Couple words of advice

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Before I park in reservation, set deg at max heat + max fan, and all defrosters on (side mirrors, rear windshield + heated seats on = toasty car... I have only 5 min of smoke time to get cold :)

put newspaper over your windows in the evening before it freezes, take off in the morning

I'm testing out some Prestone ice buildup prevention fluid tonight. Got it last year, never used it, so I'm testing it out tonight. I have remote start too, so I generally use that, but we'll see if the prestone stuff works at all.

underground parking ;D i don't have frost issues =p

put bed sheets on your windows at night then in the morning you'll have no frost biuld up! :thumbsup:

yes i'm a whiner. been scraping for years but this year it's taking a toll on me. the ice on my car is especially thick at 5am because of the damn fog, and coupled with the black ice from the melting snowbanks surrounding my parking space(yes, i still have them... my fault for living next to SFU), i felt like i had a death wish and i just had enough yesterday and thought to ask here.

yeah i dream of covered parking. not going to happen.

maybe i'm not doing the cardboard thing right. i tried it once but it stuck to the glass and left shreds on the glass for me to scrape, which is harder than ice.

car cover would be perfect if could wash and dry my car every day before putting it on (it dosen't make sense to me... you buy a car cover to keep the car clean, but you have to wash the car before putting it on or it will scratch???)

let me know your test results Alatar.

Thats OK I've never liked cats.

I'll take my chances. I've been doing it this way for 17 years, so far so good.

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i also do this as well
works like a charm no ice build up at all but still need to warm up the engine

That's what I did with my K-Car when I was still living at my parents. Works well, and you get into a nice, warm vehicle, when you're ready to go.

Covering the windows with cardboard or whatever works, as well.

Just make sure your car is OUTSIDE! Carbon Monoxide can kill.

If your car is inside and frosty, then you have some other problems, too!

Outside frost?
Scrape the bitch.

Inside frost?
Baking soda. Just leave it in the car. It absorbs moisture, and weird smells.

Ya, I try not to park in my living room during the cold months.

The prestone stuff worked pretty well. Ice just sluiced right off. Not sure if it's worth spending $10 on a bottle of the stuff (I got mine on clearance last year for $2) but you have to remember to spray it on the night before.

my uncle said the same thing. he dropped by yesterday and i asked him about it. he told me to get a spray bottle, fill it 50% with rain-x winter solution washer fluid, then the other half with water and a few drops of dish detergent. he recommended the same thing you said, spraying the glass the day before (i get home from work around 5-pm anyway so it's pretty much night), and in the morning crank up the defroster and everything starts melting or the wipers cut through the ice/frost pretty much right away :thumbsup:

LOL!!!

leave the car & heat on :) jk

thats the smartest idea i ever heard. :haha:


I dont think the alcohol solution approach a perfect idea since it would shorten durability of the rubber blades, possibly plastic molding around the windshield.

I had a friend who did that with his car, quasi. One morning, he came outside after 2 minutes of his car running to see some broken glass and no car there anymore. He lived in Port Moody, quiet neighbourhood too.

rainx on the outside, defogger stuff on the inside.

works like a charm.



or get a garage :D

I did that everymorning even without my compustar... it was okay, but i lived in coquitlam up on the mountain.

Compustar folks... the best way to go

good old cardboard does the trick

^ I tried that trick couple days ago.
Works like a charm :)

put a plastic sheet/tarp over the top of your car, it will keep all windows from having to be scraped.