EXT: Painting Your Windshield Wiper Arms

[Wallace]

now i know this is a VERY simple thing to do, but i'd thought i'd post it anyways. if i can do this, anybody can.

i dont know about other 4th gens, but my wiper arms were looking very old and faded (probly because my car has sat outside for 11 years), so i decided to paint them.

/\ see faded areas

i used a flat black paint to keep the stock look, but i'm sure you could paint them any color you wanted.


1. first unscrew the bolt holding each wiper:


2. clean them thoroughly (i used brake cleaner, then rinsed them off, and dried them off)
3. paint them. i didnt use spray paint so i didnt have to separate the actual wipers from the wiper arms. i put on about 3 coats, waiting about 15 mins between coats.


4. put them back on.

-makes them look like new again:



after about a year, the paint is hasnt faded one bit, and they still look great.

Items required:
-outdoor paint meant for metal
-paintbrush
-i cant remember what size socket to take off the bolts, but it was really easy

[aero]

Good one, just make sure you line them back up when putting them on...use white out to mark how they sit on the bolts or something. Mine are off by maybe 2 teeth, and when im goin over 60 and using the wipers on the fastest, it smacks into the chrome molding around the window.

[akkordlayinkit]

I did the same thing to mine, well when I first got my car I removed what was left of the black paint and polished the arms. After getting blinded so often I decided to spray them, so I put on about 3 coats of flat and one final coat of gloss, and it came out pretty good. Also I took off that stupid wiper wing thing. I think the nuts are 14mm, but i really dont remember...also this is how I lined my wipers back up, drive in the rain for a day and dont wash your car, then take the wipers off and you'll be able to see the wipers paths, so when you go to put them back on, just line it up with the dirt line from the wipers.
Jay

[ProjectCB7]

Same for mine too. Excapt I used Rust Oleum spray paint. I liked it so much I did the header shield as well. The shield get's kinda pissed and it smelles bad for awhile but it's all good.

[xplode]

very good DIY.... A+ for the pictures..

[accordztech]

when you brush on the paint, wont you get the lines showing?

and what that stupid wiper visor thing anyways.....it seems to make me ponder

what if i spray the blades....lightly on the moving parts...will that be ok?

[cp[mike]]

Originally posted by accordztech
when you brush on the paint, wont you get the lines showing?

and what that stupid wiper visor thing anyways.....it seems to make me ponder

what if i spray the blades....lightly on the moving parts...will that be ok?

yeah it looks like he has brush lines on his...

and when i got my car i was confused about that ugly looking visor on the arm... my dad said it helped for highway driving, the wind pushes down on it and it pushes the blade against the window better.

im gonna do the same... just spray the whole freaking thing, but lightly on the moving parts. i think ull be ok- im gonna do light coats, and im gonna move the parts in between each coat, to make sure it doesnt get stuck.

[91HondaAccord]

Nice!!!

I was reading the DIY and i had to do it to my car seeing how mine where more faded than my friend smokey. I used flat black spray paint and they look brand new. GREAT DIY!!!

[Melt]

i just used some spray paint ... no prep or anything else ... wipers are still lookin good after 2 years. Did my moms accord also and hers are still fine.

[accordztech]

what about the moving parts melt? did they stiffen up?

im talking about the blade area that holds the blade..not the area that holds the wiper

[H23 Lude]

I'll probably have to do this

[mrfreddio55]

I did this awhile ago on my car. Great results, there are streaks from brushing it on, but it doesnt really matter becuase it does not look near as bad as it did before. It survived winter, no fading or chipping on the paint.

[drucifer92]

Hrm, maybe i'm just not getting it, I took the main bolts off each wiper, but neither one wants to come off even with a lot of force. Do I have to take them off specially?

Edit: Got the arms off, but now im stumped as how to get the blade assembly off...

Edit #2: Haha, im an idiot, dont mind me, I got it.

[accordztech]

lol u pwned urself!

[Grumpys93]

dang lol i was jus think of doing this like not 5 mins ago lmao ya i am def going to do this especially since my car is dirty