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Lift wipers off windshield for snow - yes or no?
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:52 pm
i heard its good to do so the wipers wont get stuck to glass, but also heard it can snap and break wiper. thoughts?
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 3:55 pm
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Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:54 pm to pevetohead
lol how/why would it snap and break the windshield?
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:54 pm to pevetohead
Lived in WI for over 20 years and have never done this. Just let your car warm up for 15-20 minutes with the defroster on. That will melt any ice on the wipers.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:54 pm to pevetohead
Yes. Particularly for ice or wet snow.
No, but it can degrade the wiper blade pretty quickly.
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but also heard it can snap and break windshield
No, but it can degrade the wiper blade pretty quickly.
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:54 pm to BPTiger
i meant the wipers, not windshield. my fault.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:55 pm to pevetohead
Yes, they won't freeze to your windshield and stay ice free for the most part.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:55 pm to pevetohead
Just throw some boiling water on your windshield. Boom. Problem solved!
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:55 pm to pevetohead
Of course. Do it before it comes down hard. They freeze to the window you can't use them if needed.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:57 pm to Packer
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Lived in WI for over 20 years and have never done this. Just let your car warm up for 15-20 minutes with the defroster on. That will melt any ice on the wipers.
If you lift them you can be done in 10 minutes.
You live in colder weather than I deal with but I can be on my way faster.
Time is money.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:58 pm to pevetohead
it is called defrost and a broom.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 3:59 pm to Nole Man
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They freeze to the window you can't use them if needed.
You can’t or shouldn’t use them until your windshield is completely free of ice unless you want to buy a new pair of blades.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:00 pm to lsubatman1
90% of the people working tomorrow
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:01 pm to pevetohead
Defroster will thaw it all out.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:05 pm to Packer
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Just let your car warm up for 15-20 minutes with the defroster on
Sounds much easier and cheaper than taking 3 seconds to pop up and down wipers. Lol.
In MT I flip them up if skiing all day and there’s a storm brewing. I don’t really want to sit and wait for them to thaw. And it’s a lot easier to clean off the snow.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:06 pm to pevetohead
What about putting a towel or blanket over your windshield. I've always done this with frost and it works great.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:06 pm to pevetohead
We do up here. Keeps the blade from getting frozen to the windshield (where they’ll often rip). We had just under a foot of snow two weeks ago and it didn’t damage the wiper.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:08 pm to Packer
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Lived in WI for over 20 years and have never done this.
You really should.
Frankly, I don't know why people don't do this.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:09 pm to McLemore
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Sounds much easier and cheaper than taking 3 seconds to pop up and down wipers. Lol.
Always good to have your car warm up in cold weather too. Two birds, one stone.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:11 pm to pevetohead
Yep, keeps the blade smooth and it's easier to scrape the windshield if you have to. Like most said, turn the defrost on and that's probably enough.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:11 pm to Packer
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Always good to have your car warm up in cold weather too.
Remote start is a blessing on cold winter mornings and hot summer afternoons.
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