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Wednesday 23 January 2013

Juddering Wiper Blades - Causes and Solution

Juddering wiper blades is a common problem, and most car owners attribute it to the wiper blades. Very common for this problem to persist even after changing to new blades. Based on my testing, the most probable No1 culprit is your windscreen....contaminated. It can be contaminated by: Waxes, silicon oils from your car shampoos that contain waxes Airborne contaminants that have etched onto the glass Water-repellant products (eg: Rain X etc). These contaminants are very difficult to remove even by using solvents and strong chemicals. When water is sprayed onto windshield, the water beads up, and this indicates the presence of a layer of "something" that's on the windshield. Most often, its this layer that causes the wiper blade to judder. This layer of contaminant must be removed. After removal, water will remain as a continuous flat sheet on your windscreen. At this stage, a good-condition wiper blade will operate with minimal friction and hence, be quiet and smooth. It acts as a squeegee, and with just 1 pass...will clear the water and reveal a dry and clear surface. The easiest, fastes, safest method to 100% contamination is to use Cerium Oxide Powder. This is a brownish powder used by glass specialists to polish glass without scratching it. My personal favourite is a product from Soft99 called Glass Compound Z. Used as directed, it totally removes all contaminants from your windshield, including hard-water marks. Once your windshield is 100% clean, replace your contaminated wiper blades with new ones to ensure that BOTH wiper blades and windshield are now totally clean. Regularly clean windshield and rubber blades using ammonia-based glass cleaner to remove any wax deposited by your car shampoo.
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4 comments:

  1. Unknown24 June 2013 at 05:06

    Wiper Blades are used to keep clean your car's front and back side glasses. It can help you to see clearly at the time of rain and you are driving. The size of the wiper blades are depends on the conditions of your country.

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    1. Unknown25 June 2013 at 01:28

      Yes, wiper blades are used to keep the front and back glass clean. That's only when you use the wipers. When your car is not washed, and the glass surfaces are dusty and dirty, this layer of contaminant will be mixed with rainwater and dew, and will eventually bond or even etch into the glass. Very common. Making it worse will be the usage of "shampoos with waxes" which contaminates the glass even more.

      Once your glass is contaminated, and juddering starts, using any grade or size of wiper blades will not stop it, cos the source of the problem lies within the glass itself.

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  3. NormanRClemmer4 March 2020 at 03:26

    This is a very nice article on wipers as everyone needs it in winter and in monsoon, good quality wipers helps driver to drive vehicle with ease.
    So you can check out so many heated wiper blades here which will make your car glasses clean.

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