Aquapel + 303 Wiper Treatment

[shadow85]

Anyone know if this would cause problems?

[steelwind101]

I think this was asked the other day in another thread?



I have used this combo for a long time, it seems fine. Great beading and excellent cleaning.



303 wont harm your LSP (much) i believe, i dont believe it harms Aquapel either.

[shadow85]

I think this was asked the other day in another thread?



I have used this combo for a long time, it seems fine. Great beading and excellent cleaning.



303 wont harm your LSP (much) i believe, i dont believe it harms Aquapel either.



The other thread is about the "tablet" for wash fluid. I am talking about the treatment you use on the wiper blades themselves.

303 Products, Inc.: 303 Windshield Wiper Treatment (http://www.303products.com/shop303/index.cfm/category/72/303-wiper-treatment.cfm)

[steelwind101]

Oh sorry! I bought those too and they work very well at keeping your blades supple and quiet.



I think what the benefits are depends on where you live, out in Idaho and SLC where i have a car and visit often i find the cold weather can just about kill a set of wiper blades a year. However, the wipes do help in the summer.



In the UK where its rains alot and we use the wipers alot they are essential.



Basically what you get inside a foil packet is a small, moist spounge. You drag it across the wipers and it cleans them off and leaves them with a conditioner on them. Dont place the blade against the glass for a few mins so you can allow it to penetrate.



Before buying the wipes i used to dip an MF cloth in the car shampoo solution and then use that that to clean the wiper blade. Which did a similar job, but i found that doing it often could tear the wiper blade sooner.



Some people said try applying Autoglym Bumper care to the wiper blade as a conditioner but i found it messy. Hard to buff off the excess and when it rained you got smears for the first 10 mins or so.



The Wiper treatments are a little treat if you can afford it, and if not you can always give the blades a wipe with an MF when you wash. Though, i would pass on applying and kind of rubber protectant to them.



Geoff

[bcwang]

This is just the combo i did over the weekend. Unfortunately, with a clean and dry windshield, I accidently bumped the wiper stalk while taking apart my dash console. Next time I started the car I did a dry wipe of 303 treated wipers across the aquapel treated windshield. It was a smooth wipe but left a slight smear of 303 across the windshield. I had to use invisible glass to clean off that residue. But at least it was a squeak and chatter free wipe!



I think if it`s used in the rain or with washer fluid it`ll work out great. I put the 303 on so the wipers can survive the summer sun, and the aquapel should make bugs easier to clean off. There won`t be much rain for a few months here.

[shadow85]

This is just the combo i did over the weekend. Unfortunately, with a clean and dry windshield, I accidently bumped the wiper stalk while taking apart my dash console. Next time I started the car I did a dry wipe of 303 treated wipers across the aquapel treated windshield. It was a smooth wipe but left a slight smear of 303 across the windshield. I had to use invisible glass to clean off that residue. But at least it was a squeak and chatter free wipe!



I think if it`s used in the rain or with washer fluid it`ll work out great. I put the 303 on so the wipers can survive the summer sun, and the aquapel should make bugs easier to clean off. There won`t be much rain for a few months here.



So you are saying the combo does work for you. As long as you let the 303 dry (like steelwind mentioned), then there wont be smearing?

[bcwang]

Yes, it`ll work. I didn`t buff off 303 after letting it dry, which is recommended. I didn`t plan on using my wiper so I just left it on as I had nothing to buff off with. I think if you are actually using your wipers with water from rain or windshield washer fluid, even the slight smearing I saw would be non-existent.