Windshield washer nozzle position

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I gave up putting RainX on the windshield with my last car: Too much work. I just buy the RainX brand washer fluid, and it seems to work as well.

We have slush in the winter, so I ended up using about 1 gallon of the stuff on my windshield through the winter. Still has the rain flying off.
 
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Ken, I just couldn't stop myself!
 

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I bought the clean and water repellent 2 in 1. Cleaning is fine. Didn’t see very good water repelling. Maybe 2 in 1 is not as good.


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MPower said:
@KentuckyKen - after hearing your paeans of praise for RainX, I had a look at it in the store. I was hoping to be able to use it on the rardar and rear camera as well as the windows, but it said to use on glass only and my guess is that the radar and camera are plastic. What are your thoughts and do you recommend anything to use on the radar and rear camera? I would especially like something that would slough off the winter road slop so that I don't have to pull off the interstate to wipe off the big H.

Having never washed a car, let alone put stuff on it, I am a pure novice in this area, but the wimpy front wiper spritzers and lack of any wiper on the rear window is driving me crazy.
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You can use Meguiars Quik Wax on those parts you mentioned. I use it on all my exterior glass and painted surfaces as well. Spritz it on, buff it out with a microfiber cloth.
 
KentuckyKen said:
I agree that it’s a pain to buff off until there is absolutely no hint of cloudiness but I found leaving a little cloudiness is OK since it seemed to go away at the first rain. Surprisingly, it’s kept its rain beading ability for a whole year. I was expecting to have to reapply long before now.

I attribute that to hardly ever having to use the wipers and adding the other RainX product to the wiper fluid. A side benefit of this that my blades are still working streak free a year and a half later. So I’d say that it lasts at least a year or so for me.

Passengers are always amused at how the rain flies up and off the windshield when going over 35 or 40 mph.
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Yes I recall the rain droplets to be mesmerizing to watch, not great if the driver loses his concentration on the road!
 
Thank you @KentuckyKen et al. for your advice. I now feel prepared for my first adventure in car potions. Maybe someday I will actually wash the car (and pigs may also fly)!
 
Raymondca said:
When I squeezed out windshield washer for the first time, I thought it was empty. Then I realized there was liquid on both edges of my windshield. So it was not empty. But I didn't see water on the main area of the windshield and it didn't feel very clean.
I did some search and found out the washer nozzles are mounted on either side of the wiper arms, not on the base. I wonder if anybody has the same problem? It's not malfunctioning. I just don't feel it works as well as those nozzles on the base.
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Reply. My experience also. For me, not enough spray to completely wet the driver side blade; top third stays dry. Many are recommending using Rainx or equivalent. I'm working with Honda CS and two dealers who clearly do NOT state it works adequately and will not commit to solving. Still working with them.
 
tim said:
I still have a problem where the top of the driver-side wiper doesn't get enough fluid, so the wiper just smears whatever gunk is on the windshield.
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I finally took my car to the Honda dealer, and the mechanic found that my fluid nozzle was incorrectly positioned. Now the fluid goes to the right places, although the amount of fluid is still not that great. I had assumed that since the nozzles were mounted on the wiper arms that they couldn't be adjusted, but apparently they can be adjusted.
 
Anecdotally, I understand that RainX works very well for antique cars with vertical windshields.
The curse of modern, sloped windshields is that while gravity pulls the drops down, the wind from driving pushes them up. In a Model T, gravity's gonna win every time.
 
tim said:
I had assumed that since the nozzles were mounted on the wiper arms that they couldn't be adjusted, but apparently they can be adjusted.
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Thanks for the info. Next time I take the car in, i am going to ask them to check the adjustment on mine.
 
Had the top of wiper smear and dribble fluid problem. Discovered a button on driver door. Top left, in series of four. At a light push it, when hearing motor stop, take clear plastic container usually located, near parking brake button. Remove top. Reach out window and shake water bottle all over windshield... wiper washer then works well.
 
Took a slow-mo video of the wipers. You can see the top nozzle is a bit oddly positioned.


This system found on Mercedes and Some Tesla's has the seem same concept, but work much better. They are made by Bosch as well IIRC.



The model 3 seems to have a similar system as ours



 
I can't remember if I mentioned this before.

For the Honda cover on the front buy a package of screen protector sheets for phones/tablets. Use a piece of cardboard to make a template the shape of the cover. Cut a bunch of the protectors to that shape. Put one one the cover and when it gets dirty remove it and put on a new one. Should work on the back as well.

Not something I bother with as rain/snow are rare in Las Vegas.

Someone, somewhere, mentioned a good wax they use that allows quick removal of bugs, etc.
 
Two things with the wiper squirting poorly.

I used a small brad to clear the little openings and it made a big difference. I wonder if junk got in there during shipping?

Someone mentioned that they can be realigned. Again using a small brad or pin.
 
Mowcowbell said:
I've owned cars for years and never used the windshield washers. Always preferred to get out with a microfiber cloth and cleaning solution and doing it by hand. No smearing, no chance of scratching the windshield with grit under the wiper blades, 100% of the windshield cleaned.
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I’d love to see that trick at highway speeds.
 
Golfdave said:
Someone needs to figure out how to retrofit something like this under the hood and bypass the lame *** wiper sprayers.
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I tried conventional spray heads.:eek:

With additional tubing and hand-made brackets, I mounted them at the outside edge of the hood/cowl pointing back towards the center of the windshield. It worked better than OEM while stationary or at low speeds but the aero’s at highway speeds really altered the spray pattern to be less effective than OEM. :(

More later.
 
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