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donnie_darko · 19-12-2004, 8:51 PM

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

rushnowt · 20-12-2004, 6:51 AM

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 · 20-12-2004, 9:47 AM

where do you put it, in the washer bottle?

donnie_darko · 20-12-2004, 10:37 PM

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 · 21-12-2004, 12:14 AM

Washing up liquid works for me.

16011996 · 21-12-2004, 9:58 AM

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

DeskBob · 25-02-2009, 4:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Edinburghlass

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

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 · 25-02-2009, 5:35 PM

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

sillyvixen · 25-02-2009, 9:37 PM

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 · 27-02-2009, 1:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DeskBob

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