Winter Weather Driving

Well, my little experiment has failed miserably. Previously, the only times I've needed to use the wipers have been to wipe off some mist and light drizzle. Yesterday started out wet and only got worse. As soon as I hit the road with the wipers going, the Velcro strip was gone within a mile. There is still the possibility of maybe using an industrial strength Velcro strip. Might still try that.

My main concern about the slush buster strip is that it looks like a sizable bump that the wiper has to jump over each time it wipes. I can see that clearing the ice and snow from the blade, but it sounds like it would be rough on the blade also. My idea with the Velcro strip works on the same principle-creating an obstacle to knock off the ice, but not so large that it obstructs the blade. In this brief experiment I couldn't even hear the wiper brushing over the strip, yet I think with the roughness of the Velcro, it would work to remove ice and snow.

 

I used the hook side of some standard Velcro. I agree that using an industrial grade Velcro might work better, but what I found was nearly $10 for a roll and I didn't want to spend that much on an experiment. And if I'm spending that much money, I may as well get the slushbuster strips.