Can WD 40 restore your car wiper blades ?
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- čas přidán 20. 11. 2019
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Let's check out my quick experiment and see the result at the end of this video.
There are at least 10 amazing WD-40 Uses for Your Car, Truck and Automobile/
But can WD 40 restore your wiper blades, really ?
This is a real life test with my own car 's wiper blade who knows how many donkey years it had on this car.
So this is definitely a real life true test with honest review and real results.
If you really want to know if WD-40 can help save you dollars on a wiper blade, watch this. Perhaps it does save you money, or perhaps you're better off getting a new blade ?
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Yes, after applying and keeping it for 3/4 hrs just wipe it lightly, that is all you have to do
I did the same test on my 2016 Camry. I got the same results. Thank you for the informative video. GOD bless you, sir.
So I'm not alone haha
That squeaking sound is not a wiper problem, it’s the window that’s dry. Add rain x or nufinsh to the window and boom problem solved. Smooth and noiseless wipers.
Which rain x products suppose to use??
I don't understand a thumbs down. Here's a guy taking his time to make a video and teach us something he learned from a top notch mechanic Scotty Kilmer. That's whose picture it is at the beginning of the video. Give the guy some credit for trying to help us.
Haha.. Thanks 😜
I never ever seen one video on CZcams with 100% thumbs up or down
He actually used the wrong WD-40. You're supposed to use silicone based WD-40, not the original type. Silicone is not water soluble so it stays on!
Thanks for the correction.
I think it is because Google says to never use wd40 for wipers, as it leaves streaks. Not sure if it does, but I imagine that is why the thumbs down.
I seem to remember him applying it on dry blades. I think the idea was to make the blades more effective at clearing water, snow, debris, etc... and not focussed on squeaking
Sir, thanks for your suggestion. As for the squeaky sound, I watched a guy turning the rubber blade to the other end ie. in Malay, 'terbalikkan' the blade.
I think i sawtthis method. It claims to restore the uneven force of the blade onto the glass.
This make so much sense, thank you. So I found that when I blast the windscreen with the heater on full heat the noise begins to stop but after a while comes back as heater is turned off, so softening the blades with heat will work as this will allow the blade to flow rather than push against. Also this is a brand new car with brand new wipers could also be standard of blade.
Interesting findings 👍
WD-40 is a penetrating lub., you need to let it sip into the rubber at some point. That's the reason it says don't use of rubber or seal because it will make them expand.
For wiper may be different case because the wiper arm have spring to press it onto the wind screen surface.
That noise come from old rough rubber and maybe because some graphite coating was removed. Anyway, after cleaning of blades and widshield you can shave the blades with a specual cuting device like Ecocut Pro to reveal a better smooth rubber surface for best results reducing squeaking noise. Thos is a possible solution, but some reviewers had bad experiences with Ecocut Pro.
Try using ArmorAll on the blades, it reconditions the rubber & usually eliminates the squeaks
Worked for me, no more juddering, or smears and no squeaks so have to give the WD40 method a big thumbs up......
Was your method any different from what i was doing in this video?
@@StreetWorksProject Only differences were on one blade I used a microfibre cloth and second was using paper kitchen towel, to see if it made a difference (paper towel was winner). Best result on the drivers side windscreen blade (32") on a Citroen C4 Picasso.
@@bigfuzzball59 thank you. Hope your tips helps for our viewers 😊
How long does it last for?
looks like a good method -- although if you wiped new unused blades with WD40 I'm sure you would get black marks on the cloth.
Replacing them with Bosch wipers is about the best solution; I did that and they wiped smoothly, quietly and very effectively. A small expense compared to the price of the car :)
What wiper blades ruin an entire car?
@@wesfields9322 The ones that keep you from seeing the impending crash. ;-)
Besides using Bosch blades because they work there is a good socio-political reason: Bosch is owned by a non-profit charitable foundation.
Instead of enriching speculators Bosch profits go to good causes!
Dude, Bosch icon all day long. All my vehicles have them and I love these things.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 never knew that. I love Bosch products
Thanks for testing it out.
You're welcome. Cheers 😊
the WD40 needs to be used from the first install of new blades and reapplied about once a month.
the other half of this equation is you need to wax your glass at the same time.
this reduces drag and crates beading of the rain water and also adds lubrication for the blade.
the main reason for the WD40 is to coat the rubber to act as part lubrication and to seal the rubber so it doesn't oxidise as fast, extending the blade life out to several years longer than would otherwise be the case.
you can't "recondition": oxidised and worn rubber. you need to protect it from the start.
I never tried WD40. Silicone works great. I agree with waxing your glass.
correct...waxing the windscreen not only protects the windshield...it reduces the friction as the wiper blades glides...waxing also repels water...but to really produce water beading...ceramic glass coating would be most ideal...
It lasts for around a week. It's a temporary fix though.
Also one tip - spray wd 40 directly on the blade and wipe of the excess. And let it sit for around 3-4 hours. And then it works just fine.
Use wd 40 silicone lubricant. It works way better. I have it applied on my car since last 30 day. Works great for me.
Sounds like a plan ! Thanks bro
I think you should give it a try in your next video.
Best thing to clean dirty wipers is bug and tar remover, after cleaning let it dry real good then use a silicone spray to restore the wipers. I've done this for years and never had any problem.
Thumbs up only for your honesty.
So it is a clean way that remove the noise
Thank you for video.you should buy new one to install on it and you don’t need to clean anything. It’s work its magic about two to three years.
I totally agree. Wiper blades are cheap and only take a couple of minutes to change. And WD-40 is not good to use on rubber products.
good show but what's important is to start before the blades are worn out it a good product but doesn't work miacles.mufflers sound good dude
That could be the reason I failed. Wipers might be had already past it's useful times.
The exhaust is from JIC.
The sound the rear wiper makes exactly matches the sound when the wife sleeps
LOL
Use NuFinish on the windshield to avoid squeeks. Scotty Kilmer tip!
WD stands for "Water Displacement". 👍👍👍 on the Vid.
I tried this technique on my good wipers. Wipe them down about four or five times until there was no more black. When I turn the wipers on they were still making that screeching sound.
As demonstrated this WD tips doesn't really work
Good vlog: if you need new blades,the simple matter is BUY new blades... WD40 will clean blades up for sure....but reality is : if the rubbers are 'worn' then they are knackered and require replacement... If they are just dirty then you can just clean the rubbers with warm water and a clean microfiber cloth... Just my take on the original WD40 wiper rubber vlog. Your opinion was appreciated as you were honest and fair with your testing methods.✓
Yes and thats what i wish to demonstrate in this video - does it really works. (?)
best trick i ever seen just rub a little brake fluid on your wiper blades it cleans them up realy nice
Using WD40 or any type of alcohol is a bad choice. Here's why. The rubber wipers are impregnated with a coating or graphite from the factory so they don't "screech" when in motion. Using WD40 or alchol removes most (if not all) of the carbon - that's why there is so much black stuff on your cloth. A better idea is to use a moist micro fibre cloth and wipe the blades gently to remove any foreign objects or grease. Then clean your window with a quality automotive window cleaner that is ammonia free. You may have to clean the window a number of times. Good luck.
Absolutely correct. The alcohol also dries out the wiper blade. I don’t know how often I have read this “use rubbing alcohol”. After you used it you can directly buy new blades
@@BOEINGMAX-nn6ku finally someone who helps stop the spread of BS.
All these cleaners that claim to restore wipers blades are just BS too. Just get a cheap new blade and save on buying useless sprays and lotions that claims to restore rubbers.
Thanks for testing it out but that squeaking noise will drive me crazy🤯🤪
Hahaha..yes and just to let you know i almost went crazy when I did that test too :)
Today I just used normal bacteria wipes to clean the blades and then cleaned the windows. Works really well and no noise.
@@Mostviralvidoes did you tried using newspapers? Old folks suggested using newspaper because they said it cleans glass really well.
@@StreetWorksProject no I just used a blue cloth. I've heard the newspaper myth. Never tried it.
@@Mostviralvidoes Not a myth. People have been using water with a couple of drops of alcohol and newspaper for years. Try it and prove it to yourself, one way or the other.
Thanks for that.. i was going to try the wd40 but now I won't bother.. I'll get myself new blades. 👍
Yup. The WD40 didn't work
Oddly enough this worked for me. I wiped down the wipers several times, i didn't use them. I left them to dry out overnight and then tried them out in the morning. Surprise surprise the squeak was gone.
Though I'm waiting to see how long this hack will last.
This is cool. Let us know if it would last.
Still lasting?
Same question, still last?
And?
I did mines while it was lightly raining outside and I had the squeaky sound after using the WD-40 but it went away my wipers work way better than before.
Thanks for sharing !
Everyone gets a different result haha!
The proof was right there, WD-40 is a good product but it doesn't solve everything. New blades would probably be better. Good job, sir!
If WD40 solves everything, we won't need to grow more rubber trees 🤣
With the cost of new windshields being so high now it's wiser to not mess with wipers and just replace with refills at least every 12 months. Why risk having your glass scratched? Depending on your conditions, a quick clean of the wipers every few weeks should keep them in good working order. Thanks for the video.
Yes agree. Wiper blades are cheap and they're meant to be expendable items, just like tyres.
So these doesn't makes sense to restore them. Likewise we don't restore bald tyres either.
Thank you 🙏
Have an easier choice toss the rubber blades for silicone
@Castle Bravo Yeah but the silicone leave a light water repellent film so you typically won't have to run much in light rain. Not as good a fresh rain-ex coating but pretty good.
Spray silicone on the windshield or the blades
all blades have a coating on them to keep them quiet, what u are doing is wiping that off with the wd-40.....SIMPLY WIPE THEM THE SAME WAY BUT USE DISHWASHER LIQUID
Interesting info. Thanks!
So beautiful car
I clean my glass with glass cleaner every morning before riding the car. And in our hot conditions the wiper last 2 years. As for WD-40 it does not help. Because the wiper is dried out. No matter water you do
Hmmm.... better replace it with the new one la😌
❤this is real going threw some things that I have good.
Worked on both our cars saved us £45. Thanks
👍
A chamois leather...haven’t seen one of those for years
We're you in jungle idiot?
@@Tiger-hp9nq India tiger 🐯
@RSS- DR-Kumar 666 LOL 🤣
Use silicone spray NOT WD40. You can buy silicone WD40 or cheaper brands, works great.
I have put silicone on my blade for years and they will last a lot longer if you wipe them down with silicone once or twice a year.
WD-40 not suitable to use on rubbers
yep, learned that few weeks ago, the rubber came off of wiper blade lol.
Vinegar cleans well, but will only last for a couple of weeks.
I've used melamine sponge aka magic eraser to clean the wiper blades and it works.
I've used that too.👍
I also find that using nano foam to clean the glass also works really well.
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Thank you for your comments
The noise might come from the metal base of the wifer blade that is touching your windshield. Next time use WD40 Selicone for better result
Call me cheap but I’ve found that the silicon wiper from mr diy is better than bosch branded one. Pair of it cost me like rm30 and at that price i could afford to change it every 6 months easy. Figured our hot weather would eat wiper blades anyway.
SENSACIONAL WD 40 ´OTIMO !
Better replace your wifer blades
Sure sounds like running over a hundred mice with your car.
Why did he not clean the window before applying the WD40?
Exactly. Plus, clean the whole blade, not just the edge. As long as the blade isn’t cracked and falling apart, doing this WILL help preserve the blades longer.
at last you forget to mute the video sound :D
music is for your ears. :)
I think you need to put some grease on the glass to stop the squeaking lol
LOL 🤣
Thank you for doing this video, I nearly did it for my car myself but now I know it doesn't work.
Better off cleaning it with regular wiper washer sprays.
It worked on my car for a couple of days then the noise came back. My wipers are only 6 months old. Maybe I should buy better quality wioer blades
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why it is giving a noise.before not sound.take care bro.
I’ve used rubbing alcohol for years. Does the trick
Here is what is in wd-40, it is a LUBRICANT AKA OIL DONT PUT OIL ON YOUR WIPERS IT GETS ON YOUR WINDSCREEN
50-60% naphtha (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy
Thank you.
Save some time and see the result at 4:33.
Thanks haha. Good tips for the busy people who hasn't 5 minutes 😂
New wiper blades have a powdery coating (graphite?) for dry lubrication. If this is worn or removed by too much cleaning the loss of lubrication will start to scratch the glass. Best is to replace with new ones.
Yes you're right
does other silicone oil works as well ? or just wd 40 brand
Any high grade silicone spray should do.
I use food grade silicone spray & it's great.
Never heard of food grades. Care to share what is that product I can look into ?
@@StreetWorksProject "Food grade" means it can also be used with catering equipment, food production machines etc.
Still silicone, without any harmful contaminants.
@@StreetWorksProject After detailing an engine bay, a quick spray of silicone oil on black rubber/plastic parts gives it a nice shine which won't attract dust & dirt like say WD40 oil based lubricant , Armour All etc.
I see. Honestly never came to learn about this until you mentioned. Interesting. Thanks
You need Silicone Wd40. Works like magic
Yes this was also recommended to me to restore the wiper blades.
Have you tried alcohol swabs? Also try 303 Aerospace Protectant on new wipers and seems to keep them longer: may need to repeat every six months or so. There’s a utube on this: you might want to check out.
Yes i did tried using IPA wipes. They clean the glass and blades really well.
As what you mentioned, these alcohol only fix temporary issue as they merely cleans them up, but doesn't re-condition the rubber blades.
303 Aerospace UV Protectant is truly amazing stuff. I've used it for many years on the hypalon fabric material on our Zodiac RIB. Not only does it keep the material soft and supple (no cracks or drying out) but it leaves a teflon like surface so smooth that dirt just rinses off with a hose. I made a video demonstrating this on my Amazon review. I currently use it to protect the large fiberglass nose cap on our truck camper. It not only protects it from UV degradation and hazing but it makes it easier to clean the inevitable mat of dead bugs that normally collect on the surface.
@@TravelswithYoly this sounds like a great product but I did tried a search locally and I'm sure nobody carries this product here where I lived :(
@@StreetWorksProject You can order it from Amazon maybe ?
Exelent
Like ur subaru dude...hahaha
Cos of the color ? 😆
Think it clears better but the squeezing noise would drive me mad.🥴😺
I just remove the rubber from the blades no more squeaking
I'm impressed 😂
@@StreetWorksProject 😂
lovely guy
Put ice spray wax
Nice
LOL 🤣
Wow, what happened? Worse noise than before you started. So, I belive your message is - WD40 NOT work, correct? How to "prolong" wiper life? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Yes indeed you shouldn't use WD40.
I heard it also work in swimming goggles but I don’t like to put that near my eyes.
Oh no you dont ! Haha ! Might get into your eyes and makes your eye ball slide out because it will be slippery hahaha 😂
Rub a potato on the inside of your googles, that will keep them from fogging.
Try the silicone version of it
Couple days ago i bought a censored JAV VCD, After using WD-40 it becomes uncensored!
I don't believe. Show me.
Didn’t work for me...
I miss Singapore..especially Orchard hotel, Sentosa and Marina Bay
Unfortunately this is not the right time to travel.
When rubber blade pressed too much time the windshield the result is deformation of blade and you will need to cut 1mm from that sharp deforned blade with tool Ecocut Pro.
I do have the blade trimming kit. It helps.
I would say that's a definite no, it doesn't work, that's way too much squeek, thanks for the video!
I am now getting skeptical about how the other CZcamsrs get their wipers resurrected with WD-40 ? Perhaps I missed out something ...
I've used this for 20 years. Works well. I have found though that silicone spray works better.
@@carlrest6553 wow that is something ! 👍
Ok. I'm not an expert, but if you look closely at the video at about 2 .45, just before he turns on the wiper, the water on the glass disappears before the blade even gets to yet
I don't intend to make a deceiving video to waste my time. Yes there was no water on the glass when I started the wiper but I kept spraying water from 2:45 min until 3:15 min and the sound was still heard despite wetting it continuously.
Thanks for that observations though. :)
On your next video play zorba the Greek music
I cleaned my wiper blades with WD 40. The first time I went out in the rain at night the wipers smeared WD over the windscreen which made the rain look all different colours when other cars headlights shone on it. I could hardly see. I had to go to Sainsbury's and get proper stuff purpose made for cleaning windscreens.
That's really dangerous. You probably didn't clean up the excess. I didn't have those problem.
However being said that, WD-40 didn't restore the rubber
here is what you do, use ISO-PROP ALCOHOL to CLEAN the wipers and also the parking area, USE something liek rain-x (if your car allows it) and CHANGE YOUR FRICKIN wipers blades when they wear out, ITS CALLED MAINTENANCE it's what your supposed to do on your car
Pip pip pip ....😱😱😱😱
It's a whistling wiper 😂
When he says this guy at the beginning that's Scotty Kilmer. He has many many videos here on CZcams. You want to learn anything cars go to the search bar on CZcams an pad add the question. He been a mechanic since the sixtys. Spray WD40 on all the rubber bushings on you car top and bottom. Hinges sliding sunroof and much much more.
Scotty uses denatured alcohol to clean the wipers.
I did that too. It works and clean the blades very well. I also use them on my glass. So much better than mere glass cleaners. The alcohol really pull dirts off everything.
Worked for me , but vinegar probably would aswell. 🤔
Vinegar is for chips
@@petesspace9256 And killing ants.
and drying out the rubber on the blade!
i tried using wd40 on my old wiper, it works
That's cool. We have many viewers telling it's not lasting. Did you had to re-apply every so often ?
@@StreetWorksProject i did not re apply yet, but from the time i applied, so far its good😊
I watched scottys video and he cleans the wiper with alcohol first cleans the window and lastly applies the wd40 to the blades so results of coarse didn't match because he didn't do all the steps... duh
i,m have do this ,the same like you do ,maybe clean only i,m have fat oil on window,s always end this bigger problem
Yeah depends on where you live or park your car. I had a film of mess daily on my windows. Irritating.
@@StreetWorksProject i,m live in tropic here end parking my car in my garage close,only when raining coming big rain end this film from oil go not off end on the end i,m buy new on here ,,all problems fix
Spray WD40 on windscreen to remove squeak.
Are you sure? Lol
Squeek Squeek Squeek, yep fixed, but maybe better fix with WD40 silicon
Who is the lady or group playing in the background? Great music
Ah must be the neighborhood kids playing. Nearby. Wow you must had good observation because i didn't noticed those sound haha!
@@StreetWorksProject You did not have any music playing when you recorded the video?
@@lelandtaylor7647 i had edited this recording with soft background music. I like my uploads to look good and feel good , haha 😂
Nice one.. This is the reality. 👍
Be real 😊
Just clean blades with soapy water everytime you wash car,this will make them last longer,but thay wont last forever,as soon as thay get noisey,buy new.
That noise would drive me mad. Definitely a no as far as I am concerned.
A louder exhaust might work ? LOL
Use spoon or your car key or other smooth metal surface then rub it against the surface of the wiper rubber.. the sound will be lost
Spoon ? I'm confused