Painting Windscreen Wipers

[LotusGTR]

Do you do this? Or just replace them? Mine are starting to look a little tired.

If you do paint them can you powedercoat? I guess they're quite flexible and I'm wondering how hard it will be to get it right with all the joints? Maybe just paint the obvious surfaces?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick.

[dontyellpl0x]

I did mine fairly recently, just took them all off. Gave it a quick sand, basically taking off some of the older drying paint that was peeling and then just sprayed it a few coats with a cheap can of black paint. Actually came up real nice. Tip is to get some old wire coat hangers, untwist the top and slide a wiper onto it and that works really well to hang it to try and so you dont have fingerprints all over it.

Shouldn't have to worry about missing some spots with the joints. With a spray can you should get it in all the gaps

With the front wipers I took the blades off but with the rear just masking taped over the blade.

Edited June 22, 2013 by dontyellpl0x

[LotusGTR]

Thanks mate. Satin on the black spray pack?

[mii11x]

Tip is to get some old wire coat hangers

+1 hang them on the clothesline, unless they are new wipers might as well replace the blades, so take them off.

Like any paint job, the more prep you do the better, I sanded almost all the black off, undercoat, wet/dry sand, undercoat, black, wet/dry sand, black. just a pressure pack can from bunnings, came up nice, and not flaking almost two years after.

Im pretty sure the process of powdercoating needs the metal to be bare, and unless you would spend an entire day per wiper sanding (there are fiddly places to sand) I wouldn't bother. For 20-30 bucks, bit of yakka(not hard yakka), you'll get them nice yourself.

Edited June 22, 2013 by mii11x

[dontyellpl0x]

Thanks mate. Satin on the black spray pack?

Yeah I used a gloss black, but im sure any sheen of black would work. Have seen matte before but I prefer some shine to it.

[ARTZ]

all you paint is the straight arms...just buy new blade holders from superepcobahn for like 20$ dont bother painting them

[Sinista32]

Mii11x <- have to agree it's in the prep work to make it look the goods

wet/dry sand, undercoat and lightly spraying repetitively the final coat. (as per instructions)

To often we go too thicker coats and too close to the object and that spoils the job.

I used a satin black and it came up great.

[LotusGTR]

all you paint is the straight arms...just buy new blade holders from superepcobahn for like 20$ dont bother painting them

How right you are. They just unclip. Buy new springy holders, new inserts if required, check the finish of the springy holders and then buy appropriate spraypack and paint the main part of the wiper arm.

How I love this forum. Thanks Artz.

[LotusGTR]

Thank you all for your input.

[LotusGTR]

So per the adivce I bought the articulated parts of the wiper arms from Autobarn for about $40 for all three, which include a wiper insert. The finish is satin so I'll spray up the main part of the arms to suit. Easy and cheap.