LOOK Utah: Easy Way To Make Your Wipers Work Again

You don’t have to replace your windshield wipers every year. I assumed the dry summer heat was destroying my wiper blades when I turned them on in the first rain and they smeared the glass. Thanks to an online tip, I found out the true problem. 

Wipers Need Occasional Cleaning Kind of Like the Dog 

Every year in the first rainstorm I would flip on my wipers only to hear that obnoxious grinding as it drags across the windshield leaving large gaps unwiped. Figuring the blades were shot I went purchased new ones. 

One day, wasting time scrolling, I spotted a video where someone cleaned the blades by spraying WD40 on a paper towel and wiping the dirt and grime off the rubber. I tried it and removed all kinds of black gunk. 

I wiped them down multiple times and tried the blades. They worked so much better. Turns out the blades were in good condition and just needed to get the road gunk off them. 

Check the Wipers Condition 

If you try this trick and you see cracks in the rubber, you probably do need new blades. However, the cars I have treated with this simple cleaning method have all improved and most like brand new blades. 

I have used regular WD40, but some people recommend the one that contains silicon. They say this is made to treat rubber. 

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If your blade still bumps along the windshield making that grinding noise, it has to do with the angle of the blade to the glass. The rubber should be vertical to the surface. I have bent the arm a little until it is straight and solved this problem. 

If you are tired of buying new wiper blades each year, try this cleaning technique.