Marshall,

Remember to use new steel wool.  Glass is harder than steel, but softer than
rust.  You'll find this out if you ever remove decals with a rusty razor
blade.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall" <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: How wipers work / rain-X

> I think if you have a really clean window - the wipers work better.
>
> I clean my windows with 00000-grade steel wool and windex - then wipe dry
> with a towel.
>
> It  works GREAT - it's much faster than paper and there's no mess - plus -
> it's sooo cheap.
>
> Just really wet the windows with whatever you like - even soapy water'd
> work. Then wipe around with the steel wool, then wipe dry with a towel.
>
> My wipers work better after doing that - I'm serious.
>
> It's especially handy if you pass through a bug-zone. Those things are
> really hard to remove after they've dried  - and if they're wet - wipers
> just make a dirty mess on the window.
>
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@juno.com>
> To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: How wipers work / rain-X
>
>
> > I've been buying Bosch blades for a long time but they don't seem to
last
> > very long.
> > They get laid flat and the squeegee won't roll back to center position
to
> > wipe good.
> > I tried some of those super duper double ??? wiper blades that are twice
> > as much and they don't work at all in cold weather ........ just sort of
> > bounce as the swing past my view.
> > The Bosch mostly wipe in the middle and the two inches on either end
just
> > streaks.
> > Do you suppose the bug juices grease up the rubber or something?
> >
> > Stan
> >
> > On Sat, 25 May 2002 09:20:23 -0700 pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
> > writes:
> > > The wipers glide on a molecular film of water.  They skip when they
> > > encounter a surface that doesn't have this very thin film.  Rain-X
> > > IIRC is
> > > an alcohol based material that prevents that film from occurring and
> > > doesn't
> > > allow water to adhere to the glass.
> > >
> > > Wipers skip on the dry areas that the Rain-x produces.
> > >
> > > Just for fun, surreptitiously treat a friends driver side only.
> > > His
> > > passengers will be terrified in the rain.
> > >
> >
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