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To: seton89
9 c water
1 c isopropyl alcohol
1 T liquid dish soap

Directions: Combine and store in a plastic jug and use to refill windshield washer receptacle in your car.

****NOTE****: MAKE A SMALL BATCH AND PUT IN FREEZER OVERNITE, IF IT FREEZES DO NOT USE THIS IN COLD WEATHER!

Next recipe:

•White vinegar
•Water
•An empty milk jug or container
•A funnel

What You Do:
Combine equal parts white vinegar and water. Then, use the solution to fill your car's windshield washer fluid resevoir.

Why This Works:
The acetic acid in vinegar dissolves grime, bugs, sap and other windshield nuisances.

Benefits of Making Your Own Windshield Washer Fluid:
•inexpensive
•effective grime and bug remover
•environmentally-friendly
•helps to keep windows frost-free in the winter

****NOTE**** SEE NOTE ABOVE!

29 posted on 07/11/2009 5:05:16 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: rockabyebaby

Vinegar “might” be OK in the summer time. My brother had a stupid idea once and put vinegar water in an old car’s radiator to try to clean out the cooling system on the cheap. Result: heater hose promptly busted.


30 posted on 07/11/2009 5:08:57 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Democrat Party: a criminal organization masquerading as a political party)
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