My guess is they put that water repellent stuff on the windshield that’s supposed to last a season but the wiper wore it away.
Fun!
seamus205 on
I wonder if the windshield was coated with some water resistant coating and the wiper wiped it away in that area
ShipOfThanasis on
My guess is that the whole thing was treated with water repellent whatever and that part was rubbed off by the wiper
watergator on
They probably apply a water repellent product like Rain-X which has worn off faster where the wiper reaches and now the water droplets are sticking in that area. Source, my car looks like that when I need to reapply.
theLRG on
Bet the windshield was coated in that water repellent material but then it was wiped away.
Vaulters on
My guess would be that the windshield is coated with a water repellant that was worn away by the wiper blade.
I first learned about this kind of product in these comments, but I’m confident in my answer.
boarder2k7 on
I’m going to posit the opposite of what everyone is saying so far.
They are using RainX wiper fluid, and the area under the wiper has the water beading applied. Water evaporates faster when spread out than balled up, so where it is beading it is drying slower.
Source: I use that wiper fluid, and my car does this under the wipers where it still beads up.
Hot-Computer3901 on
Looks like that may be a water repellent impregnated wiper blade. They leach repellent out that will cause mist or fog to aggregate into larger droplets. My truck used to do the same thing.
k0rm on
My guess is that they applied water attractant to the area under the wiper blades. That way water naturally pools where the blades can reach.
AnnoyedVelociraptor on
On some cars when you have the normal wipers on, and you put the car in reverse, the rear wiper turns on.
Sherifftruman on
There’s water everywhere. It is only beading up where the wiper can reach.
CatacombOfYarn on
My guess is that it rained previously, and now all the water dried off except under the wiper, because the sun didn’t reach it. Now the wiper turned on, and is spreading the water around.
jaylw314 on
Soaps and crud reduce water surface tension, preventing it from beading up. The clean area has water that beads up. You can see some sheeting water below the wiper where it can’t reach
LifeguardSas976 on
No there is water all over it. Where the wiper rubs is keeping the water balled up. The window is extremely dirty and that’s the only clean part basically.
Ok-Suggestion-9882 on
Going for a clean sweep
FalloutForever_98 on
I don’t understand those wipers… like why only 1 small one. Why don’t they put 2?
IDrankLavaLamps on
You know that stuff that gets sprayed on called wax/shine at a car wash? Stop windshield wipering that off before it dries. Just use the blowers.
swvyvojar on
Makes perfect sense. Why would they make a larger wiper if the water is only there.
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My guess is they put that water repellent stuff on the windshield that’s supposed to last a season but the wiper wore it away.
Fun!
I wonder if the windshield was coated with some water resistant coating and the wiper wiped it away in that area
My guess is that the whole thing was treated with water repellent whatever and that part was rubbed off by the wiper
They probably apply a water repellent product like Rain-X which has worn off faster where the wiper reaches and now the water droplets are sticking in that area. Source, my car looks like that when I need to reapply.
Bet the windshield was coated in that water repellent material but then it was wiped away.
My guess would be that the windshield is coated with a water repellant that was worn away by the wiper blade.
I first learned about this kind of product in these comments, but I’m confident in my answer.
I’m going to posit the opposite of what everyone is saying so far.
They are using RainX wiper fluid, and the area under the wiper has the water beading applied. Water evaporates faster when spread out than balled up, so where it is beading it is drying slower.
Source: I use that wiper fluid, and my car does this under the wipers where it still beads up.
Looks like that may be a water repellent impregnated wiper blade. They leach repellent out that will cause mist or fog to aggregate into larger droplets. My truck used to do the same thing.
My guess is that they applied water attractant to the area under the wiper blades. That way water naturally pools where the blades can reach.
On some cars when you have the normal wipers on, and you put the car in reverse, the rear wiper turns on.
There’s water everywhere. It is only beading up where the wiper can reach.
My guess is that it rained previously, and now all the water dried off except under the wiper, because the sun didn’t reach it. Now the wiper turned on, and is spreading the water around.
Soaps and crud reduce water surface tension, preventing it from beading up. The clean area has water that beads up. You can see some sheeting water below the wiper where it can’t reach
No there is water all over it. Where the wiper rubs is keeping the water balled up. The window is extremely dirty and that’s the only clean part basically.
Going for a clean sweep
I don’t understand those wipers… like why only 1 small one. Why don’t they put 2?
You know that stuff that gets sprayed on called wax/shine at a car wash? Stop windshield wipering that off before it dries. Just use the blowers.
Makes perfect sense. Why would they make a larger wiper if the water is only there.