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How To Protect Your Wiper Blades While Scrapping Ice And Snow Off Of Your Windshield
Bobbie Jones
The winter time can be brutal on your windshield wiper blades and other auto repair services. Freezing rains and snow can cause them to stick to your windshield when the moisture turns to ice. This can cause the blades to tear and break apart when you turn your wipers on, and the blades to struggle to release themselves from the ice holding them in place. Here is how you can protect your windshield wipers so they work well once you start driving on wet roads during the winter time.
Don't Scrap a Cold Windshield
Many people will walk out to their car on a cold winter morning and start to scrap the snow and ice off the windshield while everything is still frozen. The problem is that the wiper blades often get frozen to the windshield after it sits in the cold for a few hours. You can easily damage the blades when you scrap down on the windshield and the scrapper comes in contact with the rubber on the blades. The force of your scrapping can dislodge the wipers, but it can also cause the rubber blades to rip and tear. This can result in blades that no longer function as intended.
Allow Car to Warm-Up
Before you scrap your windshield, turn car on and allow it to warm-up – especially on mornings where there was a freezing rain or wet snow falling during the night. The rain and snow will freeze the blades to the windshield when it's really cold outside (This is where an automatic car-starter comes in handy – you can sit inside drinking a morning cup of coffee while you wait for the car to warm-up). Make sure you have left the defroster on high so the defroster warms the windshield as the car warms up.
Scrapping the Windshield
Gently tug the arm of the wiper once you've warmed up your car, and start to scrap off the ice and snow on the windshield. If the blades are still sticking to the windshield, don't scrap the bottom part of the windshield right away. You can brush off the car and scrap the upper portion of the windshield while you wait for the defroster to finish melting the ice on the bottom portion of the windshield. You can scrap the windshield around and under the blades without damaging them once you can easily lift up on the wiper blade arm and the blades easily detach from the windshield.
Properly scrapping your windshield can ensure that your wiper blades last for a long time and will keep your windshield clear of snow and slush while driving during the winter.
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