It's that time of year again

[M21MFS]

Cold mornings and de-icing.

Who's using spray, who fires up engines and - like my neighbour - who's brave enough to try thawing their cars with hot water of a morning?

Sat watching that last option with interest yesterday morning! :fie:

 

[ycming]

i start mine engine first thing let it run
is the best way!

It lets the engine wamrs up and you have a hot car to jump into

Ming

 

[clock34]

if i have time warm enginde with windscreen fan on.
if not spray
if i really cant be arsed water. dad uses full boiled kettle his entire life. never done any harm.

 

[imported_richard33dees]

spray for me, scraping the window in my street at 6am Monday morning is like dragging nails down a black board! Firing up the car parked against the garage door also wakes everyone up as the street is that quiet and the cinq is that noisy

 

[mrcinquecento]

theres no harm in warm water from the hot tap. not boiling just somewhere above lukewarm is fine.

i start engine up first though to get things warmed up before driving

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

start the engine hang out of window to windscreem is defrosted

 

[clock34]

lol, warm water on a propper cold day just freexes over again. the windscreens are laminated toughened glass so boiling water will only ever crack/damage the window if there is already a crack there. otherwise your fine. same with rear window but i wouldnt recomment side windows lol.

 

[lkc]

I run the engine with the heaters on to clear the frost/condensation resorting to scraping only if I have to. Incidentally, does anyone else running a GP have big problems with condensation? On Monday the frost cleared before the condensation did and I almost resorted to hanging out the window to see as I was running late (again)

 

[muppet42]

I switch the engine on, heaters full blast and scrape the windows I need to. Usually in a rush in the morning so don't have time to boil a kettle :laugh: I also find that the sprays leave a bit of a residue, but maybe that's just the cheapo Halfords stuff I've got in the cupboard.

 

[StripedBennett]

engine on, heaters full bore then loopwarm water with a bit of de-icer thrown in, works a treat. Nobody put a bit of cardboard over the windscreen?

 

[muppet42]

engine on, heaters full bore then loopwarm water with a bit of de-icer thrown in, works a treat. Nobody put a bit of cardboard over the windscreen?

I think putting cardboard over my windscreen would invite graffiti from the local wildlife aka neds :laugh:

 

[steve119]

I had problems with the tangerine but it was mainly due to the amount of snow on the roof from last year!

 

[muppet42]

I had problems with the tangerine but it was mainly due to the amount of snow on the roof from last year!

Just waiting for these days to return lol...

 

[Andi9386]

Err since the Sei's in the wee car park by our house it's:
Engine on
Spray deicer
Rear screen demister on
heater on hotest setting and ste to clear front windscreen
Jump in
leave windows open untill I reach the A77.

If it's gonna be a frosty night, out comes the frost cover for the winsdcreen.