Salt/screenwash/wipers

[Hartside]

Hi and welcome - does glycol not damage the paint?

[NormanTheMad]

Hi and welcome - does glycol not damage the paint?

Thanks!!

Sorry meant isopropanol. Whats in the mixture you use in the UK?? 

I guess these substances aren´t excactly good for your polish and paint... but I am more worried for all the salt used on the roads 

[mike.]

Now that the temperature has risen to the heady heights of -4C my washers are working again
Looks like the Carplan stuff is only good down to -6C

I seemed to be the only one on the motroway today that had working washers 

[Rolfe]

Mine's still solid.  I'm just wiping the windscreen with a towel soaked in screenwash, every so often.

Rolfe.

[gizzywizzy]

Now that the temperature has risen to the heady heights of -4C my washers are working again
Looks like the Carplan stuff is only good down to -6C

I seemed to be the only one on the motroway today that had working washers 

Huh lucky you still -10 here today.

[Snoopy]

Im i correct in thinking from this thread that the heated washer jets are not helping then? Because its the pipe/bottle thats freezing?

[The Doc]

Super random - I likey 

[p3asa]

If anyone has a screwfix near them , they are doing screenwash for £1.59 that is all seasons and not already diluted like some of them now. It doesn't state what temp it goes down to but so far mine haven't froze and I've had -15 on my MFD

[Rolfe]

Well, now our temperatures have reached the dizzy heights of +1^oC, my screenwash has finally re-entered the liquid state.

I had a couple of litres of Halford's screenwash concentrate, allegedly good to -25^oC neat.  So I chucked it all in (well, not quite, it didn't quite take the second litre), and drove to the shop and back in the hope that might mix it a bit.  How much good it'll do, just under 2 litres of that plus just over 3 litres of whatever-the-hell Andrew put in there, but it's got to be a bit better.

Rolfe.

[RedHP]

Anyone else with this problem?

Does anyone know of a way of keeping the windscreen clear of dry salt, I've used 4 litres of screenwash over the last few days. (400 miles mainly motorway/dual carriageway in the dark - this is when you need a really clear screen)

I've tried switching the blower away from the screen (A/C on), helps a little as the heat isn't on the screen but then starts misting up due to condensation from snowy shoes etc...

Is it maybe time for new wipers? (Only 14 months old, fine when its wet but the dry salt needs clearing every few minutes)??

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this issue. I drive over 60 miles (roundtrip) on the M1 to and from work, and the screen has been a nightmare. Worse more when all is frozen over and I can't get any water out, I have to manually spray water from my bottle when I am stationary (which happens quite a lot on the M1!!!)
I now keep the windscreen wash solution bottle near my front door as I have to refill the screenwash tank every few days (and this takes 3/4 pots!)

Bring on the summer !

Red

You need a higher ratio of screenwash to water, stops it freezing.




YNWA

I was very liberal with my recent top-up, but I didn't want to put too much screenwash in as I heard that the chemicals in this could start 'eating' away at the paintwork and lets face it, VW haven't been generous with the paint !

YNWA