Home Made car window cleaner

[donnie_darko]

Does anyone have any ideas what to use instead of spending pounds on "blue" stuff from the garage etc.

[rushnowt]

i use distilled vinegar and water for all my windows car included, does just a good a job as anything else, much cheaper and no smears ;) ;D

[16011996]

where do you put it, in the washer bottle?

[donnie_darko]

perhaps i didnt make it clear.. i want to put it in the washer bottle as opposed to cleaning the windows. i was not sure that you could put vinegar in the washer bottle as it might cause a problem.

Anyone got a bright idea?

[Edinburghlass]

Washing up liquid works for me.

[16011996]

i use washing up liquid neat when inside of windows are dry, to stop it steaming up.

[DeskBob]

Washing up liquid works for me.
Washing up liquid rotts rubber so beware on older cars with the non-bonded type screens. It's full of salt and other chemicals.

I always buy the concentrated screen-wash, it's normally about a £1 from supermarkets, mix it with normal tap water varying the strength according to the weather/temperature. I keep an old 5l bottle in the garage and mix it in that. Fill it with water, about 3/4 to 4/5 full, then put the concentrate in. Do it the other way round and it foams up and you waste it :rolleyes: A 5l mix lasts me 3-4 weeks and I do about 350 miles a week.

For what it costs, I can't see the sense in trying to save on it, it's a safety issue too, a clear windscreen's a blessing at this time of year.

[Butterfly Brain]

my OH swears by stardrops you only need a small amount made up with water

[sillyvixen]

i always used to use washing up liquid - untill on a very cold icy morning it froze on contact with the window ( i was high up on a hill and it was sub zero) trying to clean the muck off my windows just made things worse and i had to pull over. i have since used a comercial screen wash as it copes with cold windows in freezing conditions better.

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[madnlooney]

I always buy the concentrated screen-wash, it's normally about a £1 from supermarkets, mix it with normal tap water varying the strength according to the weather/temperature. I keep an old 5l bottle in the garage and mix it in that.

same as i do. lasts ages and doesnt cost as much as already mixed stuff. asda had a bottle for £1 which i made about 10 litres