My brother in law once told me that the wiper fluid is bad for your paint and plastic and you only use it as a last resort. Is that true? I know it's some special chemicals that helps with bugs and all sorts of stuff that could blind you as you drive. Have you guys used it? Do you guys wash your car as soon as possible once you use it? Has anyone replaced the fluids with something safer?
SRT8outtaLA
I guess you could put distilled water in it? I’ve never noticed anything on any of my cars over 40+ years.
Windshield washer fluid contains alcohol to lower the freeze point. So yes, alcohol can damage paint and plastic. However typically not an issue. A major issue I see is deterioration of the wiper blades. Alcohol strips polymers from the material and it becomes brittle. Inexpensive replacement blades typically are more prone to damage. Some deicing fluids used on the roads can cause issues too.
I'm one of those people who really hates crap on my windshield, so I use the washers a lot. In almost 46 years of driving, I've yet to see any issues from it. I go through a jug of washer fluid pretty quickly, and I use the RainX or this other stuff they sell at Meijers, but for decades, I used the blue stuff, and nothing happened. Maybe it made the wiper blades go bad early, but I don't give a crap about that. Worrying about this kind of thing is insane, IMHO.
used windshield washer fluid for 17 years now. it may leave a water mark overtime yes but nothing a clay bar cannot remove.
As a side bar, I ponied up for a pair of Rainex silicone wiper blades and turned out to be the best I’ve ever tried. They’re expensive but with no streaking or squeaking, worth every cent to me. I put them on my truck which sits baking in the sun every day and silicone is showing no signs of degrading, like rubber, for over a year now.
I was just thinking since my windshield wiper fluid is kind of low. If I live in socal where it doesn't really freeze do I need the wiper fluid to be alcohol to lower freeze point? Can I just due a distilled water solution so it doesn't have alcohol and it won't leave water marks if it has no minerals (being distilled)?
I buy Quick Detailer by the gallon.
However you could just use a bottle of it--Mix it with some distilled water 50/50.. very paint friendly.
The heat off your motor, will usually prevent any type of washer fluid freezing.
If it's cold out, just wait till you have driven it for a few minutes...
However you could just use a bottle of it--Mix it with some distilled water 50/50.. very paint friendly.
The heat off your motor, will usually prevent any type of washer fluid freezing.
If it's cold out, just wait till you have driven it for a few minutes...
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