« Reply #11 on: 21 December 2010, 05:12 »
You should try cleaning the wiper blades first. Ever since I've been driving (37 years) I've always cleaned the windscreen and wiper blades with methylated spirits. Wiper blades pickup all the oil, grease and traffic film of the roads and makes the water streak as it wipes. Don't just buy new blades just clean them with methylated spirits with a kitchen roll and wipe the screen. The paper towel will turn black from the grease. Black will always come of them because they are rubber but wipe until it isn't obvious. Blades will last for at least 5 years if you look after them.
Now methylated spirits isn't widely available as it was many years ago. I tried my local hardware stores but they don't stock it. I even tried chemists but they don't stock it. I bougth a litre of eBay 2 years ago for £6.71. I've just Googled it and B&Q now sell 500ml for £3.08. If your in the States its called Denatured alcohol
In an emergency you can add methylated spirits to the washer fluid it prevents it freezing as it alcohol based plus it cleans things.
Thats my Christmas tip for you lads. 
And it provides a handy winter tipple for you to have a few swigs of whilst de-frosting the car.
That's the nearest you'll get to a Christmas tip from me!
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