After having my wipers on for a period of time (say 20 minutes) they begin to catch hold of the windshield and bump across the glass in many gyrations rather than a nice smooth stoke. After a longer period of time, say 40 minutes, the wipers begin to deteriorate and leave black marks all over the glass-- to the point where it becomes difficult to see... (oh and cleaning it off wasn

 

ender:

You can clean the glass and the wipers with alcohol to get them clean. It is oil from the road makes the natural rubber get very soft.

HTH

woodwork

 

Or use the "mist" function when the windshield has enough water on it. Sounds like your wipers are passing over a too dry a windshield.

 

Try the rain-x windshield washer stuff. Wal-mart for $1.97, and it's pinkish-orange. When you wipers start hopping, spray some on the window. Seems to work well.

 

The Walmart here doesn't carry them anymore! I really liked that Rain-X washer fluid too! It worked nicely. I asked them why they don't have them anymore, and they said it just didn't sell well. Do they still sell it at your walmart?

 

Yes, come on over!

... Can't be THAT much more expensive in the auto parts store. In fact, there is 4 varieties of Rain-X washer fluid... check out their web site.