Refurbing / painting wiper arms

[Sae]

Quick question to the ocd lot out there.
The wiper arms on my old daily are beginning to oxidize and go orange mainly At the end that attaches to the blade.
What do folks do to tidy them up, is it just sand, seal and them spray on hammerite?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Surely less hassle to buy new?

 

[Sae]

Surely less hassle to buy new?

Can't see how they come off, will need to research

 

[markeg]

look for the "wiper reset" post by Ian (sk93) - link. That shows how to remove the arms.

 

[Sae]

look for the "wiper reset" post by Ian (sk93) - link. That shows how to remove the arms.

Cool, it's for my daily but still applies, thanks.

 

[markeg]

What's your DD? One thing to remember, don't do a "Bing" and let the wiper blades fling back onto the windscreen and crack it

 

[mr wilks]

What's your DD? One thing to remember, don't do a "Bing" and let the wiper blades fling back onto the windscreen and crack it

That tale has always stuck in my mind :roll: Great learning from others mistakes

 

[cj10jeeper]

Quick question to the ocd lot out there.
The wiper arms on my old daily are beginning to oxidize and go orange mainly At the end that attaches to the blade.
What do folks do to tidy them up, is it just sand, seal and them spray on hammerite?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers

Sand and spray on primer, then satin black. Looks like OEM and lasts for years.
Takes 5 minutes each one, spread over 30 mins to dry

 

[mr wilks]

Quick question to the ocd lot out there.
The wiper arms on my old daily are beginning to oxidize and go orange mainly At the end that attaches to the blade.
What do folks do to tidy them up, is it just sand, seal and them spray on hammerite?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers

Sand and spray on primer, then satin black. Looks like OEM and lasts for years.
Takes 5 minutes each one, spread over 30 mins to dry

Easy as that

 

[Sae]

What's your DD? One thing to remember, don't do a "Bing" and let the wiper blades fling back onto the windscreen and crack it

Thanks for the warning.

It's my type r ep3. It's had a recent spruce up, everything's tidy except for the wiper arms :x

 

[Anonymous]

Or get them powder coated?

 

[cj10jeeper]

Or get them powder coated?

But that's much more costly and will invariably need them sending off for a day or so. It'll make the location of the blade harder and unless the splines are masked clog them up.

 

[Anonymous]

Doesn't have to be
As my whole front to suspension of my mazzer
For £75 so as long as done well it'll be fine
As a sprayer would want more information guess