Tips for Defrosting Windscreens

jackieb

I read somewhere that if frost was forecast then you should wipe vinegar onto your windscreen the evening before. In the morning the windscreen is supposed to be frost free. Never tried it though. I just use one of those fluffy mitts with the scraper attached.

Wipe a solution of 3 parts vinegar to 1 part water on the windscreen to avoid the frost that stops you seeing through them.

http://www.ehow.com/how_10037_make-own-windshield.html

pianeet

i found the easiest way is to get your partner to do it

ariba10

I get the wife to breathe on it. ( But from not too close)

humfer

ariba10 wrote:

I get the wife to breathe on it. ( But from not too close)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

steady__eddie

Vinegar on the windscreen, salt on the roads, fish shop cooking oil in the tank, this is not helping my healthy eating lifestyle at all.

Neiliboy

Boil ONE mug of water in the kettle it shouldnt take long as its only one mug.

Top the kettle up with cold water fromm the tap.

You should now have a kettle full of LUKEWARM water which wont crack your windscreens.

I do it all the time - no problem.

Neil

xzibit

You know, normal cold water from the tap will melt the ice still!! It's much warmer than the ice on the windscreen.
Personally, I just start my car up 5 mins before I leave, and the heaters melt the ice, if I'm in a hurry, squirt it with de-icer.
Did think about getting one of those covers to go across the windscreen.

jackieb

xzibit wrote:

You know, normal cold water from the tap will melt the ice still!! It's much warmer than the ice on the windscreen.
Personally, I just start my car up 5 mins before I leave, and the heaters melt the ice, if I'm in a hurry, squirt it with de-icer.
Did think about getting one of those covers to go across the windscreen.

Just remember to stay in your car when you have the keys in the ignition. Last year a local woman left her engine running while her car was in her drive, and it was stolen in just the few minutes she nipped back into her house.

Dumyat

mrbadexample wrote:

Wow! That seems a little excessive just for a bit of frost! :rolleyes: :rotfl:

Does he buy a new one when the ashtrays are full too?

doh....my spelling is not the best!!

mrbadexample

dogrose wrote:

doh....my spelling is not the best!!

Easily done....just tickled me.