[thumper]

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]

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.]

better off scraping it in the morning

only takes another 5 mins

[Leopold Stotch]

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]

but a blanket/cloth over the windshield. or park under a overhang. Dew falls like rain.

[shenmecar]

well vinegar being acidic, i would think it will somehow damage the paint?

just scrape the window in the morning.

[BNR32_Coupe]

ok guys first step, put your purse down. second step, pick up the ice scraper..

[vo_hantu]

^ I agree, don't forget to stick the scraper in your vajayjay when done.

[DC5-S]

i dont use ice scraper because i might break a nail

[q0192837465]

just put a piece of cardboard on the windshield at night

[Dragon-88]

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]

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/homemade-windshield-de+icer-fends-off-frost

[skyxx]

Use a large piece of cardboard to cover the windshield. :)

[Timpo]

why don't you replace your windshield washer to de-icing fluid and replace the summer wiper with snow wiper?

[B4N M3]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

the best way to prevent frost = park inside a garage :D


*no one said "serious replies only"

[skyxx]

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 *//]

canadian tire sells windshield de icers

[B4N M3]

some of my coworkers park near walls that block the prevailing wind...apparently it cuts down iced windshields by a huge amount...

[illicitstylz]

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]

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

[Shun Izaki]

Couple words of advice

Computer 2WFMPro from our neighbourhood friendly Soundsgood Dealer.

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 :)

[Jermyzy]

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

[Alatar]

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.

[Raid3n]

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

[tonyvu]

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

[thumper]

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???

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.

[quasi]

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

Thats OK I've never liked cats.


...and a crackhead is one quick window smash away from temporarily owning your truck...

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

[thumper]

Thats OK I've never liked cats.

aw :\ http://i.pbase.com/g4/12/60812/3/61328857.SadCat.jpg

[lilaznviper]

Use a large piece of cardboard to cover the windshield. :)

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

[Presto]

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.

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.

[jdmhaze]

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.

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

[Presto]

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!

[SpuGen]

Outside frost?
Scrape the bitch.

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

[quasi]

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

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

[Alatar]

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.

[thumper]

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:

[nosaj]

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


LOL!!!

[Toeknee]

leave the car & heat on :) jk

[yangwenli]

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.

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.

[Alatar]

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.

[falcon]

rainx on the outside, defogger stuff on the inside.

works like a charm.



or get a garage :D

[Shun Izaki]

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.

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

[racerman88]

good old cardboard does the trick

[J-Chow]

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

[AJL]

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

[jimzilla]

good old cardboard does the trick

thats what i do too

[batrug]

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.....

hahaha aw man i feel for ya. but that made me laugh pretty damn hard hahaha. sheeeeeeeeit

[hk20000]

is your car on the street or in your lawn? Don't Canadian Tire actually sell those fold away car ports for reasonable price?

[danned]

is it ok to pour cold water on those ice?
at morning+afternoon..will those ice melt?

[BoS_DC2]

is it ok to pour cold water on those ice?
at morning+afternoon..will those ice melt?

to a certain extent.

that's exactly the same as you using your wipers rigoriously w/ washer fluid squirting the same time.

be sure to have your heaters on or they'll start to fog up.

[danned]

to a certain extent.

that's exactly the same as you using your wipers rigoriously w/ washer fluid squirting the same time.

be sure to have your heaters on or they'll start to fog up.

thx for the tip
i won't pour water unless i start the car

[syee]

thx for the tip
i won't pour water unless i start the car

If it's below zero outside, pouring water on your windshield will just give you more ice.

Like others have said, I'd suggest covering your windows with a tarp or cardboard. Either that, or spray it with something with a lower melting point than what the temperature is outside.

No hot water either - that will cause your window to crack.

[kc1337]

Washer fluid works well