Re: My weird windshield experience

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 08:16:52 EST


Hi, Andy

At 06:51 PM 12/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Yesterday (Wednesday) morning, it was a little chilly (single digits).
>I saw something I had never seen before. When I shot my windshield with
>washer fluid, I actually saw ice start to form from it!
>
>I have generic blue washer fluid, the regular cheap stuff you can get
>anywhere. And I haven't cut it with water, it's straight from the
>bottle. Someone makes a de-icing fluid, don't they? Thinking about
>draining my resevior and loading up with that.

I use a product called Frost Buster (good match for my Tough Nuts :-P).
...1 part Frost Buster with 3 parts windshield washer fluid. I don't
know where you can get it in U.S. (Walmart?) but I get it at Canadian Tire
up here. It comes in a spray bottle or a jug ... can also be used full
blast.

Bob



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