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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: martin42 on 02 March 2014, 19:51:16
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I brought halfords cherry scented screen wash and so far so good,what do others use on here?
Thought this would be a change due to the amount of tyre threads started today ;D
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Blue one :D :D :D
Don't know what ever's going cheap :y
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cheap Prestone stuff.
bought 12 cases of 6x 5l bottles for 20 quid about 5 years ago at a bankruptcy auction.
leaves a small amount of white powder on the screen, but not too bad.
I think Morrisons still sell it.
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Asda washing up liquid. Bit foamy...... ;D
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Normally GM Opticlean, works well and wont freeze.
Currently using a different cheaper one they recommended and it seems fine (its name esacpes me for the moment)
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Normally GM Opticlean, works well and wont freeze.
Currently using a different cheaper one they recommended and it seems fine (its name esacpes me for the moment)
+1 plus smells rather nice.
As for freezing I've no idea, Not really been cold enough to know for certain, Only been using for past 8 months or so also.
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none at all ;D
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I think whats in the cars is mostly Holts, as I picked up a bucketload cheap. I'm topping it up with some right ol' pikey stuff at the moment. Does the job. Just.
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Water, a drop of Fairy and meths. :y
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Autoglym, works wonders
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none at all ;D
Legionnaires ?
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Some stuff I got from Macro about 5 years ago, on bogof for 5 litres at £3
10 5 litre bottles....
Actually here's the thread
http://oldsite.omegaowners.com//forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268789973
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none at all ;D
You need to. Fortunately your CD doesn't have headlight washers, so you can't knacker that pump of nozzles. You'll find the guaze under the screen pump clogs soon with a whitem stringy slime.
Screenwash has additives to prevent this growth, as well as provide a better clean and antifreeze properties.
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If they all cost the same, I'd use opticlean, as I think it does work very well, though maybe a tad foamy on prefacelifts with headlight washers (less impact on facelift headlight washers for some reason).
But opticlean has become a tad pricey, esp the amout Mrs TB gets through this time of year!
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Good offer on screen wash here at the moment
LINK (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331143382630)
Buy x4 and it will work out as £7.08 for 20 Litres
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If Opti clean is the gm stuff, I don't like the chalky residue it leaves.
While the car plan types may be inferior in other areas, I don't know, it leaves no residue at all afaict.
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If Opti clean is the gm stuff, I don't like the chalky residue it leaves.
While the car plan types may be inferior in other areas, I don't know, it leaves no residue at all afaict.
Yeah, not having a black car, that's less important to me. Besides, gives the Kosos a task...
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Good offer on screen wash here at the moment
LINK (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331143382630)
Buy x4 and it will work out as £7.08 for 20 Litres
Oddly enough they don't have the same offer on their own website. Says 65 Sold in past hour of posting this. :o
Re-listed http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=351014650310
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If Opti clean is the gm stuff, I don't like the chalky residue it leaves.
While the car plan types may be inferior in other areas, I don't know, it leaves no residue at all afaict.
Yeah, not having a black car, that's less important to me. Besides, gives the Kosos a task...
Colour irrelevant to the windscreen and from the driver seat. ;D
Conclusion was drawn from the previous car, if you notice the dates in the link. 2010 ;)
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
Assumption is the mother of....
Chalky marks in the screen. Ooh no. Unacceptable.
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
Assumption is the mother of....
Chalky marks in the screen. Ooh no. Unacceptable.
That would peeve me off, and I'm sure I would have noticed :-\
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
Assumption is the mother of....
Chalky marks in the screen. Ooh no. Unacceptable.
That would peeve me off, and I'm sure I would have noticed :-\
I certainly did. Happy with the Macro stuff though. ESP given cost
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Apple flavour concentrate from The Range :y
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use the prestone stuff myself. good stuff
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Cheapo poundshop stuff for me.diluted down too as I have aquapel rain repellent on my windscreen so doesn't need to be that concentrated to do the job.
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none at all ;D
You need to. Fortunately your CD doesn't have headlight washers, so you can't knacker that pump of nozzles. You'll find the guaze under the screen pump clogs soon with a whitem stringy slime.
Screenwash has additives to prevent this growth, as well as provide a better clean and antifreeze properties.
Now I know this I will be sure to use something (most likely autoglym) as I don't need that headache in my life :y
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Lidl home brew screen wash.
About a fiver a gallon and does what it says on the label :)
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GM stuff because its the cheapest I find, mainly becuase it give brilliant freeze protection at high dilution rates.
I think I use about 5 litres a year over the two cars and 30K miles
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I think I use about 5 litres a year over the two cars and 30K miles
Sadly, Mrs TB has headlight washers, drives in at stupid o'clock in the morning, and uses washers at the first hint of a bit of dirt hitting the screen. 6.3l (diluted, obviously) a week isn't unusual if she drives every day :-[
Tradeclub website is broken again, mainly because its looked after by mongrels, but seem to recall its well over £7 for 5l now...
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
Assumption is the mother of....
Chalky marks in the screen. Ooh no. Unacceptable.
That would peeve me off, and I'm sure I would have noticed :-\
I certainly did. Happy with the Macro stuff though. ESP given cost
You still got a pikey Makro card? Maybe a visit next time I'm in Readi.. ...Reading
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Assumed you meant the mess it made of bodywork. Not found any issues with cleaning/visibility when I've used it. Just too expensive
Assumption is the mother of....
Chalky marks in the screen. Ooh no. Unacceptable.
That would peeve me off, and I'm sure I would have noticed :-\
I certainly did. Happy with the Macro stuff though. ESP given cost
You still got a pikey Makro card? Maybe a visit next time I'm in Readi.. ...Reading
Oh no! No no no!
Costco now dear boy. :)
(Edit, yes actually, from our Reading days ::) )
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Costco haven't had a decent screenwash offer (like bogof) since I redistributed mine around West Northants. The Holts stuff is "OK" but needs to be used a bit stronger in the winter.
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Costco haven't had a decent screenwash offer (like bogof) since I redistributed mine around West Northants. The Holts stuff is "OK" but needs to be used a bit stronger in the winter.
Macro have had metal shelving on offer for months, if looking to replace yours? Btw
http://store.makro.co.uk/t-shelving.aspx
It's nowhere near as sturdy as your previous stuff though.
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Costco haven't had a decent screenwash offer (like bogof) since I redistributed mine around West Northants. The Holts stuff is "OK" but needs to be used a bit stronger in the winter.
Macro have had metal shelving on offer for months, if looking to replace yours? Btw
http://store.makro.co.uk/t-shelving.aspx
It's nowhere near as sturdy as your previous stuff though.
The Costco ones are a shade over £50 each, so I'll stick with them when a) I get a garage, b) can "borrow" a car they will fit in ;D
I thoroughly recommend them - if I can use them as a ladder, they must be robust :-[