How do you de-ice your windsceen?

[Nicos]

Looks like most of us are having to do this- what do YOU use or find works best for you???
Any tips???

[Kleftiwallah]

I crawl out of bed, start the car's engine, set the blower to screen, climb out and relock the car using a spare key, go in and have breakfast. Easy Peasy.

When I were a Maintenance Engineering type person, I used to position a caravan (12 V) hair dryer to the sterring wheel facing the window coupled up with a 12V battery that had seen better days, I used to go and turn it on an hour before I ended my shift.

In another position I used to position my van under the welding bay air extract and fit a bit of hose through the window. Also worked a treat.Cheers, Tony.

[Incy]

I have a spray bottle of de-icer which works well. I also stick the heating with aircon on max which speeds things up a bit.
Most of the time we don't have too much of a problem as at the moment we rarely need to go out first thing. Hopefully that will soon change though.

[VirginVegGrower]

Autoglym do a fab deicer but the big car has a blasting system of its own which has it clear in about 60 seconds minimum. It's a feature I like. No more bank cards in a morning although those loyalty cards are quite good too
I have an alternative for you though ....move further south and feel the sun on your face. Call it your convalescence phase!

[perkin]

Window heaters/blowers on max and a decent ice scraper.

[OverWyreGrower]

Heaters/blowers on full and warm water....

[scarey55]

I tend to do the same as Kleftiwallah and start the car, put all the blowers on and go inside and have a coffee whilst everything warms up Having said that, I also have a silver "jobbie" that goes on the windscreen to keep the frost off - if I remember to put it on the night before, that is

[Mikey]

I've always used plastic window packers as scrapers as they have ridged edges which cut through the thick stuff really well. combined with a pair of golf mittens to keep my fingers warm. I don't do de-icers, as I often have to move the car to let the missus out in the morning and the de icers tend to re freeze making the second time much harder.

[jacob marley]

I have a 2 litre pop botle with 8 tiny holes in the cap and fill it up warn water and use like a water pistol there is enough water to go all round the car and with modern glass you do not have to worry about glass breaking. jacob

[Jeanied]

I used to manually scrape like mad and be late for work

These days I wait for the sun to melt it

[piskieinboots]

I get Snowdrop out of bed and offer to make him a nice warm cup of tea for his return

[Alison]

Since we had the extension built I'm lucky enough to be able to keep my car in the nice cosy garage but if I do have to deice I only ever scrape - don't like the spray things and find water just refreezes.

[chris]

I've heated windscreen/mirrors, so turn them on which is great.. but I also put my car in the garage if it's going to be frosty.

I used to plug a fan heater in, and stick it in the car whilst I had breakfast - lovely and warm when I got in and frost free

[shobhna]

Put the car in the garage and on the odd days when I have been lazy, I use de-icer.
Don't get a cheapo one though. I bought one from the local market and it does nothing except freeze back on the windscreen in a lovely light blue shade. :-)

[janeyo]

I use a tried and trusted old fashioned method..... Mr janeyo!