De-icing

[Sash]

Leave the wipers across the middle of the screen to hold the towel or sheet on?

 

[Inferno]

Can't see why cling-film wouldn't work on the windscreen rather than a towel. Not tried it though.

 

[Stu_182]

not tried this but somone on another car fourm said you should wipe vodka on the windscreen the night before and it won't ice up. I preffer just whacking the tesco deicer on and waiting tbh.

 

[yellowbelly]

not tried this but somone on another car fourm said you should wipe vodka on the windscreen the night before and it won't ice up. I preffer just whacking the tesco deicer on and waiting tbh.

that almost sounds like a brilliant excuse if the coppers were to pull you over when you were drunk and they could smell it, 'oh no officers you have it all wrong, i wiped vodka on my windscreen to prevent the frost getting to it honest'

 

[daydotz]

cold water is my preferred first method failing that

ive got a bottle of autoglym deicer it claims to be paintwork an trim safe http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product-proddetail.asp?v06VQ=LGF&Range=1 only used it twice but it seems to do the job

 

[Bluebeard]

Kettle, fill it with water from the tap, pour over car, drive off.

How hard can it be?

 

[richy22]

Or start it 5 minutes before you go?? Alright it depends where you live I suppose but I just get ready quicker :S

 

[tommys]

Luke warm water in kettle, pour on windscreen.. put wipers on to stop re-freezing.

GO!

 

[Munson]

Paupers. Automatic heated windscreens FTW.

 

[ForceIndia]

Paupers. Automatic heated windscreens FTW.

Peripheral visual distortions FTL.

 

[Munson]

Yeah that is a factor. Although TBH when you're accustomed to it...it isn't. I sometimes notice it though TBF.

On a SRS note, warm water and windscreen wipers is win. If you don't have an automatic heated windscreen

 

[ForceIndia]

Yeah that is a factor. Although TBH when you're accustomed to it...it isn't. I sometimes notice it though TBF.

On a SRS note, warm water and windscreen wipers is win. If you don't have an automatic heated windscreen

Everyone has a different tolerance to it, some people don't even notice it. I find it worse at night, but I'm overly fussy on that count.

 

[Munson]

Fo sho, bro.

 

[Alastair.]

black bin bag has always worked for me.

 

[Jason_E]

my vx220 was terrible!!

My mates was like that! First time he took me for a spin in it and I couldn't see anything. Just mist LOL!

I just get up 10 mins early. Or use an old credit card.

 

[VIICarCare]

scraper + gloves. Done.

 

[daydotz]

scraper + gloves. Done.

would you use that on betty :rasp: