Best way to de-ice car

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Best way to de-ice car

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Whats the best way to de-ice the car without just waiting on it heating up. Is it scraping windows or deicer? any other suggestions. Ive seen scratched windows from scraping them and i heard deicer damages paint and seals.

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Not at all, cover is best. If you cant be arsed with a cover, warm water is my next port of call. A whole car cover is best, but something over the screen helps.
 
the best way is to start the car up and run it till the windows defrost. unless you have a pre heater fitted but i don't think that was a uk option.

another way is to put a hot water bottle on the dashboard half hour before you drive the car.

don't use boiling water as you will break the glass. However warm/hot water will refreeze straight away again
 
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the best way is to start the car up and run it till the windows defrost. unless you have a pre heater fitted but i don't think that was a uk option.

another way is to put a hot water bottle on the dashboard half hour before you drive the car.

don't use boiling water as you will break the glass. However warm/hot water will refreeze straight away again

:D While this is an option, I suspect most wont be fannying about with hot water bottles or even possess such a thing:D LOL
 
I much prefer to make a bowl of porridge and a mug of hot coffee & sit in the car whilst it warms up gently.

When the temp is low it can take a while for the thick oil to circulate so I never like revving the engine from cold.
On mornings, I get a tiny bit of squeak from bearings until the oil warms enough to get all round the engine - I basically use this as my guide for driving away.

In any case, sitting in the car whilst it warms up & having my brekkie means I get away from the wife whingeing because the kids aren't up (she's never happy unless she's moaning).

I did buy a small electric heater for the dash - about as much use as a chocolate teapot - I also then realised that the additional load on the electrics will need me to increase the engine rpm to cope - just what I don't really want to do.

As for car covers, I saw one advertised on QVC or similar which was like a parachute type material & packs into a special holder with a hand crank on the side. it had a small hook on the end which you hook to the underside of the front bumper then walk to the rear of the car allowing the cover to unroll - I think you tied the end off somehow or chucked the holder under the car. to remove it, just unhook from the front & wind it into the holder at the rear of the car.
Like everything else on those shopping channels - who knows?
 
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I struggled to do this for many years until I rediscovered the original purpose of the shed-like structure with the big doors that's attached to the side of my house:D
 
I got an alarm off ebay with remote engine start for £25. you can start the car while your eating your cornflakes and it's toasty by the time your ready to go. Leaves the doors locked and the alarm armed too while it's running, if anyone tries to get in it sets the alarm off and immobilises the engine. It also came with a flip out key that you get cut to your key so you have an audi style flip key. And an aux out to wire up a boot pop or anything else you want to control off the key, I wired it to the dipped beams so when the mrs uses the car at night she can light her way to the house.
 
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