I was at the gas station today and watched a older man "wash" his entire TL with one of those car squeegees. windows, hood, top of trunk... I almost wanted to walk over there and ask him to stop.

 

i just laughed really hard.

 

I saw an old man doing that to his RL the other day too...

I almost cried...

 

Since that fluid has stuff in there to get bugs off of the windshield, the fluid is very base. Sort of like your industrial strength degreasers. What he's doing is stripping the wax off of the paint. After that is all gone the stuff starts eating away at the clear coat.

 

good to know next time that shit drips onto my hood

 

Horrible. The only time I ever use those squeegees is on a trip to Vegas...Windshield only of course

 

I use that thing on the front of my car.

That's the beauty of the clear bra!

As for the fluid being dangerous... it's usually just dirty, soapy water.

 

with OPBs (Other People's Bugs)

 

Do you think somebody can get dirty bug splats off of a windshield with a sponge and squeegy that is hooked onto the end of a plastic bar?
It does take quite a bit of effort even with a wash mitt and soap and water if the bugs have been on there a while. But with the stuff at the gas stations, it comes off quite easy. Give it a smell next time, it doesn't smell anything like soap.

 

I thought those bins were to pee into if you did not feel like walking into the gas station

 

they are