I've been happily using 20/10 windshield washer fluid concentrate for supplementing whatever generic jug of winter windshield washer fluid is on sale. My belief (and it has been working out) is that the 20/10 concentrate makes the generic stuff "soapier". That is, it cleans better and, importantly, the wipers glide over the windshield smoother.
Lately, I've been having some trouble finding 20/10 again. My local big box auto parts store seems to have stopped carrying it.
So I'm wondering if someone has cooked up a DIY formula for making good windshield washer fluid, especially to make it "soapier".
Just a note, an Internet search for "DIY windshield washer fluid" has results that often start out with dishwashing liquid. Many years ago, I tried adding dishwashing liquid to my windshield washer fluid and it was a terrible idea.
Dishwashing liquid can make dishes "squeaky clean". But that's the LAST THING you want for a windshield washer fluid. It makes the windshield wipers squeak, skip, and stutter over the windshield because the windshield is then "too clean", or rather "squeaky clean".
I had to pump out that mixture I made and refill it with just the generic stuff.
It doesn't get too cold here and so the regular winter windshield washer fluid is good enough to generally prevent freezing on the windshield. And so I'm not in search of something that will lower the freezing point. Just need to make it soapier.
Lately, I've been having some trouble finding 20/10 again. My local big box auto parts store seems to have stopped carrying it.
So I'm wondering if someone has cooked up a DIY formula for making good windshield washer fluid, especially to make it "soapier".
Just a note, an Internet search for "DIY windshield washer fluid" has results that often start out with dishwashing liquid. Many years ago, I tried adding dishwashing liquid to my windshield washer fluid and it was a terrible idea.
Dishwashing liquid can make dishes "squeaky clean". But that's the LAST THING you want for a windshield washer fluid. It makes the windshield wipers squeak, skip, and stutter over the windshield because the windshield is then "too clean", or rather "squeaky clean".
I had to pump out that mixture I made and refill it with just the generic stuff.
It doesn't get too cold here and so the regular winter windshield washer fluid is good enough to generally prevent freezing on the windshield. And so I'm not in search of something that will lower the freezing point. Just need to make it soapier.
