Windshield Washer Fluid: I thought this was funny - a post from Family Handyman. With all the complications we face in life, we have to pick the right color for our windshield washer...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I thought this was funny - a post from Family Handyman. With all the complications we face in life, we have to pick the right color for our windshield washer fluid? I can imagine a TV comedy showing a person freaking out about which color fluid to buy. 😂

Different color windshield wiper fluids are usually dyed for marketing purposes, and, depending on the brand can indicate different things:

Blue: Standard year-round fluid, effective for dust and road dirt.
Green: Summer driving, effective bug remover.
Orange: All-season with deicer, effective against ice and road salt.
Yellow: Winter with deicer, effective melting ice off the windshield with freeze protection up to -34 degrees.
Purple: Concentrated wiper fluid mix for summer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

WOW!

Such specialization!

(I just get blue...)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

WOW!

Such specialization!

(I just get blue...)

I foresee a huge scandal - "Windshield Washer Colors Lie!" 🤣

I often wonder if decaf coffee is really decaf. If the kitchen has to fill a pot, they fill a pot. And did the manufacturer actually make decaf coffee?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

I foresee a huge scandal - "Windshield Washer Colors Lie!" 🤣

I often wonder if decaf coffee is really decaf. If the kitchen has to fill a pot, they fill a pot. And did the manufacturer actually make decaf coffee?

I'd like to know how they get the caffeine out without ruining the coffee......

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

Longshadow wrote:

I'd like to know how they get the caffeine out without ruining the coffee......

It is said there is the solvent method, using methylene chloride or ethyl acetate.....
......or the Swiss Water method, which only uses water......
......or the formaldehyde method, which some vehemently deny even exists

I imagine that somewhere, there is probably a forum which consists of flame wars about decaffeinization methods.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

dustie wrote:

It is said there is the solvent method, using methylene chloride or ethyl acetate.....
......or the Swiss Water method, which only uses water......
......or the formaldehyde method, which some vehemently deny even exists

I imagine that somewhere, there is probably a forum which consists of flame wars about decaffeinization methods.

But if they use a liquid, like water, how does that NOT make coffee????

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

I'd like to know how they get the caffeine out without ruining the coffee......

That's why I never drink decaf or no-cal/lo-cal. Or lite beer.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Good to know.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

jerryc41 wrote:

I thought this was funny - a post from Family Hand... (show quote)

Just buy one of each color, mix them together and you'll be prepared for everything!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bridges wrote:

Just buy one of each color, mix them together and you'll be prepared for everything!

Well, it logically follows.....

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

Longshadow wrote:

But if they use a liquid, like water, how does that NOT make coffee????

I believe it is described as a strictly time and temperature controlled cold rinse of whole beans, so, alledgedly, minimal saturation and no heated brewing is taking place to extract flavor from the beans....
....allegedly, caffeine is being dissolved and rinsed away.

Consumer impressions count??.....if that's what it takes to get sales??
Who knows if "natural spring water, bottled at the source" isn't actually tap water from the municipal water supply?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

dustie wrote:

I believe it is described as a strictly time and temperature controlled cold rinse of whole beans, so, alledgedly, minimal saturation and no heated brewing is taking place to extract flavor from the beans....
....allegedly, caffeine is being dissolved and rinsed away.

Consumer impressions count??.....if that's what it takes to get sales??
Who knows if "natural spring water, bottled at the source" isn't actually tap water from the municipal water supply?

What about the caffeine inside the bean.......

therwol Loc: USA

jerryc41 wrote:

I thought this was funny - a post from Family Hand... (show quote)

The washer fluid with deicer (typically methanol) can't be sold in many California counties. I used to live near Sacramento. No deicer. I would occasionally drive to Lake Tahoe. When it snowed in the mountains, there would be the usual salt and grit on the roadways. On one occasion, I tried to clear this off of my windshield and ended up with a frozen layer of soap that I couldn't see through. On another trip up there, the whole washer froze up after the car was parked for several hours. I now live in a county where you can buy the good stuff. The last bottle I bought was orange.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

Longshadow wrote:

What about the caffeine inside the bean.......

That's what's left there to wake the drinker, so that the coffee is still real coffee??
I don't know how they explain that one away.

I never drank de-caff, and don't drink any coffee now, anyway. I drank more than a lifetime supply when I was 19-21 years old. It never worked to wake me up, never kept me awake, didn't cause me to be up ¾ of the night with trips to the bathroom....none of that. Never had any of the coffee-related side effects I hear about ...........until I quit..........THEN, weeks and weeks of 24/7 MISERY!!!!!........ until the caffeine was out of the cells, I suppose.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

therwol wrote:

The washer fluid with deicer (typically methanol) ... (show quote)

Adding denatured alcohol (rubbing alcohol) to a non-winter formula can help lower the freezing point and increase cleaning ability of the windshield fluid.