Re: My weird windshield experience

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sat Dec 16 2000 - 16:38:31 EST


Got the bottle. It's Prestone Windshield Melt. Doesn't say what all
the ingredients are, but the 2 it warns about are Isopropyl Alcohol
(rubbing alcohol) and Ethelyne Glycol. Paid 2 bucks for the 15.5 ounce
bottle at Walmart.

Andy Levy wrote:
>
> At Walmart I found a Prestone bottle (clear) called something "heat"
> that you drop into a nearly-full washer fluid resevior and it's supposed
> to improve the de-icing abilities of regular washer fluid, plus drop its
> freezing point by 20 degrees F.
>
> I spilled some when I opened it, it had a familiar smell to it. Checked
> the label - contains isopropyl alcohol. I'll re-read the label later
> today, but it seems like all it does is increase the alcohol
> concentration of the fluid. If that's the case, I'll probably just use
> regular rubbing alcohol next time.
>
> Bob Tom wrote:
> >
> > 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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> -andy
>
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