The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

[Eldorado2k]

I can’t remove them, not in a part of my skill set. I’m going to do a whole lot of masking off first

I totally agree. I wouldn’t remove them either + they’re on there tight as hell.

[Bill D]

If I didn’t think I could reasonably attempt this myself, I would be calling all the body shops around here to see if they can do it

[Setec Astronomy]

Wiper arms are among the most neglected part of the vehicle.
I take care of the blades, but not the arms.

Ditto. It's really stupid, half the time I don't even wash them because I wind up flipping them up to do the windshield (depending on the car). But the stupid part is with WOWA sealants and spray waxes, there's really not a good excuse for not keeping them in good shape, and once they get faded, it's like impossible to polish them back because of all the irregular shapes. Now that I think of it, I have used WETS on them...but the last time I put WETS on anything was like 100 years ago...because...I never do anything anymore.

[Bill D]

On my other cars they just get whatever LSP is on the rest of the car

[Setec Astronomy]

It depends on the car, but on Bill's Caddy he'll definitely need a puller. Some of the Asian cars have a serrated connection that you don't need to pull like the splined ones. I think I had to pull a wiper arm off once but for the life of me I can't remember why.

[Bill D]

I’m not messing with trying to remove the arms. I’ll try my luck with the painting. One day if I need a pro to paint it, I’ll seek one out

[Setec Astronomy]

I’m not messing with trying to remove the arms.

Yeah, I know, Bill. I was just agreeing with Eldo, the splined ones on the old GM cars are on there. Did I have to replace a wiper motor on one of my old cars? I am still trying to remember how I know about pulling wiper arms, although I just looked and I don't seem to have a puller for that, although I did find some other tools I forgot I had--it's rough when you reach my age, lol.

[Bill D]

My dad has many of my grandfather’s tools many of which are going on a hundred years old. They don’t make them like that any more

[Setec Astronomy]

My dad has many of my grandfather’s tools many of which are going on a hundred years old. They don’t make them like that any more

I know I'm older than you Bill...but I don't have any 100 year-old tools! You need to talk to my friend who is an obsessive flea market tool collector.

[Bill D]

He will probably appreciate all of these