de icing car windows?

Question

winter is here, i am fed up of spraying de icer on my windows, scpaping, poring warm salt water over the windows, so help...what is the best and quickest way to de ice car windows...thanks....mark.uk

Answer 1

I use Halford's "The Night Before De-Icer" and it works a charm. Be sure to spray it on your front and back wind screen before they ice up though other wise it won't work.

Answer 2

Most of the tips and techniques on here seem to be proven methods that work.

All i can add is if you can prevent it and tyo do have an Iced up window, Scrapping is best.

De-icer is good if you are in a hurry but the downside is it will cause misting on the windows very quickly ( something to do with thermal transference or the likes or so i was told).

If you do buy de-icer, make sure its a plastic, hand pump bottled type. Avoid the canned aerosols, The cans get really cold during use. Not a big downside but hey I dont like using them. Also you can always tell if there is enough left in a clear bottle as opposed to a can

Answer 3

Hi, there is a product from Halfords called night before de-icer. Spray a thin film on your window on a cold night, then wipe off with the wipers in the morning, as the ice won't stick. An old sim card holder/credit card does the business better than any ice scraper

Answer 4

About half an hour before you are due to set off, go in the car and start the engine. Set the heater fan to the windscreen position, and turn it on full.

Wait until the warm air melts the ice. This also has the advantage of increasing global warming through carbon emissions, thus reducing the possibility of ice in the future.

Flooding East Anglia is a small price to pay.

Answer 5

I poured luke warm over the windscreen and let the engine run for 5 mins or so, this morning. I only use de icer when I'm not at home. What I'm doing tonight is putting a cover over the windscreen which you can get from Halfords.

Answer 6

Get a windshield washer fluid heater for your car, it installs under the hood, you connect the battery and washer fluid lines to it and it heats the fluid up. It will get rid of thin ice. For really thick ice, like the stuff you get after freezing rain, there isn't really any other method of removal other than scraping it off. Of course, the best way to deal with this problem is to park your car in a garage - but I ytake it that's not an option.

BTW if you don't want to turn your car into a rust bucket, I'd stop pouring salt water on your car windows.

Answer 7

I have just started using before DE-icer from Halfords.The idea being that you spray all your windows the night before.It was formulated for use by the armed forces in extreme arctic conditions.The advanced technology prevents the ice from bonding to the screen.

Answer 8

Prevention is better than cure. When you park your car, leave your wipers in a vertical position. Then, lift them up from the outside, spread newspaper over the windows, then lower the wiper blades. Alternatively, I used to use liquid spray from Halfords that you could scoosh on your windows the night before, and if the frost isn't hellishly hard, the windows will be clear in the morning.

Answer 9

No-one listens... is having a laugh surely. Boiling water on an iced up windscreen, Wah! I am in stitches.

De icer spray or cold water is what most people use.

Answer 10

Get a can of de-icer, spray on, scrape off loosened ice before it refreezes. Start car and turn on defrosters, let run for a little bit. Scrape them. If it is just a little frost, you can squirt some windshield washer fluid on them and use your wipers. That doesn't work as well on heavy ice or when it is super-cold, however. Using a product like Rain-X will make it harder for water to "stick" to your windows and turn to ice.