# Durable Spray Bottle for Polymer **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515 "2025-03-17T23:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/21 "2025-03-19T02:43:01Z")
I had an elderly customer back in the late 90’s that would make me (and watch) spray WD-40 on ALL the ball joints, tie rod ends, idler and pitman arm or center link joints, bushings etc etc, if it was a wear item, I had to spray it… Bless her heart, I just smiled and chatted with her while I sprayed everything down… she said if it helped her knees, it had to help the car… lol She brought me the WD-40 and I refused to charge her for the service… Man did she make a mean Rum cake… lol Unless I am replacing a radiator or water pump, I have never replaced a hose for maintenance, only had a couple of heater/bypass hoses leak or blow out, unless had an oil leak that leaked on the hose… But under normal circumstances, very rarely have I had a rubber coolant hose fail… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/22 "2025-03-19T12:56:40Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > But under normal circumstances, very rarely have I had a rubber coolant hose fail… +1 In 60 years of driving, the only hose that ever failed was a heater hose on an '86 Taurus, but it was only ~4 years old. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/23 "2025-03-19T13:32:00Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > +1 > In 60 years of driving, the only hose that ever failed was a heater hose on an '86 Taurus, but it was only ~4 years old. Oh man, just had flash backs of those stupid hoses, replaced tons of them, hacksaw or cutoff wheel the factory clamp to remove the hose from the hard line that the dealer wanted you to replace… They were sooo bad, that we just started replacing them if still factory cause we knew they would not last long… They were blowing at like 30-40K miles IIRC… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/c/dc456bc84cf88985a03ce355569cb0a1c2445cf9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/24 "2025-03-19T14:13:12Z")
Yup! Getting to those very short hoses–and removing them–was really annoying. Mine failed at highway speed, but I was lucky enough to be able to get home before I lost too much coolant. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/25 "2025-03-19T14:46:36Z")
Speaking of old Tauruses, here is a short video of Conan O’Brien driving his POS '92 Taurus. But, it was the stick shift SHO model, so it was better in its day than the “regular” Taurus models. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/3/23e7276c06595087373af797140be0da69d603c5.jpeg "Extra: Conan's Taurus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhOsZKRbDao) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/26 "2025-03-20T02:15:42Z")
I owned a 93 SHO Taurus. The engine was the best part of the car. The clutch was as heavy as a dump truck.Very tiring in stop and go traffic! ---
**Author:** ![sciconf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/27 "2025-03-21T23:49:12Z")
> [@Hugemoth\_144444](#): > > I use a small $1 spray bottle from Walmart for AT-205. Equate 8 oz plastic spray bottle. Doesn’t seem to be affected by the AT-205 and the size is good for getting into small spaces. Got it at Wally today - they have multi color. I picked the white one. Its good that its only 8oz. What I do not know is the spray will work after the first use - i do not know if I need to clean the spray mechanism after the first use to ensure its repeat performance! ---
**Author:** ![Hugemoth\_144444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee7513/32.png) [@Hugemoth\_144444](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hugemoth_144444)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515/28 "2025-03-22T08:01:12Z")
I’ve not cleaned it and it still works after several months. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/durable-spray-bottle-for-polymer/199515.md?page=1)