In winter, car “windshield wipers” deal with streams of dirt and slush mixed with defrosting reagents. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells how to make sure that the wiper does not fail prematurely in the cold season.
Every driver likes when the “windshield wipers” work flawlessly, removing dirt and not smearing on the windshield. That’s what happens when they’re good. The paradox is that even car owners with extensive experience regularly spoil their car’s wipers with their own hands. And then they complain that “grease windshield wipers”. Especially touching are such complaints from those who consider themselves advanced motorists who know how to avoid freezing on the windshield – while the car is under the snow falling from the sky.
We are talking about those “specialists” who in winter, before leaving the car in an open parking lot for a long time, without fail raise the belts of the “windshield wipers” along with the brushes. “So that they don’t freeze”, is how they usually explain this “lifehack” of theirs. Yes, the rubber bands of the wipers are protected against freezing in this case. But with a long and regular stay of the whole assembly in the “upright” position, the spring that presses the belt against the glass is stretched. And then it normally can’t keep it on the surface to be cleaned. And sometimes it “can’t” so much that even a completely new brush can’t cope with street dirt and “sweeping”.
Another “way” to quickly render the “windshield wipers” of their own cars useless is practiced by a large number of car owners who park cars on the street. If there is even light snow on the glass that is still warm after the trip, it will inevitably melt. Over time, this water refreezes, causing the brushes to freeze to the glass and turn into droplets or an ice crust on the windshield. In the morning, the driver goes to the car, starts the engine and “without foreplay” turns on the “windshield wipers” to wipe everything that obstructs the view from the windshield. It’s good if the brushes can’t break out of the ice prison. If the driver releases them manually, he extends their service life. But more often the “brushes” still break off and begin to crawl on the ice covering the windshield that has not yet defrosted. Because of this, their rubber parts wear out quickly. As a result, the brush begins to “grease” the dirt.
Well, “for a snack” is the third way to kill brushes in advance. To do this, you must … do nothing with it! Although the banal rubbing of the rubber of the brushes against dirt with a cloth dipped in gasoline or some kind of turpentine can significantly extend the life of the wiper. The main thing is to carry out such manipulation regularly, removing abrasive particles from the rubber bands that inevitably accumulate there.
Every driver likes when the “windshield wipers” work flawlessly, removing dirt and not smearing on the windshield. That’s what happens when they’re good. The paradox is that even car owners with extensive experience regularly spoil their car’s wipers with their own hands. And then they complain that “grease windshield wipers”. Especially touching are such complaints from those who consider themselves advanced motorists who know how to avoid freezing on the windshield – while the car is under the snow falling from the sky.
We are talking about those “specialists” who in winter, before leaving the car in an open parking lot for a long time, without fail raise the belts of the “windshield wipers” along with the brushes. “So that they don’t freeze”, is how they usually explain this “lifehack” of theirs. Yes, the rubber bands of the wipers are protected against freezing in this case. But with a long and regular stay of the whole assembly in the “upright” position, the spring that presses the belt against the glass is stretched. And then it normally can’t keep it on the surface to be cleaned. And sometimes it “can’t” so much that even a completely new brush can’t cope with street dirt and “sweeping”.
Another “way” to quickly render the “windshield wipers” of their own cars useless is practiced by a large number of car owners who park cars on the street. If there is even light snow on the glass that is still warm after the trip, it will inevitably melt. Over time, this water refreezes, causing the brushes to freeze to the glass and turn into droplets or an ice crust on the windshield. In the morning, the driver goes to the car, starts the engine and “without foreplay” turns on the “windshield wipers” to wipe everything that obstructs the view from the windshield. It’s good if the brushes can’t break out of the ice prison. If the driver releases them manually, he extends their service life. But more often the “brushes” still break off and begin to crawl on the ice covering the windshield that has not yet defrosted. Because of this, their rubber parts wear out quickly. As a result, the brush begins to “grease” the dirt.
Well, “for a snack” is the third way to kill brushes in advance. To do this, you must … do nothing with it! Although the banal rubbing of the rubber of the brushes against dirt with a cloth dipped in gasoline or some kind of turpentine can significantly extend the life of the wiper. The main thing is to carry out such manipulation regularly, removing abrasive particles from the rubber bands that inevitably accumulate there.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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