I'll take this cold and sun over rain, every time.

It isn't even that cold. I like the chill. And yes. I do work outside, so I can say it. :pokerface:

i find it cold but yeah this over the rain any day
i just need to look into how to cut down on my defrosting time when i get off work
is the rubbing alcohol/water solution bad for the paint?

No not bad for paint, but what are you trying to do? It will just evaporate.

heard about this trick yesterday

This Trick Will Defrost Your Windshield In Seconds | The Huffington Post

i had the door ajar and full warmest defroster blast and still took 10 min for my 5 min drive :heckno: hence looking for unconventional methods

Can anyone confirm?

Use the ethanol/polypropylene mix. If you use straight poly like I did this morning, it just freezes back over :fulloffuck: I grabbed a can of the rainx deicer at work today, going to see how well that works tomorrow. I need it for the inside too -_-

The alcohol can cause the wiper blades on your car to dry out faster, but you might be only using that spray solution for month or two.

The only potential drawback I see would probably be buying another set of wipers for the year.

Yes Costco sells 2 x $50 gift vouchers for $75. You get them as receipts and you exchange it at Guest Relations for a card at Cypress.

Get a bucket of those dehumidifying gels and leave them strategically in your car. Less moisture makes things less foggy.

Get the biggest towel you can get and lay it over your windshield? Looks ghetto but works pretty well (don't use tarp though).

I have a lot of semis and dump trucks that go by my place at all hours (Joyce area) and it just blows the towel off the window. I've got a couple Dri-Z-Air in my car... doesn't work. But maybe now that a dump truck tried to eat my door it won't fog as much? =x

I would worry more about the weather stripping around windshield etc.

lemme know if that works
i'm too cool for the towel method at work (i have a garage for overnight parking)

Could also try rice in sock and lay it under the windshield for the inside, substitute the rice for cat litter if the rice has no effect

I used to drive to work and parked on the street (I don't drive anymore and I have a parking garage as well now). Are you trying to defrost, or defog? Can't you just scrape the frost off?

I find that if the car is sitting still, it'll take forever to defog. It's a slightly dangerous idea, but if where you park is a parking lot at work, and you can be reasonably sure that it's safe and you aren't going to hit anything, drive around slowly in the parking lot with the fan set to max on defog. It'll clear in a few minutes opposed to 10+. It doesn't even need to be fast, it's just so it can get some clean air through the vents.

That trick beats any chemical I've used. Though I do find that the defrost/vent setting on my Mazda is quite good. Our new Mini is horrible at clearing windows.

EDIT: I've tried those Rain-x anti fog chemicals, they just make it so the water doesn't bead, you still get a nice sheet wet glass.

Typical Vancouverite

Winter: It's too cold!
Summer: It's too hot!
Fall & Spring: It's too rainy!

Jesus

http://i.imgur.com/MlUw9tk.gif

I'd take this weather all winter long if I could. Bring on the sun baby!

It's been between -20 and -30 here for the past week. Not a trace of snow. Supposed to warm up and actually snow starting on Sunday though. I'll take -3 and snow over -25 and clear aaaaaaaany day.

Berz out.

Worked great, no freezing on my window after application.

I don't like cold and dry because my skin cracks all over. I don't complain though, just live with it.

:pokerface:

I use the -40 Rain X washer fluid. What I do to speed up defrosting the outside windshield is to flip the wipers up and then spray the washers. Give it about 10 seconds and the frost melts or turns to slush. I've been too lazy to fill a sprayer with the washer fluid. I keep saying I should so I could spray the side/rear windows.

I've found that if you Rain X coat the side windows and mirrors, the frost comes off easier when you scrape it too.

I just put on the Frostblocker and have no worries. I live in a pretty safe neighbourhood, so not too worried about it being stolen. Got it at Costco last year. It even comes with side mirror covers, but I don't put them on. Mirror defrost works fast on my Ridgeline.

i use cardboard to prevent frosting overnight like this :lawl:

https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/up...33-600x398.jpg

you laugh at it, i laugh at you having to defrost for 10+ mins while i just have to flip the cardboard over with 0 frosting :troll:

My dad used to use a section of heavy plastic carpet runner. It was just the right height for our Reliant's windshield, and was pretty resistant to wind.

I have a milk jug of warm/hot tap water every morning.. good ole dumping then a quick scrub with the brush stick. Usually clears off any ice

just be careful with hot water cause it can crack the glass