motosledneck12

i have been doing alot of searching and i need to know how to make 50/50 mix methanol and water i have acces to unlimeted amouts of washer fluid from work and the msds sheet says the fluid is 35% methanol. so do i add 3 or 4 bottles of heet per gallon to get it aound 50/50. i have herd 3 bottles of heet from half of the spots ive looked and 4 bottles of heet from the other half. which is it?

newt

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Dude, go to the hardware store and buy some Methyl Hydrate (Methanol) and some distilled water.

Combined its probably cheaper than those bottles of Heet.

Not to mention, washer fluid has a lot of detergents, dyes and other junk in them.

Hell you can buy those water cooler jugs of distilled water for like $20 bucks and Methyl Hydrate is a few bucks a gallon.

07MetallicSC

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if you buy the -20* mix ( found at any gas station around here anyway ) its a 50/50 mix. i add one bottle of yellow heet per gallon of washer fluid and im good. this was recommended to me by the owner of snow/performance himself.

Bluelightning

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Agreed. I get a 20L jug of meth filled for $25. 20L of distilled water costs me $5. So $30 to have 40 liters of water/meth mixing 50/50. And it's pure. No additives like washer fluid.

motosledneck12

i get washer fluid for free

motosledneck12

so if i did buy the methyl hydrate, what exactly is it and what is it used for from the hardware store

06cobalt racer

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i thought it was only like 30% or so meth? straight windshield washer fluid that is

07MetallicSC

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Ill take a pic of label when I get home

06cobalt racer

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ok sounds good

Bluelightning

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Must be cold as hell where you live Metallic. Even in Canada with our winters getting down to -40*C we only have 30% meth washer fluid haha.

dayhoff35

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i have 4 gallons of boost juice unopened just sitting around if you want it ill let it go cheap its 49/51

BriantheLion26

Yeah a -20 should be like 30% methanol. Go to a speed shop and buy methanol for like $3 a gallon. Mix whatever % you want with distilled and good to go. Still safe on the windshield too. I use 75% methanol in the windshield all the time.

motosledneck12

ive acualy herd the oposite josh at ottp said that the methanol will ruin the paint of you car eventualy so i also ordered a trunk mount tank. and as i said earlier i have access to the msds sheet for our washer fluid and it says right on the front page 35% methanol
and it is a -20 fluid

and the nearest speed shop is about 3 hours away from me

Bluelightning

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Unless you are doing 60mph down the highway and decide to clean your windshield I don't think you will be getting any on the paint

motosledneck12

when else would you use it? the bugs only splatter on the windsheild when your driving fast down the highway. lol

Bluelightning

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I guess when it comes to bugs I don't use my washer fluid. Find it just makes more of a mess. I honestly hardly ever use my windshield washer sprayer haha.

07MetallicSC

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might ruin your paint if you never wash your car again after it sits there...

06cobalt racer

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yeah 35%.

what i do is mark a line on the washer fluid bottle where the unopened level is. pour half of it out. add 3 bottles of HEET and then fill it up with the washer fluid till it reaches the line.

motosledneck12

have you ever had a problem using washer fluid? seeing as everyone says there contaminents in it.

has anyone ran into problems with the washer fluid rather then straight methanol and water

motosledneck12

i have seen cars peel paint right at the sprayer on cars that have the sprayer on the hood