Growing up in Chicago, I learned a number of tricks for dealing with snowy weather and cars.
1. Fastest and easiest way to defrost/deice a windshield in the morning: Pour cool (not hot!) water over the windshield and windows. As long as the water temperature is above 32 degress F., it'll work beautifully.
2. Before starting out, brush off the entire top of the car. Even though I live in California, since I occasionally drive to snowy places I keep a large window squeegee in the trunk. The squeege doubles very handily as a snow-clearer. :)
3. Allocate at least 10-15 minutes of pouring and scraping time before each trip where the car will be sitting outside.
4. Rain-X'ing your windshield every few months not only provides better visibility during rainstorms, it makes snow a lot easier to clear off.
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Date: 2009-04-06 06:26 pm (UTC)1. Fastest and easiest way to defrost/deice a windshield in the morning: Pour cool (not hot!) water over the windshield and windows. As long as the water temperature is above 32 degress F., it'll work beautifully.
2. Before starting out, brush off the entire top of the car. Even though I live in California, since I occasionally drive to snowy places I keep a large window squeegee in the trunk. The squeege doubles very handily as a snow-clearer. :)
3. Allocate at least 10-15 minutes of pouring and scraping time before each trip where the car will be sitting outside.
4. Rain-X'ing your windshield every few months not only provides better visibility during rainstorms, it makes snow a lot easier to clear off.
FWIW.