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windscreen de-icer

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  • Mark_Hewitt
    Mark_Hewitt Posts: 2,098 Forumite
    Me I just push the heated windscreen button, wait for a minute, then I'm off :D
  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    Premier wrote: »
    You can probably buy meths a lot cheaper than surgical spirit (and its essentially the same plus a colour added, less the castor oil).

    A great degreaser. I've even known decorators to clean their paint brushes in it.

    I hate to imagine what damage it might do to a vehicle's paintwork.:eek:

    Being hygroscopic (water attracting), even if it doesn't remove the paint, it'll probably start corrosion as anyone who has used a tilly lamp pre-heating torch will probably be all too familiar with.

    Meths is only useful to clean brushes if the paint used was water-based - it the paint was oil-based, it isnt much use.
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  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    maninthestreet wrote: »
    Meths is only useful to clean brushes if the paint used was water-based - it the paint was oil-based, it isnt much use.
    If the paint was water based, wouldn't they use water to clean the brushes? :confused:
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  • Premier_2
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    Mark_Hewitt wrote: »
    Me I just push the heated windscreen button, wait for a minute, then I'm off :D
    ... and hopes plod doesn't nick me for for driving with obscured side windows :rolleyes:
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  • Chippy_Minton_2
    Chippy_Minton_2 Posts: 1,839 Forumite
    Premier wrote: »
    If the paint was water based, wouldn't they use water to clean the brushes? :confused:

    Well I would.
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  • Mark_Hewitt
    Mark_Hewitt Posts: 2,098 Forumite
    Premier wrote: »
    ... and hopes plod doesn't nick me for for driving with obscured side windows :rolleyes:

    Heh, a wind down and up again usually does the trick! If needs be, leave them down..
  • BeenieCat
    BeenieCat Posts: 6,567 Forumite
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    I'm not keen on the de-icer sprays, i bought some last year but it seemed to make the inside of the windows go all frozen misty and i'd have to wait for the heaters to warm up enough to get it off. So i just scrape it off now. If i could park right outside my house i'd use water though.
  • Katie-Kat-Kins
    Katie-Kat-Kins Posts: 1,741 Forumite
    De-icer is very cheap (two big cans from the pound shop) and I never get through more than two in winter and I park outdoors and leave home early. It is by far the quickest way to do your windscreen and rear window, and door mirrors, and side windows. If you can quickly and easily do all windows you are far less likely to be tempted to drive without full visibility.

    It si well worth it, and i am normally on my way before my neighbour has faffed about running the engine and using a scraper. I just spray and go.

    Also will release your wiper blades if they freeze to the window and the seals on your side windows. The cost of having to replace any of these due to ice will out weigh buying cut price de-icer.
  • kevin0410
    kevin0410 Posts: 227 Forumite
    Mark_Hewitt wrote: »
    Me I just push the heated windscreen button, wait for a minute, then I'm off :D

    you still need to clear the windows though:p
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    I would do if my Quickclear screen was still working. Too many failed elements after 11 years.

    ASDA - Big 600ml can - £1.
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