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01-20-2009, 10:09 AM
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| 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?  | 
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01-20-2009, 10:11 AM
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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
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01-20-2009, 10:12 AM
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better off scraping it in the morning
only takes another 5 mins
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01-20-2009, 10:17 AM
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Start your car, scrape with ice scraper. by the time you're done the car is ready to drive 
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.
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01-20-2009, 10:20 AM
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but a blanket/cloth over the windshield. or park under a overhang. Dew falls like rain.
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01-20-2009, 10:29 AM
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well vinegar being acidic, i would think it will somehow damage the paint?
just scrape the window in the morning.
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01-20-2009, 11:10 AM
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ok guys first step, put your purse down. second step, pick up the ice scraper..
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01-20-2009, 11:52 AM
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^ I agree, don't forget to stick the scraper in your vajayjay when done.
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01-20-2009, 01:43 PM
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i dont use ice scraper because i might break a nail
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01-20-2009, 02:09 PM
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just put a piece of cardboard on the windshield at night
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01-20-2009, 02:34 PM
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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.....
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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.)
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01-20-2009, 05:09 PM
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Use a large piece of cardboard to cover the windshield.  | |
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why don't you replace your windshield washer to de-icing fluid and replace the summer wiper with snow wiper?
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01-20-2009, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Timpo  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 | |
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01-20-2009, 05:47 PM
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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.
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01-20-2009, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by skyxx 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  | |
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01-20-2009, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by quasi 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. |
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01-20-2009, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by quasi 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...
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01-20-2009, 07:39 PM
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the best way to prevent frost = park inside a garage
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01-20-2009, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by johny 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 | 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???
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01-20-2009, 08:59 PM
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01-20-2009, 09:16 PM
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#23 | | oh you just look so big
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some of my coworkers park near walls that block the prevailing wind...apparently it cuts down iced windshields by a huge amount...
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01-20-2009, 09:19 PM
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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.
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01-20-2009, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kc1337 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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