De ice windscreen

[Rsline_trev]

How does people de ice windscreens without scraping or using de-icer. I remember hearing that de-icer is bad to get on paintwork and will eat away protective coatings like ceramic glaze and rainx

 

[Darren61]

Use the warm of your breath

 

[Adamm.]

Got a heated screen but have used a scraper and it doesn't seem to have done anything to the G1.

 

[Clio_fool]

Hibernate until spring.

 

[Mavez]

Can of lynx and a lighter

 

[PP200t]

Boiling hot water from the kettle… (don’t do that, I made that mistake once!)

 

[R3k1355]

Spec a heated windscreen when you buy the car.

Job done

 

[riz]

I would get a remote start Piranha Alarm. Saw an advert in the Exchange & mart. Looks epic

 

[ForceIndia]

I would get a remote start Piranha Alarm. Saw an advert in the Exchange & mart. Looks epic

Still have to go and press the demist button though?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Cold water every time

 

[Yarp]

Tepid water in a sandwich bag and roll it round on the window.

Alternatively park in a garage or put one of those frost guard blanket things on

 

[Bluebeard]

I just fill the kettle up with cold water. Pour on, drive off.

 

[SC03OTT]

Yeah, heated screen on and cold water. Away in seconds. The latter will only be applicable.

 

[Ben]

Park the car in the garage.

 

[VenomUK]

Urine, if you can get the pullback angle right

 

[Jekyll]

Watering can of luke warm water.

Or acetone. Acetone melts everything.

 

[Cads]

Urine, if you can get the pullback angle right

Twenty or so years ago I did this a few times on an old Nissan Stanza outside work late at night. It’s very effective, but did give the interior a slightly wheaty aroma.

 

[Louis]

Just use a scraper. I use one that comes with a warmer

 

[VIICarCare]

Nanolex glass coating works brilliantly, really helped keep frost from setting on the glass. Gyeon view is also pretty good, but still required a very light scrape off.

 

[Starlet_gt]

Warm water..

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Summer also helps

 

[Bluebeard]

Summer also helps

Or a motorbike.

 

[Marc.]

I have a heated screen, so press a button and 30 seconds later, drive.

If I didn’t, I’d have no option but to ask other people how to do something as incredibly complicated. Wouldn’t be able to fathom it otherwise.

 

[Jekyll]

Salt.

 

[Coby.]

I have a heated screen, start car and wait a minute or 2.
Or
Go out and start the car a few mins before I want to leave.

 

[Martin_172]

Warm water or my halfords trade card

 

[VenomUK]

Cream Anthems usually works well too, or any old CD from the early 2000s

 

[Kev@KAM]

I bought a windscreen cover. Sod risking scraping the windows. I just take it off, shake and through in the boot. Ready to go...

 

[Louis]

I bought a windscreen cover. Sod risking scraping the windows. I just take it off, shake and through in the boot. Ready to go...

Whats the risk? Microswirls?

 

[SC03OTT]

Whats the risk? Microswirls?

I scratched a side window on my last car using a scraper. Which is why I now only use cold water.

 

[Matt W]

Whats the risk? Microswirls?

As per the other reply, I always scraped but after leaving a full length deep scratch in a side window it’s always de-icer for me now.

 

[Louis]

It's a clio from 2004, be reet.

 

[Kev@KAM]

Whats the risk? Microswirls?

Effort and time. I have far better things to do in life than scrape windows.

 

[Louis]

Game changer for you all.

Heated scrapers.

 

[JP83]

Park in a garage

 

[Al_G]

Like warm water does the job in seconds.