would also agree with the poster who advised cleaning the blades themselves. I find white spirit on kitchen roll is good - just keep wiping the blade surfaces till the black gunk stops appearing on the towel - then you know they are clean !
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| 19th Sep 2013 8:18 am |
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