There must be a de-icer that works straight away?

[AspieT]

So this morning I almost missed my train as de icing the car took too long. Which got me thinking there must surely be a de icer that works straight away?

WARM water (from the tap) NOT boiling from the kettle, as my neighbour demonstrated to the rest of us last March when she poured a kettle of boiling water on her windscreen which cracked instantly.

Best thing I’ve found is scraping with my bank card...clears it in seconds with hardly any effort.

Do not pour water of any temperature on your windscreen. It could end very badly. I thought this was common knowledge tbh.

TopBitchoftheWitches people say this but I've yet to see it. Like I said, hot water out the tap, twenty years, no problems. (obvs not boiling straight from kettle)

When I lived in a cold cold place we had those mittens with a scrapper attached
They were good

Tepid water is absolutely fine and will not crack your screen.

Put a bit of vinegar and salt in tap warm water to stop it refreezing and poor over once the engine has been on a couple of minutes. I hate scraping as I lose all sensation in my hands then lose more time trying to defrost my hands in my armpits

Mine's like this one.

Hot water bottle on the dash for a bit before you have to leave, old sheet/towel or purpose made sheet thing over the windscreen the night before.

Pour!! Sorry

Do not pour water of any temperature on your windscreen. It could end very badly. I thought this was common knowledge tbh.

Even cold water?... it just needs to be enough to melt the ice. Given that it rarely gets especially cold in the UK (assuming that’s where you’re from) even water from the cold water tap is normally quite enough..... at say 15-20c should melt a thin cover of -2c ice with ease.

Do not pour water of any temperature on your windscreen. It could end very badly. I thought this was common knowledge tbh.

Bollocks.

2 parts rubbing alcohol to 1 part water in a spray bottle. Instantly clears the ice and leaves a lovely clean windscreen too.

Take the kettle go the car and pour hot water on the windscreen. Works every time.

I agree a jug or two of tepid water does the job in a jiffy.

Use a windscreen cover.

I used to put them front and back and also managed to rig some so they worked on the front side windows too. Go out, remove covers, job done.

Water!

Consolidatedyourloins as the owner of a cat who died doing exactly that, thank you for thinking of cats! X

Water, every time. Tepid, with engine running and rear window heater on. No delays

The night before de-icer is really greasy and will
Make your car very dirty after.

Scraper and go out 5 minutes earlier.

I put an old bed sheet over the windscreen and it's doesn't frost over, then just scrape the back and sides. Easy

Are they difficult to attach @Sparklingbrook and others who have the windscreen covers?

Do you shut the front doors around them to keep it on?

Aldi were selling some windscreen covers a couple of weeks ago. Some stores might still have them. They have smaller sections at the side that you secure by trapping in the car doors.

Scraping the car takes seconds but it takes ages for mine to de mist from the inside. How do people deal with that

Yes you just trap the edges in the front doors to keep it tight Holiday.