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Painted Windsheild Wipers?

Anyone have any experience with painting windsheild wipers? I was thinking about painting mine white to match. Anyone know the prep-work involved, removal? etc?
 
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I painted mine black agian after the paint chipped off. sanded it, eched prime it, and put satin black on it....
 
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are you talking about the blades or the arms? i know you could prob buy some decent white blades. you could paint the arms if you want, nothing a little rustoleum couldnt do
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
I painted mine black agian after the paint chipped off. sanded it, eched prime it, and put satin black on it....
Still holding up well?
 
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Originally Posted by SoundPer4mance
are you talking about the blades or the arms? i know you could prob buy some decent white blades. you could paint the arms if you want, nothing a little rustoleum couldnt do
Nah, blades are fine black. The Arms.
 
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Yep look at my spotless pics
 
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How easy/hard was the removal and how?
 
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Look at the base of the arm, on the top of the base theres a small arm coming out. Pull that to the windshield, and pull up. Installation is the opposite, you just have to match it up, so the wipers dont go off the side.
 
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It's dark out now, and i hadnt really gone out to look at disassembling right now, but i'll probably do it tomorrow.
 
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Do a photoshop....
 
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Originally Posted by ranger02_4x4
Do a photoshop....
Thank you Chris, because after i did the PS, i realized that i don't like them white. What do you guys think?
 
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Leave them black looks to "hey look at me am a ricer wanna be"

I vote for invest your time in searching for a edge front swap...and dropping it 2/3 and puttin some nice 18" on it
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
Leave them black looks to "hey look at me am a ricer wanna be"

I vote for invest your time in searching for a edge front swap...and dropping it 2/3 and puttin some nice 18" on it
Not with 196,000 miles i'm not, lol

I've actually thought about wheels though... That i could take with me to my new truck. lol
 
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alright I vote just put a for sale sign in it and move on
 
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Second take on painting windsheild wipers. This was a rushed photoshop, done quickly, and also shot quickly in the rain. I like this much better than the previous photoshop but i will try to do another better one tomorrow.
 
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I dont like it much. but it does make it unique and im all about your truck looking different than everyone elses.
 
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i kinda like the second one. not too much but stands out. but then i usually crack on the saturns that run around riced out and with bright green wipers done the same as in the second picture.
 
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new ps
 
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It looks ok... I say stick with black...

btw, thats a huge window crack lol
 
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well, if you were to do the arms, i would have recommended sticking them in the oven for a bit to "bake" the paint on

cause the first rock will start peeling the paint off
 
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ehem sell it
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
ehem sell it

sell what?
 
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his truck...
 
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i'll sell you o_O
 
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you just said how many miles its got and how you dont want to do much to it because its been used...well move on get something nicer. slam it and put some nice wheels on it
 


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