Screenwash Recommendations

[highlander]

Hi All

I am hoping I can get some recommendations for some decent screenwash from the more knowlegable than I am brigade lol.

p.s I've got new car syndrome lol

Many thanks in advance
highlander

 

[jonnie5]

I find halfords own concentrated tobe very good currently using Holts extra concentrated which I got for cheap at costco. Beware though as the was a problem with vag car prone to leaks due to the washer jets becoming clogged and the hose bursting of the nipples. Vag recon its because the incorrect fluid is being used, so no claims if you dont use their screan wash or one that has the same spec. A bit silly tbh

 

[Kam]

I use the apple scented Halfords double concentrate. Seems good but the scent sometime wiffs of cat's piddle

If you do try it, don't go for the apple scented one

 

[highlander]

I'll get myself some non apple scented from Halfords then lol

Many thanks

 

[Hudson]

Halfords double concentrated.... it can pen and ink a bit if you use too strong a mix.

 

[simon34]

I use seat's own one its dead cheep if you buy the big bottle not the accessory one and it works fine

 

[boss1986]

got 5L of the green Holts stuff from costco a month or so ago, seems pritty good.

 

[jonnie5]

got 5L of the green Holts stuff from costco a month or so ago, seems pritty good.

Yeh its not bad is it

 

[highlander]

Cheers for the info, next time I'm in my local SEAT dealership I will price up the SEAT stuff if no luck there it's halfy's or holts lol

Thanks

 

[MarkE]

Motormania neon pink stuff (I think it's called Subzero). Seems ok and doesn't require a bank loan to fill the Volvo's 5 litre screenwash tank...

 

[Reg]

I'd suggest this stuff made by Einszett. Very concentrated so its doesn't need much, and it is friendly to products on your car - i.e. won't strip of affect the wax on your car when it squirts and runs all over the place.

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=10029

Good at cleaning the screen too, which is nice!

 

[Stan 24v]

Not sure about the best one, but you need to look for ones with low alcohol volumes in it to save your wiper blades from hardening, and I thnk its also part of the cause of the jets clogging too.

 

[k4ith]

the VW stuff gets a good write up and its very cheap, would imagine its the same as the seat stuff?

 

[Dyscontinued]

I use Fairy washing up liquid....is that really bad?

 

[boss1986]

yeh i wouldnt use washing up liquid.

if it goes on your paint work it will strip the wax off and soon the paint will look dull.

probley not good for the rubbers along with other stuff aswell.


when my car was in for the service a few weeks ago at skoda i had an octavia, when i used the washer jets on that there was a smell of washing up liquid.
dont know if it was or if there screenwash just smells of it.

 

[Dyscontinued]

I shall buy some proper stuff then

 

[Reg]

Its nowt to do with stripping wax, diluted down it won't really do much of that. The problem is that dish detergent contains salt, which will then corrode the metal parts of the system.