The frozen windscreen 18p hack to clear icy windows in seconds

[Jeff_jthspace]

Frozen Windscreen?

The frozen windscreen 18p hack to clear icy windows in seconds

You’re in a rush and you’ve just found all the windows on your car are frozen up. A nightmare start to your frosty Monday morning - or any morning in your week for that matter - unless you work from home of course.

Well, help is at hand because if you have just downed your coffee, or morning cuppa of the old faithful Yorkshire Tea, then run back to the kitchen and pop some cooling kettle water in those freezer bags you never use - and then rub the bag over your windscreen and windows. Job done.

The hack - which if you buy 15 of them from Tesco in an XL box then you’re on your way for it to just cost you 18p in the £2.75 pack - has proven a hit with all motorists without damaging your car at the same time.

The key to the viral video showing you how it’s done is to make sure you have some cold water in the bag to start with to make sure the bag doesn’t contain boiler water that it splits and scolds you - and probably sending you to A&E on foot.

[Keat63]

I find a £2.00 tin of de-icer which will suffice for about a dozen de-icings usually does the trick.

[MickAP]

I actually use tepid water (from the kettle) defrosts the screen ok, no cost, well just the water.

[CBRDEANO]

Halfords quilted frost guard - had it around 4 years now - currently £9.99

[portvalenil]

My de-icer always lasted for years until I bought a 12-inch tall can of Good Year Fast Acting De Icer only last week.
It’s fast acting alright. It only lasted three days.
I’m experimenting with 70% alcohol surgical spirit with a dash of Star Drops.
I’ve tried the water-in-a-bag technique using a Kool Pak I keep in the fridge for back pain and grand kid’s bumps and bruises. They work pretty well and can be microwaved.

[Wardy5]

Same as Mick - warm water, job done. I’m not a fan of de-icing cans personally.

I also use a glass sealant, Aquapel, and find that helps quite a lot and stops frost attaching quite as well to the glass.

[DaveB63]

I used my Tesco club card to clear the side windows on my van this morning. Every little helps

[littleredrooster]

I used my Costco discount card to scrape the frost - I only got 15% off…

[Wilier1]

Plastic sheet, cut to windscreen size and trapped in both doors the night before.
Clear screen without fail, even in minus 5…
Quick scrape of side windows and heated rear screen on, job done.

[Art_Tidesco]

I use the old skool recycle old news papers method. Place a couple of sheets beneath the wiper blades, stopped halfway through sweep, across the screen the night before.

[portvalenil]

Here we all are, telling each other how to clear frost off our windscreens, when most of us were able to do this before we passed our driving tests.
1975 in a Mark 2 Escort in my case.

[Roadster_Robbie]

I still can’t work out how these people who are “in a rush” have time to have a cup of tea or coffee before they leave their houses.

[njkmr]

Send the wife out…!
Probably more expensive tho…!

[MartinPW]

Me too, one kettle does all the windows and the headlights too

[watchnut]

I stroll out to the garage, remotely opened from indoors, get in car and just drive off…

[VladD]

Many years ago I had an Impreza that I could start remotely with the fob. If I knew it was going to freeze I’d put the A/C on and turn the fan to full before I left the car the night before. Then I’d start the car with the fob the following morning and it would warm up and defrost nicely. It had security features so that the car couldn’t be driven unless it was then unlocked with the fob.

[iainf]

you are on thin ice on that one…

[dave]

Get the missus to breathe on it !

[mr-kevin-dawes]

Continuing the discussion from The frozen windscreen 18p hack to clear icy windows in seconds:

I must thank my neighbour for covering my windscreen during the frosty evenings, I got up to go to work to find my screen covered to protect it from frost, so tar pauline