ways to prevent ice on windscreen overnight

[steebo888]

Where getting to that cold time of year where the windscreen ices over overnight.

As i work some nightshifts and finish at 7am or set off at 6am for dayshift i need to get away quickly to avoid rush hour traffic.

Whats the best method to prevent this. I have the night before de icer from halfrauds but that only works to an extent

[kambites]

Get a Caterham without a windscreen.

Um, a cover of some kind over the screen will help a bit, and a 12v ceramic heater will help you defrost the thing faster. Personally though, if I was doing that kind of job, I'd get a car with a windscreen demister thing.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 16th November 13:59

[Traveller]

Get a windscreen cover, a piece of plastic sheeting that covers the windscreen, pull it off in the morning and drive. No messing with cans or hot water. Only pain is putting it on in the evening.

[CampDavid]

kambites said:

Get a Caterham without a windscreen.

I love that this is the first answer

(seriously though, a blanket over the screen will work well.)

[jas xjr]

a few years ago i used to park upwith the nose of the car up against a garage with a hedge to the side.
most mornings , unless it was really cold , i did not have an icy screen. might be worth a try if you can park somewhere with a little more shelter

[james_tigerwoods]

Urine.

Pee a few times a day in to a bucket - just enough to wet the windows. Before night, pour that bucket of wee on to the windscreen - the next morning, presto, no frost.

[CampDavid]

james_tigerwoods said:

Urine.

Pee a few times a day in to a bucket - just enough to wet the windows. Before night, pour that bucket of wee on to the windscreen - the next morning, presto, no frost.

and a car that stinks of piss

[GTIR]

At about 20:00 go out for a drive.
Then get up at 02:00 and go for a drive.
Then, get up at 05:00 and go for a drive.

Hey presto, when you get up for work at 07:00 you car is ice free and warm.

[Motown Junk]

Cut a potatoe in half and rub it on your windscreen.

Then sell potatoe to Ukranian.

[LuS1fer]

Buy a Mondeo with a heated front screen demister - available on the Mk II on, not sure about the Mk 1. Mind, often only half works.

[T84]

Are these any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/200-Watt-12-Volt-Car-Heater-...

[staceyb]

Old towel, the OH used to do this on his car when he had to leave for work at 5am.

[Poncho pilot]

Leave your car running with the heater on all day/night.

[james_tigerwoods]

CampDavid said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Urine.

Pee a few times a day in to a bucket - just enough to wet the windows. Before night, pour that bucket of wee on to the windscreen - the next morning, presto, no frost.

and a car that stinks of piss

Oh, alright - Goats wee works just as well without the smell

[LuS1fer]

staceyb said:

Old towel, the OH used to do this on his car when he had to leave for work at 5am.

Why do you call your other half "Old Towel"? And why did he pee on his car?

[james_tigerwoods]

LuS1fer said:

staceyb said:

Old towel, the OH used to do this on his car when he had to leave for work at 5am.

Why do you call your other half "Old Towel"? And why did he pee on his car?

I read that wrong - I read it that he used staceyb's wee....

[jmorgan]

Heater and extension reel if you are close enough to a supply. But used carefully, get up, put kettle.. put heater on..... drink tea or coffee munch toast put heater away drive off.

[V88Dicky]

The following only works if;

A) Your car is a hatchback

B) You have a garage with a socket


OK, this is what I do.

The daily snotter is backed up to the garage, leaving enough room for access. An extention cable is ran to just inside the garage door, then a small fan heater is connected to said extension via a remote control socket (available at B+Q, Homebase etc).
The heater is then placed on the rear parcel shelf the night before, and the boot shut over the cable (quite possible on a MK4 Fiesta ) and garage locked.
Next morning, when I get up, I use the remote to switch on the fan heater, and have my breakfast/shower etc.
Open the boot, open the garage door, and stick the heater back in the garage, making sure its switched off.


Quicker and certainly more pleasant than scraping ice off the car!

[james_tigerwoods]

Hairdryer in the morning.

On the car, obviously.

[Matt_N]

I bought a couple of sheets from Halfords, just got to remember to put them on the night before!