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Offline dmkay_80

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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2010, 07:16:41 pm »
I have always used a scraper in the past but my last car ended up with scratches on the screen. Might try the water trick this year
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2010, 08:36:08 pm »
I used to use De-Icer and scraper then saw the light and for about the past 10 years have just used luke warm water. Even in Germany when it used to drop to -15.

Car de-snowed & de-iced in about 10 secs flat. :happy2:

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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2010, 09:23:49 pm »
Park mine in the garage, combats the snow nicely...  :signLOL:
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2010, 05:58:00 pm »
A garage is ideal, works every time for me :happy2:
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2010, 08:52:23 pm »
why do i like having a cup of tea outside on a frosty morning while car warms up to melt ice? and while im on it, why do i love condensation coming over rear windscreen when im sat at traffic lights in winter? or is that just my stupid rear end on meg :signLOL:
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #20 on: October 31, 2010, 10:28:18 pm »
Ive heard that hot water over the screen can crack it. How warm do you get it?
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2010, 07:02:12 am »
'Hand warm'. Not hot, and certainly not just boiled. As a few of us have said in this thread, it needs to be tepid.

When water & ice are mixed, the temperature rapidly attains 0 celcius, ie the melting point of water. Having the water a bit warmer keeps the temperature above 0 for longer so that the ice thaws quicker.

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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2010, 01:12:43 pm »
Rain X does help it stops the screen freezing up when its frosty.You have to apply it regularly  :happy2:
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Re: What do you use to remove snow/ice?
« Reply #23 on: November 01, 2010, 01:14:50 pm »
Quote from: jhtrophy on October 30, 2010, 08:52:23 pm
why do i like having a cup of tea outside on a frosty morning while car warms up to melt ice? and while im on it, why do i love condensation coming over rear windscreen when im sat at traffic lights in winter? or is that just my stupid rear end on meg :signLOL:
...........''yes'' mate,stupied rear end on the meg  :signLOL:
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