Potentially Money Saving/Safety Tip

benham3160

Hi all,

With the advent of the inclement weather we are all doubt going to experience soon, a little tip I've been using for years, and amazed people don't know about, anyway, here we go. You can buy several products from auto accessory shops for £5ish to do the same job.

You will require:
- Glass cleaner
- Cloth
- Shaving Foam/Gel (For those like me with beards, just buy a cheapo economy own brand tin for 49p)

Clean the inside of the windscreen, or all interior windows if you so desire*.

Put a nice big "blob" (about the amount you'd use for shaving) of shaving foam on a cloth, if using gel adjust accordingly.

Now, wipe it onto the glass quite liberally, and let it sit for a minute or two. Then buff it off (comes off fairly easily).

Enjoy windows that refuse to steam up, regardless of weather conditions! No more sitting in a freezing cold car waiting for it to demist! Do the rear windows too, I find an appliation will last around eight-ten weeks.


Regards,
Andy

*I leave the rear windows untreated, to act as a sacrifical area for the condensation to attatch too, otherwise I've found the car can be like getting into a steam room on a freezing cold morning!

optimus_primera

cut a potato in half, rub over window, does the same job .......

vaio

or just leave the car idling for half an hour before you set off, don't forget to leave the air con on

Rolandtheroadie

Need to try that on the motorbike visor/glasses as well for the cold mornings. Fairy liquid put on and wiped off works but only for a day.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Or just clean the windows, instead of driving around like a tramp.

benham3160

vaio wrote: »

or just leave the car idling for half an hour before you set off, don't forget to leave the air con on

Does mean having to get up and go outside ealier!

....and using fuel, and wrecking your engine

Regards,
Andy

benham3160

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Or just clean the windows, instead of driving around like a tramp.

Can't see the correlation here

Regards,
Andy

mikey72

Maybe he's posh. None of the tramps around here can even afford a car.

vaio

benham3160 wrote: »

Does mean having to get up and go outside ealier!

....and using fuel, and wrecking your engine

Regards,
Andy

Ah, I'm happily partnered up so my OH does it for me