| As old man winter once again makes an appearance | | | | solution every 2 weeks to maintain its protection so |
| around much of the country, it is important to | | | | you may want to keep the bottle accessible in the car |
| remember that a little bit of extra work will go a long | | | | to remind yourself. |
| way. Even the simply parts of your car's maintenance, | | | | Many people will simply toss away windshield wipers |
| such as keeping up with the wiper blades on your | | | | that not longer seem to be working. Replacing wiper |
| windshield wipers can help save you money. | | | | blades may not seem to be very expensive but the |
| During the winter months, people will have less | | | | costs do add up and if there is a way to repair and |
| patience with car maintenance because after all that | | | | maintain them without additional expense, it stands to |
| scraping and shoveling, they just want to get inside a | | | | reason you would want to give it a try. This method of |
| warm car. But in order to make it easier on yourself | | | | rejuvenating your wiper blades also requires white |
| during those cold mornings, do a little work behind the | | | | vinegar and a clean cloth. |
| scenes to make sure you car windows do not frost | | | | * Wet the cloth with the vinegar and run the cloth |
| up to begin with. It costs virtually no money to do this. | | | | twice evenly down each of the wiper blades. |
| * Take a clean spray bottle and combine one part | | | | * Take a second cloth and dampen it with water. |
| water to three parts white vinegar. | | | | Clean off the vinegar from each blade. |
| * Shake well and spray the outside of all the windows | | | | This tactic will help bring your wipers back to working |
| on your vehicle. When the temperature drops, frost will | | | | condition and allow you to clear the windows once |
| not be able to form on your windows, saving you time | | | | again without the expense of replacing the wiper |
| and effort on workday mornings. | | | | blades. It is the little things we do that can make a big |
| * The windows will need a refresher spray of the | | | | impact in our financial situation. |