Cenipar Dishwasher Rack Tine Prong Repair End Cover Caps White (100pcs) Anti Slip 1 inch Round Tips

I have an older Whirlpool dishwasher that either needed a new rack or these caps. The rack is around $150. I figured I have nothing to lose with these caps. They were a bit of pain to put them on so here is what worked for me: in a small dish, I placed a handful of caps and cover them with boiling water. After a few minutes, I would take them out with thongs. Most of them softened enough to be workable. For the few stragglers that wouldn't go past the top of the stick, I heated them with a hair dryer.

These are very hard to put on. I did find it easier after reading other reviews to use latex gloves and use a little bit of soap to make it slide on easier.

These work, but they will discolor shortly after installing. Previous other type/brand still holding white color after year plus of use.

Very difficult to put on

I can't emphasize the title enough. So, like many others, I struggled to get these on as they came (which was, of course, without any instructions whatsoever). After consulting google and confirming that yes, caps and dishrack tines all come in standard sizes and there was no chance I had ordered the wrong thing, I did what a few other reviews have mentioned and put them in warm water first. It helped a bit, but not a lot, and here's what I found to be the best process through a lot of trial and error: - Keep a small pot of water *just* at boiling on the stove. - Toss a handful of the caps in and wait 10-15 seconds. - Using tongs or tweezers, pick one cap out of the boiling water and give it a quick shake to empty the water inside. (If you miss the brief window to put it on a tine and it cools, pop it back in the water.) - Quickly slide it onto a tine using a spiral/twisting motion all the way down, like screwing on a bottlecap. The twisting is important - not only does it help it get all the way down before it cools, but if you don't, the cap can get bunched up along the way and you'll have to try and either smooth it out of pull it off to re-do it. - When you've used up the ones in the pot, toss in another handful and repeat. Once I had that system in place, it was like night and day, and I got my *entire* bottom rack re-covered in under five minutes. The caps are SO much easier to work with when they're the consistency of a thick water balloon, especially if you have some tines that are misshapen from the coat peeling and/or rust swelling up (I had a few). That's why I went with four stars - there's nothing wrong with the actual product, but it was way too frustrating for what it is and I wasted a lot of time (and a few of the caps) due to the complete lack of useful instructions.