The paint on my wiper arms is really starting to wear and i remember a while back there being a post about this and some guy did a whole write up about how he painted his, does anyone has a link to this? or have any suggestions as to how i should go about painting them?

 

remove from car.

Remove rubber.

paint (flat black... or even a semi-flat)

Re-install rubber.

Re-install on car.

 

i took mine off the car, took the blade assemblies off so it was just the arm...put some newspaper in the grass, scuffed the arms up a bit with some steel wool and then wiped it down with a damp cloth and then layed it in thick with the Duplicolor low gloss black engine paint....they look perfect now. very easy.

 

One tip, sounds dumb but it can happen. Don't lose the nuts that hold it.
When I painted mine (the GTS), I left the nuts on the edge of the windshield, painted the wiper arms, and let it dry. I decided to get food then reinstall the wiper arms and ooops , nuts are gone.

 

Cool guys thanks for the tips, probably gonna do it this weekend if the weather's nice.

jl74, i'll be sure to get food first before starting on them

 

i have a suggestion, it's called, don't paint them.

 

naw i think he means black...i just took mine off...gave it to my friends who work at the paint shop they sandblasted them and sprayed them black again. The only bad thing is that my wipers are really grey now...maybe i should get new wipers...

 

Well eventually the original colour fades and it looks pretty gross... I'm probably gonna need to paint mine later too.

 

windshield wipers are overrated. I do just fine without them, as long as I have a good layer of rain-x on there.

 

i apinted mine on my other teg and they looked great m didnt even scuff em or nothing , just took em off and cleaned em and sprayed em , let em dry for like a 1/2 hr and put em back on , i did em silver. they looked real good.

 

As long as you don't paint them any color other than black...you'll be straight.

 

Yeah don't worry guys I'm just looking to paint them black, the silver metal is starting to show through and look nasty, just want them to look new again

 

Dude, DLo, if you see my car at MGL, you'll know why people would wanna paint their old *** wipers. Trust me, silver metal with the original black coating flaking off isn't cool.


[Modified by Takumi, 12:09 AM 6/22/2002]

 

if you want a factory look i would use a semi-gloss rather than flat, and please only paint em black.

 

I need to do this, and I have a question so I am reviving this thread. I bought some Rust-Oleum Flat Protective Enamel spray to do the job today, on the recommendation of the Home Depot guy. I haven't used it, so would Semi-Gloss be better? Or would this Textured spray be even better? See it here: http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=20 . I'm thinking that my wiper arms had a somewhat textured painting, but maybe it was just old-age-orange-peel/bubbling?

Thanks,
Ben

 

I painted mine w/ Krylon semi-flat black paint. It looked good, but now there are many rock chips on my wiper arms. I would suggest using a high-temp. ceramic black paint, and then baking them in the oven according to the directions. I did this when I painted my brake rotor hats (400 deg. for 90 mins.) and the finish ended up being super-hard. I will probably do this when I decide to repaint mine.

 

I was just thinking about this lately. I really want to paint my red to add red accent to my honda civic. also possibly get some red wiper blades. anyone got a pic of them pained a different color other than black or silver...like maybe red, blue, yellow, etc.

Thanks.

 

Use SEM trim black paint. Use the satin black not the gloss black. SEM has a UV protectant to protect from sunlight fading.

 

Just blast them and powder coat them... done for another 20+ years

 

there's a good write up on TI if your more of a visual type person.

http://www.team-integra.net/forum/bl...rm-restoration.

I really need to do this too.

 

If you want something that really lasts and won't chip off again, look into powdercoating them.

Matte black is a commonly done color so it's usually pretty cheap.
You just bumped a nine year old thread. If this thread were a child, he'd be able to talk, feed himself and go to school by now.

 

just take them off dont need them unless its raining do it the socal way!!! lol ttt

 

holy old thread cat woman

 

Lots of old threads are being resurrected by noobs lately.

 

What works for me: remove the wiper arms then blast as much of the flaking paint of as possible with a pressure washer, spray them down with some Purple Power cleaner/degreaser and pressure wash them again. Sand the areas to be painted with 400 grit wet-dry sandpaper making sure to remove ALL old paint. If you are painting any plastic on the arms DO NOT sand them, rather scuff them with a gray scuff pad (wet or dry). After this hit them with some Purple Power and wash them again. Allow the arms to fully dry (whether o-naturale or force dry with DRY, OIL-FREE compressed air).

Next, clean the areas to be painted with Wax and Grease Remover. Pour onto a lint-free cloth, wipe the arms then wipe them again with a dry lint-free cloth to remove any WGR residue. A final wipe down with a tack cloth is a good idea.

For the next steps, the cleaner the environment the better and more durable the result will be.

Next, apply an adhesion promoter to the arms (such as "Bulldog") per instructions on the can.

After appropriate flash time apply the paint on top of the adhesion promoter. Build the paint up slowly with 2-3 coats or until hiding is achieved.

The adhesion promoter is like a contact cement. It basically glues the paint to the wiper arm. The advangtage of using adhesion promoter is it sticks to anything, and the paint sticks to the promoter. This is particularly useful if you have plastic parts on the wiper arm, or the arms are galvanized.

I have used this method many times with long-lasting results. The adhesion promoter will help greatly in reducing or nearly eliminating rock chips and peeling.

You can substitute Epoxy Primer for adhesion promoter if you aren't painting plastic parts.