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thumper 01-20-2009 10:09 AM
preventing ice/frost buildup on car windows in morning
 
someone at work claims that spraying a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water onto the glass areas of your vehicle will help/prevent ice and frost buildup.

anyone using this method, or is he just full of it? vinegar won't damage anything would it? :confused:

kc1337 01-20-2009 10:11 AM
i just pour warm water over the windshield of my car in the mornings to get rid of the ice, don't ever use hot water because that could shatter it

smoothie. 01-20-2009 10:12 AM
better off scraping it in the morning

only takes another 5 mins

Leopold Stotch 01-20-2009 10:17 AM
Start your car, scrape with ice scraper. by the time you're done the car is ready to drive:D
also the heater would melt most of the ice.

although i've never heard of water/vinegar solution to prevent frost. you could try a piece of cardboard.

dutch 01-20-2009 10:20 AM
but a blanket/cloth over the windshield. or park under a overhang. Dew falls like rain.

shenmecar 01-20-2009 10:29 AM
well vinegar being acidic, i would think it will somehow damage the paint?

just scrape the window in the morning.

BNR32_Coupe 01-20-2009 11:10 AM
ok guys first step, put your purse down. second step, pick up the ice scraper..

vo_hantu 01-20-2009 11:52 AM
^ I agree, don't forget to stick the scraper in your vajayjay when done.

DC5-S 01-20-2009 01:43 PM
i dont use ice scraper because i might break a nail

q0192837465 01-20-2009 02:09 PM
just put a piece of cardboard on the windshield at night

Dragon-88 01-20-2009 02:34 PM
You think u have it bad, i have a small leak in my driver side window, so every morning i have to not only scrape the outside windsheld but i also have to scrape my inside windshield aswell, and trust me those scrapers arent meant for the insides.....

dton13 01-20-2009 04:18 PM
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Use a bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol (50% works, too, but not as well) with a few drops of dish soap. Apply liberally to the glass with a spray bottle. (Readers also recommend adding alcohol to the washer fluid container, with a 50/50 mix, to keep wiper lines from freezing up in the winter.)
http://lifehacker.com/5129993/homema...ends-off-frost

skyxx 01-20-2009 05:09 PM
Use a large piece of cardboard to cover the windshield. :)

Timpo 01-20-2009 05:40 PM
why don't you replace your windshield washer to de-icing fluid and replace the summer wiper with snow wiper?

B4N M3 01-20-2009 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Timpo (Post 6235651)
why don't you replace your windshield washer to de-icing fluid and replace the summer wiper with snow wiper?
de-icing fluid isn't the best... it'll usually leave a thin film of ice behind, it works in a pinch, but by no means the perfect solution...the perfect solution is what someone suggested...scrape while warming up the car :)

quasi 01-20-2009 05:47 PM
What I do involved zero scraping. I go outside and start truck, turn on seat heater and defrosters. I lock door with other keys, go inside house and watch TV for 10 minutes. I then shut off TV, lock door and get into warm truck that is completely defrosted.

johny 01-20-2009 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by skyxx (Post 6235575)
Use a large piece of cardboard to cover the windshield. :)
do you get into the car with the back and side ones still frozen and blocked?...

I have to scrape every window on my car.

or are you one of those people that as long as they have a 4" clear window in front, they will start driving :2finger::2finger:

johny 01-20-2009 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by quasi (Post 6235663)
What I do involved zero scraping. I go outside and start truck, turn on seat heater and defrosters. I lock door with other keys, go inside house and watch TV for 10 minutes. I then shut off TV, lock door and get into warm truck that is completely defrosted.

killing 4 kittens every morning, due to your selfish emissions waste.

B4N M3 01-20-2009 05:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by quasi (Post 6235663)
What I do involved zero scraping. I go outside and start truck, turn on seat heater and defrosters. I lock door with other keys, go inside house and watch TV for 10 minutes. I then shut off TV, lock door and get into warm truck that is completely defrosted.
....and a crackhead is one quick window smash away from temporarily owning your truck...

tiger_handheld 01-20-2009 07:39 PM
the best way to prevent frost = park inside a garage :D


*no one said "serious replies only"

skyxx 01-20-2009 08:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by johny (Post 6235664)
do you get into the car with the back and side ones still frozen and blocked?...

I have to scrape every window on my car.

or are you one of those people that as long as they have a 4" clear window in front, they will start driving :2finger::2finger:
If you don't want to do that then get a car cover. When ever I use a large cardboard for the front and rear of my car, there are usually no frost and for the side windows, you only have 2 sides to scrap and plus you can let the car warm up. Is that so hard???

alex.w *// 01-20-2009 08:59 PM
canadian tire sells windshield de icers

B4N M3 01-20-2009 09:16 PM
some of my coworkers park near walls that block the prevailing wind...apparently it cuts down iced windshields by a huge amount...

illicitstylz 01-20-2009 09:19 PM
i have rain-x de icing fluid, it definitely helps but still leaves a thin film of ice.

the cardboard idea sounds good.

but then again, the ice scraper works best since you have to warm your car for at least a minute in the colder weather anyways.

cococly 01-20-2009 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kc1337 (Post 6234867)
i just pour warm water over the windshield of my car in the mornings to get rid of the ice, don't ever use hot water because that could shatter it
+1 , I usually do that too, if I park the car on the street


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