Water instead of windshield washer fluid?

[Higgins909]

So I've been using my sprayers to try and cool off my windshield and back window (Prius is a microwave) It seem to be working, I think. But I think I'm going through a lot of it. I would like to use more of it to cool my windows down, but I try to be sparing with it. My thought is what if I mix in some water or use straight water? Does anyone else do this?

Thanks,
Higgins909

 

[Vaquero]

Sigh

 

[Axxe55]

Turn on the vehicle A/C. Windshield wipers and the fluid are for cleaning the windshield, not cooling it off.

 

[skfullgun]

Good grief. We are doomed.

 

[candcallen]

So I've been using my sprayers to try and cool off my windshield and back window (Prius is a microwave) It seem to be working, I think. But I think I'm going through a lot of it. I would like to use more of it to cool my windows down, but I try to be sparing with it. My thought is what if I mix in some water or use straight water? Does anyone else do this?

Thanks,
Higgins909

WTF are you talking about?

 

[RoadRunner]

 

[Axxe55]

OP, it ain't even anywhere near hot yet! Just wait until the middle of July and August.

 

[Higgins909]

Haha, guys. Read about it somewhere on the internet a while ago. Only recently I've been trying it out in this heat. Someone I know or knew told me about how they would spray the roof of their travel trailer and it would cool it down better. I got 116F~ in my car and it was only 96F out today. Cracked the windows and have a sunshade. I've had some 5% ceramic tint put on, supposed to block uv/heat/yadda yadda. (25%front 5%rear tint brow) I'm not sure about how well it works. That used to be how I would get the best results, but it seems when I crack the windows is gets hotter than it used to.

My thought is the windows are like the walls of a box. These walls are hot. You are in the center of the box. Spray water on the walls to bring the temperature of the walls down... Along with the full blast of AC for MAXIMUM cooling. It sucks going from a hot work, to a hot car, to a hot house. My car sure does blow cool air, but it doesn't seem to cool down the cabin very well.

I just wanted to know if anyone else did this to cool down their vehicle. But it would seem not. Maybe one of these days I'll actually feel if it makes any difference to the windows.

 

[TipBledsoe]

And another good tip... if your brakes are squealing, spray them down real good with WD40.

 

[Axxe55]

The water is evaporating long before it's ever doing any cooling down of the vehicle. Plus, what temperature is the water in the windshield washer bottle? Ambient temperature!

 

[candcallen]

The internet.

 

[DoubleDuty]

Uh no

 

[baboon]

Look BOGO on big drinks at your local stop & robs then buy one for you car!

 

[skfullgun]

Somebody please tell me this was a joke.

 

[EZ-E]

Try parking in the shade
Have your freon recharged
Start car 20 minutes before getting in
Get rid of Prius & buy a real vehicle

 

[candcallen]

I bet your ac compressor is the size of a V8 can.

 

[Axxe55]

Try parking in the shade
Have your freon recharged
Start car 20 minutes before getting in
Get rid of Prius & buy a real vehicle

But, but, but, his Prius has a tow hitch on it!

 

[EZ-E]

But, but, but, his Prius has a tow hitch on it!

Probably got a set of brass balls hanging off it too. Ohhh wait, probably not... they're in the wifes purse.

 

[glenbo]

Prius. No need to say more.

 

[Axxe55]

Probably got a set of brass balls hanging off it too. Ohhh wait, probably not... they're in the wifes purse.

But since he's single and not married..........

That might be an issue!