I previously added backing reinforcements and filled some cracks in the body work: Bean Dips and SteelStiks SteelStiks Part 2 I used too much SteelStik and left a blobby mess, thinking I could just file it down smooth. After an hour with a file, I gave up on it and just spraye...
So, this is the state I left the wiper arm in last time... I'm tired, boss. I had bought a new set of springs at the hardware store and finally got around to installing them today. Looks more promising, more beefy, feels tighter. Let's give it a whirl... Newp. Doesn't wipe fer...
In the ongoing saga of the limp-wristed wiper arm, I doubled up the last springs I bought, hoping that doubling the tension would improve things. But, of course, it doesn't work like that. Results were the same or worse. I headed back out to the hardware store and bought the o...
I went out for a drive today. It was a nice, sunny day. Until it wasn't. I left a wiper blade in the middle of the road somewhere. Turns out, if they are super easy to install, they can be uninstalled just as easily while in use. Lesson learned?
When preparing my Ranger to go up for sale, I noticed the wiper arms looked really shoddy. Paint faded and chipped and surface rust. The ones on the Beetle had previously been painted but were also looking pretty shabby. I decided to take them all off, clean them up, and paint...