Prestone De-Icer Washer Fluid
As many of you might know, I was having problems recently concerning the washer fluid in my vehicle. I made the mistake of buying the cheap “blue†fluid and putting it in my car for the winter. As soon as the frigid temperatures hit, I was stuck with an ineffective washing system for both my windshield and rear window. This created a safety issue that I sought to correct immediately.
I took a trip down to the local Wal-mart and purchased a gallon of Prestone De-Icer washer fluid for about two dollars and change. It was significantly more than the .88 cents I had paid for the blue stuff, but you get what you pay for and I was not going to jeopardize my safety. Prestone’s fluid has the capability of protecting down to below freezing temperatures and removing light ice and frost from the windshield without re-freezing.
The color of the Prestone fluid is a yellow color similar to lemonade (please don’t drink it!). Therefore, there is no confusing it between your usual warm weather wash. It has a consistency similar to most washer fluids, so you don’t have to worry about it being too thick for your system. Prestone says that you can add it to your regular wash fluid, but for the purposes of this review I first siphoned out the old liquid. If you do add it to your existing blue wash, it does have the potential to minimize the amount of cold weather protection. Prestone states that their product protects down to –34oF, so most climates should be pretty safe in terms of mixing. I didn’t want to take any chances, so I decided to use straight, undiluted Prestone fluid in my reservoir tank.
As soon as the really cold weather hit the Philadelphia area, I was able to test out the Prestone fluid. I can happily report that it performed strong without any problems. When the temperature was below freezing, it came out of my reservoir instantly and did not refreeze or streak on my windshield. Overall, the cleaning power of this solution is excellent and much better than compared to most blue fluids. My cold weather windshield problems had been solved!
I was not able to test out the de-icing capability of the Prestone fluid, due to the fact that I was not in my car when there was any frost or ice on the windshield often found in the morning hours. However, I have tried their de-icer that comes in a spray can and I can report that it works well on frosty windshields that many of us who park our vehicles outside often wake up to.
If you’re tired of dealing with winter weather windshield cleaning problems like freezing fluid or dirty, streaky windshields, be sure to pick up a gallon of Prestone De-Icer washer fluid. It’s cheap insurance against the worst that winter has to offer.
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