anyway to stop car dimisting up

FirstTimer4Me

hiya

got an old 1996 micra now the cold weather is here when i get in the car after finishing work i have to wait 10 mins for the engine to warm up so i can clear the mist on the inside windscreen is there anyway to stop the inside windows from misting up?

ta for any help

hewhoisnotintheknow

its trapped moisture, basically you want this out the car

driving with the window or sunroof open just 1/2 a cm will help

Wig

Don't think there is. I think you just have to have an absorbent cloth to wipe your windows with, or paper towels. I wipe the windscreen, and the two front windows, and away I go, the car warms up quicker when it's moving, and the then with the heater on the rest of the windows soon dry out.

And don't leave the wet cloth/paper in the car.

FirstTimer4Me

hiya

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

driving with the window or sunroof open just 1/2 a cm will help

thanks for your help i do drive with the window open but it's just when i get in the car having to wait until it demists thanks anyway.

dacouch

Make sure the heater is not on recirculate

easilydistracted

You can get a demisting treatment called rain-x about £7 from halfords that you put on the inside of your windows and they don't mist up so much, I used it on mine and it worked quite well although it really stinks and I think it has some nasty chemicals in it. Plus I put it on the outiside without realising oops. Halfords do their own but its nowhere near as good apparently. Make sure you get the de-mister though, they also do an anti rain one which goes on the outside. The other thing is if its really bad you might have a leak so check under any car mats you have to see if theres a problem there. Think it might be an age thing though, my 97 corsa does it a lot.

scot88

Messy but quite effective..either washing up liquid on a slightly damp cloth..or rub half a potato on inside of windscreen. Doesn't stop it altogether,but helps a lot.

FirstTimer4Me

easilydistracted wrote: »

Think it might be an age thing though, my 97 corsa does it a lot.

ta for the help the carpets are dry i agree with you i think it's the age of the car

FirstTimer4Me

scot88 wrote: »

Messy but quite effective..either washing up liquid on a slightly damp cloth...

ta i'll try that don't really wanna use the potato trick.

FirstTimer4Me

dacouch wrote: »

Make sure the heater is not on recirculate

it's on recirculate

dacouch

If you have the heater on recirculate then that is part of your problem, it is basically recirculating the damp air continually in the car. If you change it to fresh air it will take out the damp air and bring in new air. This will help remove a lot of the damp / mist.

Try it you will be amazed the difference it will make