At 03:04 PM 10/29/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>Are some brands better than others? I put a new set on early this year
>-- don't remember what brand, something mid-priced -- and they are
>useless now, just push the water around with no squeege action. I could
>do better with a butter knife.

As they start to age they really like being scrubbed off and
pinch-wiped with a towel.  Also there's a lot of crud that can get on
a windshield from time to time that needs a couple hours wiping in
steady rain to get rid of.

Some time ago I bought a top-end Rain-X blade and a second-tier
(still fairly spendy) blade, might have been Bosch, and installed
them at the same time.  Some period later the Rain-X blade was
cleaning fine and the other one was coming apart at its ends.  I've
stuck to the fancy Rain-X blades since.

I also use Rain-X washer fluid most of the time.  The combination
seems to keep a very light Rain-X effect that does seem to help keep
the window clean and does not build up at the far end of the wiper
sweep.  I do actual Rain-X applications from time to time on mirrors,
side and rear windows which makes them easier to clean.

Yours,
David