Frozen skooshers on Defender

[Fast but dim]

under a fiver for......goes to shed for a look....five litres.

[Ropeman]

I should pop in there tomorrow, see if they have any left.

[Fast but dim]

did you get any? -10 on the way home from work this morning, 1:3 mix was just beginning to freeze on screen, jets still working. it really is good stuff, and i'm down to my last pint.

[Ropeman]

No, they are perpetually sold out

Design of the cruiser means that mine rarely freeze (I use the -36 Holts stuff from Costco neat all year round, anyway), I just fancied having some available as a back up, just in case.

[Basemetal]

The jets on my Fiats have been frozen since the beginning of the ice age. Bumper insulation, jet and engine design to blame I think. The routing of the thinnish tube just shouts "Freeze Me".
Since most folk within driving distance have either run out or only have -5C stuff, I've been looking at 'homebrewing' some screenwasH. Meths freezes at below -100C, so a mix of meths and water should do it.

Hunting around I found this table -pick your concentration for the temp you want protected to...
% FP (deg C)
0 0
10 -4
20 -9
30 -15
40 -23
50 -32
60 -37
70 -48
80 -59
90 -73
100 -115

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/et...ter-d_989.html

You can start with cheap screenwash, of course, rather than water, and just add any industrial alcohol to lower the freezing point. Don't go too much further than you need so the evaporative cooling effect doesn't chill your screen...

[Ropeman]

I've got 5 litres of pure methanol as a back up, I can get that out to 12 litres and still be fine, it seems. I've still got 15 litres of the Holts stuff as well, I could probably wash both cars in the stuff and still have left overs

[Basemetal]

Where'd you get your methanol?

[mojofilter]

If you do fancy some modding, then this thread should avoid freezing jets by making the fluid come from the wiper arms.
http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/sh...!-Is-Brilliant!

Sorry mate, missed the replies to this thread last week until it got bumped today.

My own research found that very thread too, and I was about to make up a set when I found these on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Just waiting for the RM to produce them at the mo.

[Ropeman]

Where'd you get your methanol?

Where else?

Ebay

They sell a surprising variety of stuff that will maybe get you on the wrong kind of watch list. If you ever need any Acetone, PM me, I may have overbought when I got some

[mojofilter]

Where else?

Ebay

They sell a surprising variety of stuff that will maybe get you on the wrong kind of watch list. If you ever need any Acetone, PM me, I may have overbought when I got some

Acetone is meant to be the best for finishing kydex, but I've never knew where to get it before.....

[Ropeman]

My garage of goodness, obviously.

You'll want to be careful with it mind, it absorbs straight through your skin and gives you a very bad time. I have no idea how they can sell it for wiping on your fingernails. Price of beauty, I suppose

Health and Acetone

[ANDYLASER]

Acetone is meant to be the best for finishing kydex, but I've never knew where to get it before.....

Most (decent) chemists will sell acetone. I use it for cleaning laser optics.

[keith_beef]

My garage of goodness, obviously.

You'll want to be careful with it mind, it absorbs straight through your skin and gives you a very bad time. I have no idea how they can sell it for wiping on your fingernails. Price of beauty, I suppose

Health and Acetone

I think that nail varnish remover has not been acetone-based for several years. At least, I remember that SWMBO's stuff has been marked "contains no acetone" for a long time.

[Ropeman]

I assumed the defatting of fingers was considered a benefit rather than a drawback

Chemists sell it at £1.95 for 10ml, that place sells it at £5 a litre

[CaptainBeaky]

like a Toyota ?

Heated washer jets are part of the Winter Pack on my Surf...

So there's your upgrade solution - buy a Toyota instead