Screen Washer bottle Solution (1 Viewer)

Nov 7, 2018
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Hi Funsters,
first time I have needed to use the Screen washers on my Trany for I cant remember when, and because I had the heater on the screen, something I never do, normally, especially if the roads have been Salted, because I find, by the end of the day, the screen has a a dried layer of Salt, which I find a Pig to clear. and my washer bottle was frozen.
This got me thinking what do others put in their washer bottles to keep a nice clear screen, this time of year.
I would love to know. Many years ago before washer bottles were installed, an old feller I knew cut a potato in half and rubbed it on his windscreen. I bet there are some great solutions out there, some may be able to buy off the shelf !
Your Ideas
 
Mar 23, 2012
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Try this, I bought some but haven't put it in yet as my washer bottle is nearly full.

I think if you use rain X you're supposed to clean the windscreen and seal it first and I seem to recall they suggest an abrasive cleaner.

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bobandjanie

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Its alot easier to just put winter screenwash in it stops any freezing problems, we always put - 20 or - 25 in. 😁

Here in Spain we use the equivalent to halford's screenwash, but then it doesn't get that cold where we are. 😎 Bob.
 
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Oct 9, 2019
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-10% screen wash and use Rainex windscreen cleaner first so that dirt washes straight off.
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Dec 12, 2010
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I buy a 5 gallon drum of the neat stuff from the local motor factors and fit a barrel tap (off Ebay) to it and decant it into a watering can, no point in paying for water in the ready mixed stuff ?
 
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Nov 7, 2018
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Thanks, All, for your input.

I think I may try Aldi first, then if not, a bulk buy of neat screen wash.
Thank
 

stevewagner

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Asda’s and Halfords both do 5 litre bottles of -15 screen wash that works very well.
 
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Got some from Halfords effective to -10 degrees and it works. £6.49 a gallon.

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Here in spain I use -13ºc undiluted screen wash all year round. 5 litres/month I average. can't stand dirt on the screen.
 
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I would store it a dark cool place. Let's face it the stuff in the tank could have been there for years, all be it diluted from time to time.

Geoff
 
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Asda’s and Halfords both do 5 litre bottles of -15 screen wash that works very well.
Dont be a skint flint.... go for the Halfords minus 20 deg... just to be sure... After all it was minus 11.7 and 11.5 here last two nights.. BBBRRR.❄️❄️
 
Apr 3, 2018
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I buy a 5 gallon drum of the neat stuff from the local motor factors and fit a barrel tap (off Ebay) to it and decant it into a watering can, no point in paying for water in the ready mixed stuff ?
jockaneezer To what minus degrees does your barrel go..
I was searching just a couple of days ago when screen wash around here was none existent but could not source anything below minus 10.
Thnx

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Jul 20, 2018
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Hi Funsters,
first time I have needed to use the Screen washers on my Trany for I cant remember when, and because I had the heater on the screen, something I never do, normally, especially if the roads have been Salted, because I find, by the end of the day, the screen has a a dried layer of Salt, which I find a Pig to clear. and my washer bottle was frozen.
This got me thinking what do others put in their washer bottles to keep a nice clear screen, this time of year.
I would love to know. Many years ago before washer bottles were installed, an old feller I knew cut a potato in half and rubbed it on his windscreen. I bet there are some great solutions out there, some may be able to buy off the shelf !
Your Ideas
I think the potato method was for the inside!!
 
Jul 20, 2018
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And as I said..... the so called potatoe trick is for the outside..........
And outside IT DISNAE WORK. !!!!
Why would you want streaky tattie yuk on the inside of your windscreen.???
Well we’ll have to agree to disagree

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