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Garree001

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  • Prolong the life of your wiper blades
  • Give better cleaning and clearing of traffic film and insects
  • Prevent freezing in colder weather
  • Quieter 'blade motion' across the screen
  • The nice fresh smell
  • Prevent Legionnaires disease...
 
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I never knew that anybody, except in an emergency, ever put plain water in their screenwasher. Amazing.
 
Ulpian said:
I never knew that anybody, except in an emergency, ever put plain water in their screenwasher. Amazing.
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My dad only ever tops up his truck washer bottle with plain water - usually from his water bottles when it's gotten too stagnant even to boil and drink lol

I love the smell of screenwash, it's the only reason I still use the "winter" mix :eek: lol

(I do have some "regular/summer use" mixed up now lol)
 
As for those who use Washing Up liquid.... :nono:

Have a word with yourself....:p
 
Ffoxy said:
As for those who use Washing Up liquid.... :nono:

Have a word with yourself....:p
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Amazing how many people do not know that w/u liquid causes rubber and plastics to deteriorate over time. Makes me cringe when I see plumbers et al smearing it all over plastic pushfit joints to ease fitting - silicone lube is really cheap
 
Morrisons value foam bath, seriously. 18p for a 1L bottle, does about six refills. Works a treat.

While you've bought the stuff, refill handwash bottles with it too. Works just as well, fine even on sensitive skin.

I've tried screenwash in the past and it just smears. Detergent actually clears the screen. You only need the alcoholic stuff in the winter. Even then it usually freezes after spraying anyway, so pointless.

I don't believe that diluted detergent would harm the blades. It certainly won't kill them before they're worn out anyway. Windscreens stopped having rubber seals about 20 years ago.

Was this research sponsored by Halfords? It sounds too much like the "Ketchup prevents heart disease" research from a few years ago, which turned out to be sponsored by Heinz.
 
Doofer said:
Morrisons value foam bath, seriously. 18p for a 1L bottle, does about six refills. Works a treat.

While you've bought the stuff, refill handwash bottles with it too. Works just as well, fine even on sensitive skin.

I've tried screenwash in the past and it just smears. Detergent actually clears the screen. You only need the alcoholic stuff in the winter. Even then it usually freezes after spraying anyway, so pointless.

I don't believe that diluted detergent would harm the blades. It certainly won't kill them before they're worn out anyway. Windscreens stopped having rubber seals about 20 years ago.
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top hint unless your car is about 20 years old....oh:bang:
 
Doofer said:
Morrisons value foam bath, seriously. 18p for a 1L bottle, does about six refills. Works a treat.

While you've bought the stuff, refill handwash bottles with it too. Works just as well, fine even on sensitive skin.

I've tried screenwash in the past and it just smears. Detergent actually clears the screen. You only need the alcoholic stuff in the winter. Even then it usually freezes after spraying anyway, so pointless.

I don't believe that diluted detergent would harm the blades. It certainly won't kill them before they're worn out anyway. Windscreens stopped having rubber seals about 20 years ago.
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Hmmm, I wonder what still holds in and surrounds side windows?

Also what holds in windscreens if it isn't a rubber based glue?

firstcar-Y10 said:
top hint unless your car is about 20 years old....oh:bang:
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:ROFLMAO: How true :p
 
Most Easterly Pandas said:
Also what holds in windscreens if it isn't a rubber based glue?

Polyurethane. As used here in salt spreader components...

http://www.allbusiness.com/science-technology/materials-science-technology-polymers/8469402-1.html

Are you really worried about a few mg of salt in windscreen washer fluid? It's a natural substance, all over the place. Especially in winter, when you get a film of crystals over the car from the tons of the stuff that's chucked all over the roads.

Halfords and dealers must love the voodoo that surrounds car fluids. Money in the bank for them.
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Washing up liquid has loads of salt in it, used as a thickener... very corrosive but its up to the individual, it's their car, I personally wouldnt touch the stuff in a windscreen washer bottle. (n)
 
Salt removes polish and dulls paint, and if it touches bare metal it encourages rust.

Washing up liquid should never be used anywhere near a car. Proprietary screenwash is cheap, and resprays and corrosion repair are expensive.

Why not just use the proper stuff?
 
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