What windshield washing fluid do you use?

[UKWildcats9696]

I’ve always just bought the cheap blue stuff. However, I follow Scotty Kilmer on YouTube and he swears by the orange RainX. What do you use?

 

[danielmid]

I ran the green bug stuff for years and switched to the orange stuff a few months back for winter, then some members here linked me to stories of washer fluid sensors being eaten/coated by the chemicals in the orange RainX. So I drained the orange and switched to the cheap blue stuff with a bottle of rubbing alcohol mixed in to make sure it gets clean and doesn't freeze up.

 

[KnurledNut]

I use Unger Professional glass cleaner. The same stuff the high-rise guys use. A 8 oz. bottle makes 25 gallons, or 5 capfuls in my Ram. I paid $8 back in 2020. 32 cents a gallon is a steal for this stuff.

It's sudsy, smells pleasant, and gets the bug juice off.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

Anything but RainX....

 

[Rlaf75]

In my 11 ram and my 21 ram I use rain-x and never had a problem. In fact I hardly ever use the wipers anymore. It also makes ice come off the windshield a lot easier

 

[EagleChief]

I tired the Orange RainX once and it messed up my sensor in the reservoir. That was fun. I just use the cheap stuff now, if I need to top it off. Although, it usually gets topped off at the dealer.

 

[crash68]

I follow Scotty Kilmer on YouTube and he swears by the orange RainX.

I'm sure there will be a few on this forum that will chime in they do the exact opposite of what Scotty recommends. He's more into sensationalism than actually reporting anything worth listening to.
I run the plain old blue stuff, usually the -25°F rated version.

 

[1SloRam]

Orange RainX here, never an issue, but I do coat my glass with a sealant every few washes. Pollen is ridiculous here so I mostly hose off the windows before I leave home. Also never heard of Scotty.

 

[UKWildcats9696]

What sealant do you use?

 

[jws123]

I use the cheapest stuff possible usually the blue never a issue.

 

[bcbouy]

whatever is on the rack when i'm getting fuel.i really don't care what brand it is as long as it's -50 or better in winter or 3 season in summer for the bugs.price or brand doesn't factor at all.also no rainx.we go through a crap ton of winter wash up here.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Same here ...cheap blue stuff. Never had it freeze even in -20 and below temps.

 

[turkeybird56]

Walmart Plain Old Super Tech Blue down to 0 F. If gonna be stupid cold, I have a few bottles of 91% Isopropyl available. There is a -20F version available, but not offered here in store in town.

 

[Jeepwalker]

That's interesting. I didn't know there was a version that was only good to zero F. They must not sell it around the North up here. Or I just haven't paid attention.

 

[1SloRam]

What sealant do you use?

Gtechniq or Adams. Have used some spray wax before as well during the drying process after a maintenance wash.

 

[Choupique]

Either green or orange rain-x. I never had it hurt anything in 10 years or so but if it does eventually I'll live with it. It works so well that I consider it a safety benefit to use it.

 

[turkeybird56]

I will not use Rain X Orange in system. But I do clean and then seal my windshield with Rain X every couple of weeks.

 

[Rado]

I ran the green bug stuff for years and switched to the orange stuff a few months back for winter, then some members here linked me to stories of washer fluid sensors being eaten/coated by the chemicals in the orange RainX. So I drained the orange and switched to the cheap blue stuff with a bottle of rubbing alcohol mixed in to make sure it gets clean and doesn't freeze up.

Does the Alcohol help much ? Thanks

 

[danielmid]

Does the Alcohol help much ? Thanks

Just to lower the freezing point, I figured better safe than frozen and it's punched through the snow a few times this winter.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

Have any here tried http://www.aquapel.com/

I have been using it for years. The harder it rains, and especially at highway speeds; no wipers needed at all, and it lasts a long time on the windshield.

I put it on my mirrors and both front windows as well.

I reapply annually and never have issues with this product.

It's not like RainX glass wax/sealer where it sits on top of the glass and wears away.
This is a two-part chemical application that etches into the glass and bonds with it.