Screenwash Recommendations

savemoney

Well Halfords stuff hasnt let me down even when its freezing for past week still pleased with it

mustrum_ridcully

molerat wrote: »

I use Lidl concentrate but it is only available as a special buy so I stock up. -40c neat. Smells nice. I also put it into a trigger spray for de-icing, much cheaper. Suitable for VW fanjets as well.

I'm another one that swears by the lidl stuff, been using it for years without any problems.

Flying-High_2

Crabman wrote: »

Euro Car Parts advertise it as Carplan but it's actually Autocare which is not as concentrated as Carplan.

4 Containers sitting in a box in my workshop from ECPS... All Carplan.

richard-

I have found shell's screenwash - (blue) 1L concentrated bottle good in the winter, in the summer I use lidl's green apple/yellow lemon variety.

vikingaero

Buy a small bottle of screenwash and when empty don't throw it away. Instead use a larger bottle to keep it topped up and in your car.

Gordon_Hose

I use Halford's pre-mixed pink stuff as it's usually BOGOF and it's been fine for me.

Wig

I'm using car plan at about 25% (but I didn't measure) it's working fine. I bought the 5 litre bottle years ago
and I still have 4 litres left. I only use it in winter.

Zanzibar

richard- wrote: »

I have found shell's screenwash - (blue) 1L concentrated bottle good in the winter, in the summer I use lidl's green apple/yellow lemon variety.

Just a warning on the Lidl summer screen wash (fragranced, comes in a small yellow or green bottle for £1) - it can give a really bad allergic reaction. For months I had serious skin issues and traced it to that. Found the bottle and it states it can cause reactions - checked all other brands that I use - no such warnings and no issues with those (the standard blue stuff from Tesco/Halfords typically).

I'm sure some of the chemicals out there will be giving people issues and they will never realise the cause. The same goes for the air con - a proper sterilise as far is possible is recommended - you can get a can of air con cleaner you let off in the car for a few minutes. There also are some specialist sprays out there.

oldagetraveller

Autoglym All Season Quick Clear and I must say it's the best I've ever used in 40+ winters. Depending on the degree of dilution it's good down to -45 degc. I'm using 4:1 at the moment. Not the cheapest though.

Crabman

Just found this Auto Express review of screenwash products:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/240898/screenwash_solutions_we_test_twelve.html