My windshield wipers are very dull. I'd love to make them shiny chrome, but my shop is uncertain how. Any thoughts?
No idea.think about the glare coming off of bright chrome ... that's why BMW stopped doing it. so why does your coupe have satin stainless? '74's had black wipers ... and the mounting is different for the 74
On Monday or Tuesday next weekCheck to see if arms are held by a nut or do they just pop off.
My windshield wipers are very dull. I'd love to make them shiny chrome, but my shop is uncertain how. Any thoughts?
I don’t understand what you do with the aluminum kitchen foil?I would suggest that you bring tap water to boil, lets say a liter, put two tablespoons of salt, crumble up a piece of aluminum kitchen foil and dip your wiper arms one at a time. Leave for a while, they should come out cleaner and shinier than before without having to scrub.
I don’t understand what you do with the aluminum kitchen foil?
Jill Claybrook and the Posse Feds wrote rules years ago on how bright chrome could be. In the 50s and 60s and beyond it really was a blinding safety issue.The problem with stainless and black wipers is the pivot/base is pot metal and is difficult to polish if they aren’t in great shape. OCCoupe was successful with his stainless ones however. The black ones mount with a nut on the pivot, earlier slip over the grooved splines.
think about the glare coming off of bright chrome ... that's why BMW stopped doing it. so why does your coupe have satin stainless? '74's had black wipers ... and the mounting is different for the 74
I recently examined two satin stainless wiper arms, both of which were marked "Made in England."
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THE REASON THERE NOT IS IS WOULD BE A SEVERE HAZRD TO SEE THE SUN REFLECING IN YOUR EYES WHEN EVER IT WANTED
I don’t understand what you do with the aluminum kitchen foil?
How much aluminum foil and salt do I use?Hello,
Sorry for my late reply letter. You place the aluminum foil in the boiled water and the mixed salt, place the wiper arm in the contents until you realize that the surface it shinier or cleaner, or until the water cools. Repeat the process a few time for best results.