whats a good value screen wash that works?

[steveo3002]

looking around to stock up on screen wash , would prefer to buy concentrate rather than pre watered down stuff

what do you use?

[SpydieNut]

I like this.

[nickfrog]

+1 for Prestone.

[darreni]

Euro car parts had/have this for £13.49, the best price i could find that was local to me.

[mmm-five]

If you have (or know someone who has) as Costco membership, then the slightly stronger 'blue' Prestone is £10 at Costco.

https://www.costco.co.uk/Tyres-Automotive/Car-Main...

[Bear-n]

£4.50 delivered from Amazon at the moment (2.5l)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prestone-PSCW0039A-Concen...

[jeremyh1]

25 LITRES of concentrate from your local motor parts direct £19.plus vat

I use it at 50/50 in the summer and neat in the winter

[Krikkit]

Halfords berry flavour is quite nice

[Sheepshanks]

If you, or someone you know, can access TPS this stuff is good: https://tps.trade/premium-screenwash-concentrate-z...

I bought a ton of it a few years ago when it was on offer for something daft like £3.50 - still got several containers of it.

They do a few different versions, some ready diluted, so make sure you get the concentrated -30C stuff.

[Evanivitch]

SpydieNut said:

I like this.

+1

[dxg]

Bear-n said:

£4.50 delivered from Amazon at the moment (2.5l)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prestone-PSCW0039A-Concen...

£3 delivered from Tesco (with a clubcard)

[Pica-Pica]

The trouble is with a concentrate, is that when you increase the concentration as the season changes, you are then both increasing the wash component as well as the anti-freeze component, and vice versa. So in winter, to meet the anti-freeze level needed, the wash component ends up streaking. That is what I found with Prestone.
The BMW idea of a anti-freeze washer fluid, that you can vary according season, and a separate washing component that you can also vary according to your preference is better in my opinion.

[blue_haddock]

Triple qx from ecp is less than £3 for a gallon of concentrate

[Sheepshanks]

Pica-Pica said:

The BMW idea of a anti-freeze washer fluid, that you can vary according season, and a separate washing component that you can also vary according to your preference is better in my opinion.

Never having had a BMW, how does that work - are there separate reservoirs in the car, or you mix wash and antifreeze yourself?

[Belle427]

Halfords stuff is as good as any.
I bought a load of holts stuff in bulk last time around though.

[nickfrog]

blue_haddock said:

Triple qx from ecp is less than £3 for a gallon of concentrate

I used that in the Xceed and it congealed badly. It was a bugger to clear but now zero issues with Prestone.

[Bear-n]

dxg said:

Bear-n said:

£4.50 delivered from Amazon at the moment (2.5l)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prestone-PSCW0039A-Concen...

£3 delivered from Tesco (with a clubcard)

Well, whatever. I don't support blatant capitalism.

*st st*

[Pica-Pica]

Sheepshanks said:

Pica-Pica said:

The BMW idea of a anti-freeze washer fluid, that you can vary according season, and a separate washing component that you can also vary according to your preference is better in my opinion.

Never having had a BMW, how does that work - are there separate reservoirs in the car, or you mix wash and antifreeze yourself?

There is a washer liquid (they used to be in a 50ml bottle, but now are in a tablet form), and top up with water, using an anti-freeze concentrate diluted according to the outside temperature.

[dhutch]

Belle427 said:

Halfords stuff is as good as any.

This, citrus+tradecard.

[E-bmw]

Pica-Pica said:

The BMW idea of a anti-freeze washer fluid, that you can vary according season, and a separate washing component that you can also vary according to your preference is better in my opinion.

That is all very well & good, alas if the OP's car isn't a late model beemer where they did this, then this is of no use to man-nor-beast.