Yellow windscreen wash.

NowRetired

Any suggestions on how I can change the colour of my windscreen washer fluid?


It is yellow and looks like pee when sprayed on the windscreen.

I bought a gallon of the stuff from Tesco, filled up the washer bottle and now every time I use the windscreen washers I have to put up with my young granddaughter having hysterics because the car is peeing on the windscreen to get it clean.

jackieb

Dilute it a lot? Seeing as it's not winter and you don't need it for the de-icer properties.

NowRetired

It's the ready to use kind.

I did but it still looks like pee.

I suppose the novelty will wear off in a few days.

Strider590

Your best bet is either drain it from the bottom OR syphon it from the top.
If you don't fancy a mouth full, fill a long piece of tubing with water, hold your finger over one end, place the other end in the washer bottle, lower the held end to the floor and then loose you finger. As long as the end inside is shorter than the end outside the bottle, it'll drain off easily.

Whatever you do, don't try running the washer pump until it's empty. It'll overheat and fail and cost money to fix.

eporium

It is yellow and looks like pee when sprayed on the windscreen.
:D:D:D

Why change it, surely it is the duty of every grandparent to amuse their grandkids?

dibuzz

eporium wrote: »

It is yellow and looks like pee when sprayed on the windscreen.
:D:D:D

Why change it, surely it is the duty of every grandparent to amuse their grandkids?

Hmm could be a bit embarassing when she tells her teacher that grandad pees on his screen to clean it though :eek:

flyingscotno1

Buy a load of the blue/pink coloured stuff and dilute it down as much as you can?

maninthestreet

some vegetable dye - or will that stain the car paintwork?

wba31

not sure why the colour is such an issue?

Don't dilute it too much as i sometimes have colourless urine.
and dont get the pink stuff as my urine goes pink if i eat too much beetroot.

how old are we here? dont eat any sausages as they may look like poo poo!

Quiet_Spark

NowRetired wrote: »

Any suggestions on how I can change the colour of my windscreen washer fluid?


It is yellow and looks like pee when sprayed on the windscreen.

I bought a gallon of the stuff from Tesco, filled up the washer bottle and now every time I use the windscreen washers I have to put up with my young granddaughter having hysterics because the car is peeing on the windscreen to get it clean.

How about you explain to your grandchild that it doesn't matter what colour a particular substance is so long as it does the job it's supposed to?

In fact, this particular example would be a very good opportunity to explain the feeling that is commonly known as "disappointment", and also tell her how to deal with it rather than automatically assuming it's someone else's fault and that she can potentially sue when things don't go her way

forgotmyname

If it were an older child i would say its a good job your not a boy otherwise
it would be your job to refill it.

Let them ponder that one.