stuu

Well-Known Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #1

Since iv had my p38 the old wipers streaked and smeared a lot. New wipers on a fresh wash. And these new ones are nearly as bad as the old ones. What can i clean this bloody windscreen with. Wd40? Haha no on all seriousness iv just used wash and wax and a jet wash and it was still pants. Tried using polish no use so now what? Thinners mabye?

 

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LEE68

Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #2

Where did you get them from? I only use Bosch and renew them annually,halfords own are crap.

 

stuu

Well-Known Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #3

These are bosch baught from halfrauds. They are better then the old ones but still abso pants. Not exactly safe at 50 on on dark roads then the smear from lights and so on makes hard to see

 

domino

Well-Known Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #4

Fastglass - give it a few goings over until there's no muck coming off including the lower part of the windscreen! Then do the wipers. Sorted!

 

Dippypud

Never Knowingly Understood

Full Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #5

Clay bar

 

biketeacherdave

Well-Known Member

• Mar 29, 2015

• #6

clay bar it

 

Druim

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #7

stustrong said:

Since iv had my p38 the old wipers streaked and smeared a lot. New wipers on a fresh wash. And these new ones are nearly as bad as the old ones. What can i clean this bloody windscreen with. Wd40? Haha no on all seriousness iv just used wash and wax and a jet wash and it was still pants. Tried using polish no use so now what? Thinners mabye?

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You don'r want wax on windscreen, use soap only(mequiars gold class smells nice), autoglym glass cleaner is what I use once or twice a year in and out, no streaks with cheap blades from Island 4x4. Bosch/fancy blades are waste IMO.
Extend/renew viper blades with nail varnish remover/acetone, it works

 

stuu

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #8

Ah okays i dont own a clay bar seems like effort lol. Il try bits out tomorrow okay its probs a 151k mile windscreen as is the car (not often i buy somthing with this low a mileage) but iv never had one streak like this. I could give nudists a streaking competition

 

Littelwill

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #9

Bosch wipers are very good I find maybe you just got a dud pair?

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #10

Cheap Valeo wipers perfom just as well as Bosch IMO.
Any wax or silicone on the screen will cause streaking.

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Mar 30, 2015

• #11

Clean the screen with glass cleaner, Windolene Etc.

 

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stopover

Active Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #12

Vinegar and newspaper. Could even fix a bullet wound in the Napoleon Wars!

I use a nano windscreen cleaner but don't breath in the fumes. Works great inside too.

 

marmitemania

Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #13

Are you sure they are streaking and not just lifting of the screen? I had this problem until I fitted blades with wings. A lot of cars used to specify them as fitment. My wife's 45 has them.

 

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waddy1200

Active Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #14

best thing ive ever used on a windscreen or any glass is white vinegar and kitchen roll it will strip everything off your windscreen. cheap as well

 

stuu

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #15

Defo were streaking 3 bottles of window cleaner and its mint again

 

domino

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2015

• #16

I meant Nilglass by the way, not Fastglass!