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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #15 on: 08 November 2009, 20:25:47 »
I just use a...............car cover ::)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #16 on: 08 November 2009, 20:26:33 »
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Why not just put a sheet over the screen the night before, just open up a couple of plastic sacks.

I need the side windows as well....


Does plastic backing not bend?

Plastic roll, trap one end in passenger door (rear part), wrap round wind screen and trap other end in the back of the frivers door.  Lock it and walk away.

next day, take it off, roll it up and put it in a bag in the passer foot well, put it back on at work if you think there is going to be ice.

Sounds like too much work, plus the bin men might mistake it for rubbish  ;D
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« Reply #17 on: 08 November 2009, 20:30:34 »
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Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y
You've been quite lucky then, because anybody who has not been unfortunate enough to have had a Nu Labia education (or who didn't bunk off) knows exactly what happens when you introduce two temperature extremes to any given object at the same time.
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #18 on: 08 November 2009, 20:34:23 »
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I am hoping its going to frost tonight, its already sub 6 degrees and its a clear night. Sprayed a good amount on, interested to see if it works.

Bit dubious myself, assuming its some kind of sticky weak anti-freeze. Time will tell
tried this stuff the other year, thought it was crap tbh.
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« Reply #19 on: 08 November 2009, 20:40:01 »
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Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y
You've been quite lucky then, because anybody who has not been unfortunate enough to have had a Nu Labia education (or who didn't bunk off) knows exactly what happens when you introduce two temperature extremes to any given object at the same time.

My theory is...... that the ice on the screen.......is enough to reduce the temperature of the hot water ......before it actually touches the screen itself.
It has worked so far........even on some British Leyland crap.......that I owned in the seventies.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #20 on: 08 November 2009, 20:45:52 »
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Something wrong with just spraying de-icer on when you actually want it?

In fact, why spend money on de-icer when you can just pour a vessel of water (at low temp of course) over the screen with the heater on?


 ::)  long story on annother thread some where. 


Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y

Bet that changes if you buy the W12, in fact you would probly insulate the garage and put underfloor heating in, the car would be so warm in winter you wouldnt take it out anyway.     and end up using Dusty's car.  ::)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #21 on: 08 November 2009, 20:46:58 »
In fact, tell Dusty to get herself back on here, I would like a word with her...... Please.  ::) :y
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« Reply #22 on: 08 November 2009, 20:49:29 »
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Something wrong with just spraying de-icer on when you actually want it?

In fact, why spend money on de-icer when you can just pour a vessel of water (at low temp of course) over the screen with the heater on?


 ::)  long story on annother thread some where. 


Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y

Bet that changes if you buy the W12, in fact you would probly insulate the garage and put underfloor heating in, the car would be so warm in winter you wouldnt take it out anyway.     and end up using Dusty's car.  ::)


Dusty may well be making a "comeback"....quite soon... ;) ;)
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« Reply #23 on: 08 November 2009, 20:50:35 »
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Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y
You've been quite lucky then, because anybody who has not been unfortunate enough to have had a Nu Labia education (or who didn't bunk off) knows exactly what happens when you introduce two temperature extremes to any given object at the same time.

My theory is...... that the ice on the screen.......is enough to reduce the temperature of the hot water ......before it actually touches the screen itself.
It has worked so far........even on some British Leyland crap.......that I owned in the seventies.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)


You may..may...get away with it forever. But I wouldn't do it ;D
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« Reply #24 on: 08 November 2009, 21:02:05 »
Be suprised if you get frost tonight tunnie.....metoffice is showing 6C min for Swindon tonight....Tuesday night might be promising....showing 1C atm....
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« Reply #25 on: 08 November 2009, 21:03:13 »
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Be suprised if you get frost tonight tunnie.....metoffice is showing 6C min for Swindon tonight....Tuesday night might be promising....showing 1C atm....

It was cold earlier, but its staying at the same temp  :(
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« Reply #26 on: 08 November 2009, 22:13:35 »
Get up & get the scraper out Tunnie, it's character building ;) ;D ;D :y
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #27 on: 08 November 2009, 22:23:23 »
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If it works, it will be well worth those extra few mins in bed  :)

You dont need to spend any less time in bed.  Just start the car 10 mins earlier with heaters on.....
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« Reply #28 on: 08 November 2009, 22:27:57 »
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If it works, it will be well worth those extra few mins in bed  :)

You dont need to spend any less time in bed.  Just start the car 10 mins earlier with heaters on.....


PMSL.   ::)  Thats a story all on its own.  (Am off to look for an old thread)
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« Reply #29 on: 08 November 2009, 22:29:42 »
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If it works, it will be well worth those extra few mins in bed  :)

You dont need to spend any less time in bed.  Just start the car 10 mins earlier with heaters on.....

Not a fan of leaving a car idling to get warm, its not good for the engine, letting all that condensation build up. I prefer to start it and go straight away  :)
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