Wiper Problems

[randyveach]

I removed the wiper blades, and the arms that hold the wiper blades on, so that I could remove and re-paint the lovers (flat black). I thought putting them back on would be a cinch (poor assumption). With the arms slotted in correctly, the wiper blades are about an inch and a half above the glass (both sides). What am I missing?
Thanks for reading this.

[randyveach]

Don't reply, I figured it out. There is a clip that locks the arm onto the wiper gear. That clip must be oiled and be free moving. This arm will work correctly when this is done.

[plumkrazy]

"lovers" being painted flat black.

Glad you brought your wipers back down to the glass. Sometimes its the little things that are the hardest to figure out.

[negusm]

The louvers are to be painted satin grey and not black on an 86 I think. Or did asc paint them on the verts?

I don't think that anything on the car is to be "flat" texture.

-Mike

[randyveach]

Good information, but I wasn't sure I would like the louvers painted black, so I painted them with the new rubberized paint. This way if I didn't like it, a trip to the car wash could fix that. Thanks for the info, and I do like the black.

[svo413]

The vert. cowl panel came from Ford Semigloss black and maybe Gray (did not look it up) but ASC painted them body color from everything I have seen.

[negusm]

The vert. cowl panel came from Ford Semigloss black and maybe Gray (did not look it up) but ASC painted them body color from everything I have seen.

You're correct. They are semigloss/satin black and not grey from Ford. Didn't remember whether asc painted them or not.

-Mike