Insect windshields

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Canadianhauler21, Jun 12, 2021.

  1. TravR1

    TravR1 Road Train Member

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    Yeah, you don't even have to add the soap. Soaking it first for a minute or so works wonders. I'll just soak it, start the fueling, then wipe once it's started. It doesn't add any extra time. Not really.

    The white road treatment in the winters doesn't soak too well. Dish soap takes that stuff quite well.

    If you do that at the start of your shift and when you fuel, windows will stay useable. Some windshields I see are just disgusting, and the driver seems just fine with it. lol
     
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  3. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Another vote for Dawn and some vinegar. I put about a table spoon of dawn in for my 1.5 gal tank. Not a fan of the rainX fluid.
     
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  4. SteveScott

    SteveScott Road Train Member

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    Try driving the I-5 on a hot summer night in northern California. We grow a lot of rice here and all of those rice patties are flooded with water and full of skeeters.

    Not my truck, but an excellent representation of what it looks like on certain nights of the year.

    [​IMG]
     
  5. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    A days worth of rock solid dead bugs will destroy a brand new set of wiper blades. Only use your wipers for rain. Using them for cleaning anything more than dust is a waste. Pull over and wipe the glass by hand.
     
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  6. SoulScream84

    SoulScream84 Road Train Member

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    If you give half a gallon of that to somebody's abuela, and show her the nastiest house on the block it'll increase value by 10,000 minimum.
     
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  7. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    Scrubblades disagree. And I'll gladly spend thirty bucks every six months over pulling over every fifty miles to clean my windshield.
     
  8. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    I can usually go at least 150, but there ain't no rice paddies out where I run.
     
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  9. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    Never heard of scrubblades. At $15 bucks a pop why not. I clean my windshield at the end of the day or when stopping for fuel.
     
  10. Redtwin

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    You will know which house she cleaned as soon as you turn on the street. They use industrial strength fragrance in it
     
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