Can I Put Windex In My Window Washer Bottle?

[xntrq]

As the title says, can I? being that it is the #1 Glass Cleaner

[sydking]

ive done it before no issues.

[Daleo]

Just remember; anything you put in your washer bottle will end up on your paint.

I don't wash my car with Windex.

[Got a Pulsar]

I use this. Repco sells it. Go Lo sells it too.

[Jonno34]

i usually just use water

or put some nice car wash solution in there with water

[GTR-N1]

Just remember; anything you put in your washer bottle will end up on your paint.

I don't wash my car with Windex.

Well it contains

* isopropyl alcohol

* propylene glycol

* ammonia

I was looking up what these might do to rubber & paint > went off to sleep lol

[xntrq]

Well it contains

* isopropyl alcohol

* propylene glycol

* ammonia

I was looking up what these might do to rubber & paint > went off to sleep lol

I assume the first two ingredients are bad as they are alcohol based?

[GTR-N1]

I'd assume they would affect both wax and sealant.

[ARTZ]

Can't be good for windscreen seals either..

I use Windex on a rag to clean off cutting compound as I was recommended isopropyl, but only in small doses ..I wouldn't put it in my washer, not straight anyway maybe watered down a lot...sounds like a waste of money anyway Windex isn't cheap..just get washer mix from SCA or something its like 5$ and lasts ages..I bought a bottle and sharing it between 3 cars has lasted over a year, still have half a bottle left..

[xntrq]

washer mix it is!

[Carbon 34]

Dont do it

It kills your paint, rubber, streaks like hell on glass and paint and makes your wipers dry out and shutter / hop destroying the motor and blades as they move across

The evaperation is too fast at speed and it makes a mess

The only time you need anything beyond water is if it gets below freezing ( which will crack your bottle and lines ) even the stuff posted above stuffs your detailed car up , best left for old crappy cars and mud bog trucks

You can buy paste glasswax and it works to keep bugs off and water stains or rain ex if applied in a few thin layers works but only at speed , its meant for race cars and planes

Just buy decent blades and change them yearly

And just like anything rainex and wax wears off , do it as part of a detail job min to keep acid rain or tap water from etching the glass

Edited July 26, 2012 by Carbon 34

[sydking]

Nothing beats new blades, So quite, No streaks, No mess. Cheap and under 10 min to install

Though i have been looking for a good Glasswax like rainex ect.

Can anyone comfirm if thats the sam stuff the race cars use when they have stripped all wipers and washer bottles?

[Daleo]

I use Rain-X on my windows, and they do a washer additive that I also use. It doesn't leave any visible residue or spotting on my paint.

It seems to stretch out the time between reapplication of Rain-X, especially in the wiper track; which always wears off first.

Definitely agree with new wiper blades; also helps with reducing wiper track scratching, as the blades get older with more rubbish embedded in them.

Edited July 28, 2012 by Daleo

[Carbon 34]

Nothing beats new blades, So quite, No streaks, No mess. Cheap and under 10 min to install

Though i have been looking for a good Glasswax like rainex ect.

Can anyone comfirm if thats the sam stuff the race cars use when they have stripped all wipers and washer bottles?

Yes its the real stuff but built up over lots of thin layers to work, you can buy glasswax from USA its pretty cheap under 20 bucks some megs wax works but beware some waxes stuff the wipers and they shudder bad , those silicone blade suck too unless its a downpour , splatters of water they clean to well and the backstroke is bouncing blades