Windshield coating and wiper skipping

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I'm looking for a new solution to this problem.

When I had my windshield coated with G1, I initially didn't have any wiper skipping, but after a while I noticed skipping of the blades. Annoying. I had the blades replaced, but it didn't appear to be a blade problem. Then I coated the windshield with 22PLE VG1 and it fixed the skipping - - for a while. As a coating, it's working very nicely, but the blades skip. The only thing that helps now is to use some DG #751, as it lays down some water repellent. But, if there's a heavy rain, that repellent must wear out since the blades skip again.

Any thoughts on getting something effective, durable and slick on my windshield to prevent this issue?
 
After tried quite a few products over the years...
I have yet use anything rather than razor blade & clay bar to avoid skipping ^^
 
Wiper blade skipping/chattering is the reason I do not use any coating on my windshield.
 
i have Opti-Glass and no apparent skipping. i have it on two cars but only one sees rain so that's a very, very small sample for you. sorry i don't have more info but i do know my wife loves barely ever having to use the wipers on her car.

i know OPT formulated Opti-Glass specifically to not be affected by wiper abrasion. that's why they have it vs. just recommending applying one of their paint coatings to the window. maybe skipping is from when the surface becomes inconsistent from the product wearing away and/or accruing contamination.
 
I have Opti-glass as well and haven't noticed any skipping in the two years since it was coated. In fact I have been very impressed that its lasted this long. I do you silicone wiper blades (SilBlade). Not sure if those helps any.
 
kevincwelch said:
I'm looking for a new solution to this problem.

When I had my windshield coated with G1, I initially didn't have any wiper skipping, but after a while I noticed skipping of the blades. Annoying. I had the blades replaced, but it didn't appear to be a blade problem. Then I coated the windshield with 22PLE VG1 and it fixed the skipping - - for a while. As a coating, it's working very nicely, but the blades skip. The only thing that helps now is to use some DG #751, as it lays down some water repellent. But, if there's a heavy rain, that repellent must wear out since the blades skip again.

Any thoughts on getting something effective, durable and slick on my windshield to prevent this issue?
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I had a lil chatter when I applied Carpro Forte, applying Reload to my wiper blades fixed that.
 
While on Glass Repellants, do any of you think some may be harmful to Wiper Blades? Some I know have touched on the belief that Rain-X kills Wiper Blades?

I usually get chatter at some point with some I've tried being Rain-X, Aquapel, and I have used products like Opti-Seal. In time, the chatter always comes back.

Think it might be Oils, Road Films acummilating on the Glass in time? Or?
 
Also, I try doing like some folks do here, clean blades with Carpro Eraser, then apply Carpro Reload. Note lots of brown dirt-crud comes off the blades with Eraser, does not look black like it's rubber coming off.
 
I had the same problem after applying a well known "high-end" coating. It worked great......... but it did make my blades skip.

Hate to say it, but, the only 'coating' I've used so far that doesn't make my blades skip is the "lower priced" very well known coating. No, it doesn't last very long, but, it doesn't cause my blades to skip either.

I've decided to just use my wipers, after all, that's what they're for.
 
I keep my windshield coated so that wiper use is minimized, but with Griot's Glass Sealant I have no skipping problems at all.

Bill
 
Well, I decided to tackle this again and start fresh. So, I washed and clayed my windshield.

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Yuck. I was shocked. My paint was never as dirty when I clayed in the past!

I polished it with FG400. Cleaned it with Eraser Pro as well as the wipers.

Recoated with 22PLE VG1 and then topped with 22PLE Final Coat. We'll see how it goes!
 
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