Windshield wiper blade fix trick - revive and renew it for free! 

+joshschmitt98 I tried both a Rainx _(easy) & A Bosch Marathon (no way!) It is virtully impossible to pull the rubber through the centre mounting component & I destroyed the mount in trying to take it apart

There's a wide part in the metal frame on one of the ends so you can slide it out, don't force it! :P

What grit do you use?

@@jimtheedcguy4313 400 grit.

Yes, sometimes it dries out to the point where it rips at the end. When that is the case, if it just ripped a little, e.g. 1/2" (13mm), just cut that part off, stops it from ripping more real quickly. But in general, when that happens, they are shot. When inverting the blades, it may be an idea to sharpen them a little too (that in itself helps on blades that does not perform as well anymore). You can buy this little plastic thingie at gas stations which has sand paper inside, like a little knife sharpener. You just run it with the blade in the middle and you sand down the blade tip a little, so you get down to "new and fresh rubber". I bet you can have equal success with a little rectangular piece of sand paper folded in two. Place the tip of the blade in the bottom of the fold, pinch it between your thumb and index finger and run it up and down along the whole length of the blade a few times. Then clean the blade well and reattach... ☺️

@LottaTroublemaker Okay, I'm stupid cheap(read my other comment) but once they start to tear, I ABSOLUTELY replace them.

Michael RS: Does the silicon spray leave smears/smudges or silicon streaking on the windshield? I ask because I'd like to try silicon as wiper blade protectant.

You only should feel dumb if you work on -or try to work on your own- cars

Robert Greenhouse ....the tutorial here can work, but as he said, not with all wiper blades. (some types you cannot remove just the rubber blade insert). I experienced the same as you have on my '11 Ford Edge after only a few days with new blades. The fix for me was another video out there on RU-vid with a different type of fix, whereby you slightly bend the wiper arm, using a crescent wrench. Look for Mini Cooper wiper blade fix, or something close to that. I suggest using 2 wrenches, so that you're bending only the tip of the arm.

Thank you

+Robert Greenhouse Try REALLY cleaning your windshield. I mean with 'Cerium Oxide Powder'. It is pretty cheap stuff, it is a micro fine powder that gets all the road oils/dirt/gunk, off your windshield, and your wipers wont skip or chatter anymore. Using things like RainX only add to the dirt on your windshield. This stuff is great. It make the water 'sheet up' instead of beading up like a wax or Rain X does. When the water on the glass does 'sheet up' , it means the glass is super clean. and wipers wont skip or chatter at all. And unlike the videos I have seen on here, with certain guys using the Cerium Oxide powder, using orbital buffers, if you dont have that tool, just use good ol' elbow grease. You can just wet a cheap sponge and put the powder on it, rub it into the glass with some elbow grease, and it will clean it. Rinse it off VERY well, wash it off with even dish soap!, to make sure all the oil and gunk is off the glass, (try not to get the dish soap on your paint....if you dont have any car wash handy for some reason). I do it 2-3 times a year, and it works GREAT! IF you DO have an orbital buffer with a sponge head on it, it will make it a VERY easy job. But you can buy the 'Cerium Oxide' on EBay , for a few dollars, and it will last a long time. Try it.

Marc B. Thank you, I will try that. I just bought Michelin brand wipers and the problem is gone. No skipping and no noise.

+Marc B. I have seen too that using rainx makes the wiper chatter and it sounds like death. i have tried 3 different cars i have and will never use rainx again because of it. i use the rainx and a month later, my 2 month old blades makes noise out of the blue one day while raining

What do you mean?

Chris Laing : U NEED to PAY CLOSER ATTENTION Chris Laing , that's IT ! COMMON SENSE

English isn't even my language, but I had no problems hearing what he said and seeing how he pulled the blade out, turned it around, then putting it back in. I think he explained the whole thing very well. And, luckily, in this day and age, we can rewind and start over again much of the time when we learn something but realize we haven't paid attention close enough... ☺️

@@lottatroublemaker6130 I agree with you. Idk what that lady is talking about. I thought it was very clear instructions. Great video!

Clear as a bell

What do you mean flick the wiper control?

Genius* Come on man. Everyone in the world has autocorrect now, and you're calling out people as a whole for being stupid when your entire sentence is botched.

rob b I don't know if this is a joke or not

Henry Bustos my wipers were 60$... It's worth a try if they can be fixed and work for another year.

Philip Haggard Wow. 60 bucks. May I ask, what kind of car and wipers you have?

The wipers for all my cars have been pretty expensive. But, I have always just changed the wiper blade, not the whole frame, as it is much more environmental friendly. Judging from your picture, I have probably done that since before you were even planned, and I have never had any frame component fail on me (never heard of anybody having that happen either)... Just sayin'...☺️

@@michaelrs8010 it’s $90 for Mercedes GLS.

@@NotLikeUs17Man! I will never agonize over a $2 difference between brands of wipers at Walmart again 😄

+Saddle Sore it's the first groove on the blade not the second, check again

+Saddle Sore Is not really his problem, it is yours.

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