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iWindshield Washer Fluid for Cold Weather
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Originally Posted By: Big Jim
Originally Posted By: Rolf
Originally Posted By: Big Jim
Rubbing alcohol is easy to find in drug stores and 99 cent type stores so that's what I use.
Usually rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol has unpleasant additive for first aid use.
Denatured alcohol (ethanol with a bit of methanol to render it undrinkable) is a lot cheaper per ounce.
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And what would that source be? I haven't noticed it.
Paint stores or Home Depot sell quarts and gallons of denatured alcohol.
Originally Posted By: Rolf
Originally Posted By: Big Jim
Rubbing alcohol is easy to find in drug stores and 99 cent type stores so that's what I use.
Usually rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol has unpleasant additive for first aid use.
Denatured alcohol (ethanol with a bit of methanol to render it undrinkable) is a lot cheaper per ounce.
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And what would that source be? I haven't noticed it.
Paint stores or Home Depot sell quarts and gallons of denatured alcohol.
Thank you. I'll look for it. I can't help but wonder if it isn't available anymore. It is hard to find paint thinner. It is no longer labeled as paint thinner. It is only sold in pint cans and labeled as paint cleaner. The label makes it look like it isn't intended for thinning paint, but only for clean up.
Originally Posted By: Big Jim
Thank you. I'll look for it. I can't help but wonder if it isn't available anymore. It is hard to find paint thinner. It is no longer labeled as paint thinner. It is only sold in pint cans and labeled as paint cleaner. The label makes it look like it isn't intended for thinning paint, but only for clean up.
They've been calling it Mineral Spirits for a long time now. They don't want people adding "paint thinner" to oil paints because of the VOC laws. They want oil paint used exactly as it comes out of the paint can. Lots a luck.......Painters getting caught thinning oil paint can cause themselves lots of problems if they're ever caught...........
Thank you. I'll look for it. I can't help but wonder if it isn't available anymore. It is hard to find paint thinner. It is no longer labeled as paint thinner. It is only sold in pint cans and labeled as paint cleaner. The label makes it look like it isn't intended for thinning paint, but only for clean up.
They've been calling it Mineral Spirits for a long time now. They don't want people adding "paint thinner" to oil paints because of the VOC laws. They want oil paint used exactly as it comes out of the paint can. Lots a luck.......Painters getting caught thinning oil paint can cause themselves lots of problems if they're ever caught...........
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This is one of the evolutions that has sucker punched me again. In my lifelong history there was "just washer fluid" ..it was always rated @ -25 or whatever ..and that was it. I kept looking at "Premier" washer fluid and saying "what scam are they running now?" ...
..and now I find that all that is blue is not created equal anymore.
Now you have to pay large to get former commonality.
..and now I find that all that is blue is not created equal anymore.
Now you have to pay large to get former commonality.
Here in Florida, most fluids are not for cold weather. I took a trip up North once in November, and the Florida fluid froze. Next time, If I don't have to stuff that goes well below freezing, I will do what I sometimes did when I lived full time up North. I will add a bottle of rubbing alcohol to the fluid to keep it from freezing. Only problem I had with that was that everytime I used the windshield washers, I could smell the alcohol come in from the air vents under the windshield. Small price to pay to be able to keep the windshield clean in the snow and slush.
Originally Posted By: hd2002
It was -23 this morning and rain-x was not frozen.
http://www.rainx.com/Products/Windshield_Washer_Fluids/De-Icer.aspx
I think the rain-x is one of the best but I had it slush up on me, of course I have had 20 below for a couple weeks at a time, with dips to 30-35 below.......
It was -23 this morning and rain-x was not frozen.
http://www.rainx.com/Products/Windshield_Washer_Fluids/De-Icer.aspx
I think the rain-x is one of the best but I had it slush up on me, of course I have had 20 below for a couple weeks at a time, with dips to 30-35 below.......
Originally Posted By: Gravely20G
What is the best windshield fluid for extremely cold temps?
the orange stuff at AAP...just go to any AAP and ask for "the orange stuff for the windshield washer" the cro-magnon man behind the counter will remove his index digit from his nostril (be sure to step back so as not to be hit by any flying goobers) and point towards the display of 1 gallon jugs and utter "ugh-uhg". Then you can select as many as you like, pay and leave as quickly as possible before you get infected.
What is the best windshield fluid for extremely cold temps?
the orange stuff at AAP...just go to any AAP and ask for "the orange stuff for the windshield washer" the cro-magnon man behind the counter will remove his index digit from his nostril (be sure to step back so as not to be hit by any flying goobers) and point towards the display of 1 gallon jugs and utter "ugh-uhg". Then you can select as many as you like, pay and leave as quickly as possible before you get infected.
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Originally Posted By: demarpaint
They've been calling it Mineral Spirits for a long time now. They don't want people adding "paint thinner" to oil paints because of the VOC laws. They want oil paint used exactly as it comes out of the paint can. Lots a luck.......Painters getting caught thinning oil paint can cause themselves lots of problems if they're ever caught...........
I have 4 gallon cans of Paint Thinner out in the garage..I use it to clean everything...does a great job on road tar. Sometimes, when I get angry with the EPA for all of those stupid regulations they keep beating us up with I'll wash my tools in an old coffee can & paint thinner and then dump it in the ravine or just let it sit in the sun and evaporate...
They've been calling it Mineral Spirits for a long time now. They don't want people adding "paint thinner" to oil paints because of the VOC laws. They want oil paint used exactly as it comes out of the paint can. Lots a luck.......Painters getting caught thinning oil paint can cause themselves lots of problems if they're ever caught...........
I have 4 gallon cans of Paint Thinner out in the garage..I use it to clean everything...does a great job on road tar. Sometimes, when I get angry with the EPA for all of those stupid regulations they keep beating us up with I'll wash my tools in an old coffee can & paint thinner and then dump it in the ravine or just let it sit in the sun and evaporate...
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