Why do you keep repeating the same statement in different ways? Are you really that untalented you cannot actually have a good video? Never seen a more clickbait time based video in my life.
Except people should be warming up their cars before driving them in cold weather. Starting a car in cold weather and taking off is horrible for the engine and other components. Engine oil is like tar when its cold and does little to nothing for lubricating when its cold. So which is harder on journal bearings and pistion rings running it at idle for a few minutes to give the oil a chance to circulate and warm up or running it at 3000+ rpm to warm it up. Not to mention from an emissions standpoint a catalytic convertor does nothing until its hot. So again idle at 800 rpm to get it hot or drive imediately at 3000rpm pumping out more raw fuel. Which is another problem when your engine is cold its in open loop. Meaning the computer is adding extra fuel to get the engine to heat up and the 02 sensors arent monitoring until closed loop when it warms up. So while you start it and drive off your puking more unmetered fuel in vs just letting the car warm up.
Here's what we do in New England. We put this mixture of Rubbing Alcohol and Water in our windshield washer fluid tank also (along with a couple drops of blue dish soap). I put a 1-gallon pump sprayer in my wife's car and my truck for the winter and we never have to scrape the windows! Also, fill an old sock with a non-clumping kitty litter and leave it on the back seat, or wherever you want and the inside will not fog up either. Spraying cooking oil onto a paper towel and wiping down the rubber seals on your doors will keep them from getting frozen and stuck. If your car is going to sit awhile lift the wipers and put socks on them until you're ready to go. You can go as far as to cover the windshield with cardboard, or a sheet and tuck the ends in the doors. Then just remove when you're ready to go. I know there are tons of video tips on this stuff. I just wanted to share some of our favorites.
What works on the inside of the vehicle to prevent fogging up and frosting over? My heater fan has died completely (cannot afford the $1300 replacement bill) so there is no way to keep my windshield from fogging up while I'm breathing inside the car.
@@sandraroberts1931 Reread the comment from Steven Faults. It says: Also, fill an old sock with a non-clumping kitty litter and leave it on the back seat, or wherever you want and the inside will not fog up either.
Itd have to be one hell of a big sock and a full bag of kitty litter to do anything at all... theres not enough desiccant in a socks worth of kitty litter to completely rid the inside of the car from moisture..
@@mjmartinez8373 Now that's not very nice to say, is it, just think from now on, you won't need to start up your vehicle first, this will save you tons of time & fuel & not having to be out in the cold scraping that ice off.
@@irVz Well just think from now on, you won't have to be late for work at all, now that you know this quick, cheap & easy way to melt ice from your windshield, most people do not look at the positives, do they.
Coleen Thompson such people never apologize. Their comments only show their family values and upbringing. Thanks for standing up for me though ❤️ I’m glad to see that there are still kind people out there. God bless you
in case anyones wondering, dont spray this stuff on the rubber moldings around your cars windows. its going to dry em out and cause problems over time.
I really like these videos that get straight to the point. No beating about the bush or time wasting. Watch out for the videos where the speaker simply loves the sound of his own voice and prattles on to the point you fall into a trance. In fact if they spoke in the direction of the windscreen all the hot air would melt the ice. Problem solved.
Right! This totally works!! On 11/22/19 @0639 in the morning, I tried this and I just stood there and literally watched the ice and snow melt of the window!! Thank you fact verse for showing me this!!! I'm so passing to others here in Wyoming
@@joer8386 There are two types that I'm aware of. One is thin and can be rolled into the front windows to keep secure, and the second type is heavy and folds up like an accordion. The heavy one could potentially get blown away I guess but I have not had that happen.
I live in Chicago , I've been using warm water to defrost since the 1970s in every car I've owned and so do many of my friends and neighbors .Never one cracked window in decades of use. One gallon of warm water will melt the ice immediately . Even with the recent 50below zero , the windows don't crack . Tip , start the pour on the windshield wipers to release them because they are usually frozen down , then do the rest of all your windows . Turn on the defrosters , switch the blower vent to use recirculated air and your good to go . The side windows may ice up a little but it is an extremely thin layer that melts quickly with the heat inside your car . I understand the concept of cold to hot causing problems , but in the real world , the cracked windshield is a myth Mr weatherman . Well......unless you use actual boiling scalding water which I've never done . I've googled this and all I've found is that pouring ( Super hot boiling scalding water ) could shatter or crack the window . Nothing about using ( warm water .) Either way , I'll continue the decades of success using warm water . Just use water that is warm to your hand and you'll be fine .
Before I retired, and had to go to work early, when we had frosty mornings I kept a garden watering can full of cold water by the front door. This would warm slightly overnight ready to pour over the car windows in the morning. Always worked for me here in the UK.
Thanks for the recipe! I've always hated scraping! I bought deicer and it worked well, but was expensive. I'm a senior citizen now, with several disabilities that makes scraping even worse than before. It will be terrific to be able to make my own deicer! Thank you!
Yes this works but it raises multiple concerns, especially here in Wisconsin where we just had -50 degrees with wind chills: #1. The use of rubbing alcohol will break down rubber overtime there for damaging wiper blades and the seal around the glass. Could cause costly repairs. #2. Even if this did work within seconds you can’t just jump in your car, start it and drive without that car warming up. It’s not going to run very well and then you’d be stuck on the side of the road somewhere. Seen this a lot the last two weeks. #3. Once you do you start the car and you get into it, the first thing the windshields going to do on the inside is frost because of your body heat and moisture getting put in the car. Then your back a square one. The best solution is get a remote start installed and warm your car up for 10 minutes without having to go outside or simply park in a garage.
You don't need to sit to warm up fuel injected cars( aka 99% of cars built in the past 20 years.) you're better off actually driving to let it warm up faster
@@jordanadams5902Agreed. Letting your car warm up is a thing some of us did when cars had carburetors. Today, you start the car, let it idle for 15 seconds or so and go. Just drive it easy until it warms up. The best way to warm up the engine is make it do work - not sit there and idle. If you hate getting into a cold car, dress for the weather!! Remote starters just add to the problems of engine idling. I have an idiot neighbor who starts his truck with a remote starter, let's it idle for *15* minutes so it gets nice and toasty inside, and then drives *10* minutes to work where the truck sits all day!!!
Also. Check the weather the night before and pull back the wipers so they don't freeze to the windshield. You can also put this mixture in your wiper fluid tank
Prior to viewing this video, I would stack piles and piles of firewood around my car, pour gasoline over the roof and then set fire to it all. So, if I have understood this video correctly, not only can you spray this solution onto the windscreen, but it works on the side windows and even the rear screen too?! I was convinced that I would need a different method for each type of glass! Thank you Facts Verse. Where would I be without you?!
Best way for me, get a freezer bag that you would use to store food, fill it up with warm tap water and then just lay it on the windscreen. No water touches the glass and you also keep your hands warm. Works a treat!
Here is the problem. Even though the ice melts it will freeze right back and you have to reapply the solution until it's completely gone and then after that the inside of your windshield will fog up making you still have to sit there and wait until the heat defogs the windshield. Yes you could wipe off the fog but it will just fog back up bc the heat is not hot enough to evaporate the moisture on the window.
@@jenette16 actually what you do is turn the AC on and turn it all the way to the hot side. The AC compressor blows dryer air than just having it on heat. It dispels the moisture on the inside of the windshield. It still takes time for the condensation to evaporate though.
Great. Lots of alcohol required. Up here in the frozen north we have found that external sun covers for the windshield work even better for frost prevention. Of course you have to remember to put the cover on the night before.
tepid water works just as well, and is free. I have been using that for at least 40 years, and never had a screen crack. Hot water would likely be a lot more risky.
Exactly!! Why does everyone go on about hot water!! Lukewarm water is the safest and fastest, using windscreen wiper at same time and of course warming inside for a short time.
Keep a watering can of cold water near the front door, inside overnight. It’s not hot but is just right to pour over and de-ice. I used this for years.
Just put windshield washer spray (below freezing type) in a bottle to spray the windshield and windows, learned it while living in Michigan. Very inexpensive solution.
I dare say wiper fluid does not contain rubbing alcohol and not in a two thirds proportion. It's chemistry is specifically for the purpose. Two thirds rubbing alcohol and one third water mix is a hack. You get what you pay for.
@@RazorStrap most readily available rubbing alcohol is 70%, although you can find 90% rubbing alcohol. So if you use 70% rubbing alcohol and cut it with 1/3 water your solution is around 50 50. The amount of alcohol would further be diluted when mixed with the melting ice and frost. If I remember correctly washer fluid uses methyl alcohol. I'm not sure what the percentages though. I don't think there's anything special about its formulation though. Is this homemade de-icer any worse than washer fluid, or store-bought deicer for that matter? Who knows?
Anti-Freeze doesn't seem to be too harsh on the rubber components (mainly hoses) of the cooling system. Rubbing alcohol is probably harsher on rubber. Just seems to make sense. But I don't have any proof. Again. You get what you pay for. Amazing what some people will risk and endure to save a dollar. Guess they haven't heard that "the love of money is the root of all evil". What will you risk and endure to save that mean green almighty dollar? ua-cam.com/video/GXE_n2q08Yw/v-deo.html
What concentration of rubbing alcohol should be used? I know it can be bought in the concentrations of 70%, 90%, 95% and I think even 98%. The concentration percentage could affect the ratio used for "so many parts water" to "so may parts rubbing alcohol".
Yes this works and its nothing new, my grandfather used to do it LONG ago. But here's a problem, using it often and for years it starts to chew down on any rubber it comes in contact with.
Just use a small space heater with an extension cord and a mechanical timer to go on 30 minutes before you leave for work. Ice is gone...maybe even some snow...and the car is actually warm inside. Unplug extension cord before driving away...but I trust that is fairly obvious....
I use -49 degree washer fluid and spray my windshield and let it sit for a bit and then use the wipers. I don’t need to scrape unless the ice is thick in which case I repeat my process and scrape a bit if it’s thick ice. Works wonders especially when I scape lines for the fluid to get in and under the ice.
Depends on how cold it is. I live where it gets to -40 and water bottle spray mechanism’s break when used. I tried the larger fertilizer spray pumps and left by my front door ( inside house ) but room temperature will also crack a window real quick. Winter just sucks for 8 months of a year. Sled is always broke down to. Just can’t win. Maybe I should just move to..Arizona or something
Get you a automatic car starter, leave the defrost on for those upcoming mornings, whole car will be warm when you leave. It pays for itself, trust me. Having a car without auto start to me nowadays is like having Amazon without prime.
The intro was way too short, i want to hear more about how annoying winter can be and how other people also think that and that other people have to scrape the ice etc.
I just put on a cardboard box, using my windshield wipers at half mast to keep it in place. Lift the wipers away from the windshield to put it on and take it off, so it does not damage my wipers. No ice, no scraping, ever. I have used one all my life..cost $1.00... time saved, priceless!
Anyone who paid attention in science class in high school should know this. I've been doing it for years. If you live somewhere really cold like the midwest, I do, do NOT add water. I use straight alcohol. Last week it got a little cold, maybe 15°, and the alcohol froze when I sprayed it on. It will break up the thicker ice scale so you can scrape it off. Up to an inch thick. Otherwise you have to do it in longer stages. Once I was really desperate to get the kids to school before rush hour so, I dumped it in the reservoir with the no freeze windshield wash. It smells really bad but works right away. The smell comes through the vents. No matter what you still need to keep a brush scraper in the car. Don't keep the alcohol bottle on there. If your doors are frozen shut spray around the door frame. The chick next door almost broke off the handle trying to get in her car before I sprayed it. Make sure you buy a spray bottle from a hardware store not those crappy dollar stores. I've had the same bottle for three years and, it hasn't failed yet. If it's super cold and the alcohol freezes turn on the windshield wipers and spray it a few more times. If you live some place like Canada this will still work but, make sure the defroster is running full blast while you're driving. The water content in rubbing alcohol right out of the bottle (it's impossible not to have some) will freeze and spread across the window like one of those creepy scifi movies with the sentient alien crystal growing as fast as it can. It took a good ten minutes for it to stop freezing last week while I was driving.
Pouring lukewarm water on the windshield works just fine. Also, to defog the windshield from inside just open the side windows a little bit and turn on the A/C.
The key word here is defrosting.......it works on frost...... but does not and I repeat does not work on ice on your windshield.......I live in the Chicago area......it works on frost not on ice......
It’s good to let your engine warm up while your spraying your windshield remember oil viscosity is thicker when cold so it needs to warm up before you drive
Straight rubbing alcohol is what I learned from semi driving. I also put some in my wiper fluid. It basically makes your fluid de-icer fluid. It seems to work better than the expensive fluid as well.
Pour boiling hot water on your windows and the ice is gone in seconds! And so is your glass! Completely shattering your glass windows! SO DON'T DO THAT!!!
Dave McGuigan SOOOOOOOO FUNNY,I OWN A 1990 FORD F-250 4×4 THAT I'VE POURED HOT H2O ON SINCE I GOT IT IN 2007.........NEVER AN ISSUE😂😂😂😂😂P.S.....IT'S GOTTEN DOWN TO -26°F HERE IN CENTRAL ORE......STILL WORKED!
Many many MANY times I've used hot water to defrost icy windshield & side windows. Never ever have I had broken glass. The method is very warm tap water, a 2 quart pitcher of it. I pour it slowly from the top edge of the windshield down & across the windshield. I believe this method avoids a hot splash in the middle of the icy glass unevenly expanding the windshield causing cracks. Again, I've never ever cracked a windshield in multiple cars doing it this way for decades.
The best way to prevent ice buildup on windshield is simply to leave the window cracked open slightly. Helps if you have vent visors. No ice buildup then.
I was an on call alarm engineer, in the NE England, when we really had winters. I always used hot, nor boiling water, from the tap! Drive off immediatly!. I never had a cracked windscreen. I did this for years ! Modern windscreens are rapidly cooled, from hot, to temper them!
While living in Illinois. I would go to the .99 cent store and buy several bottles of rubbing alcohol. I use straight alcohol just take the nozzle out of a spray bottle and put it in the alcohol bottle. Works wonders.
Windshield washer fluid is about 50/50 water-methyl alcohol. Crazy idea here, but you can squirt your windshield with the washer and it will melt the frost.
Methanol alcohol mixed with washer fluid will work also. Washer fluid has methanol alcohol already in it but usually not enough to keep from freezing adding a little extra methanol to your washer tank will keep from freezing in negative temps even while driving.
Cut down cardboard to fit your windshield and back window if it has a wiper . Turn wipers on and shut off car on downward stroke . Turn off wipers . Turn defrosters on high . In the morning remote start car . Take cardboard and put in back seat . And GO ! I’ve done this for many years in UPSTATE NY !
I do snow removal in Quebec. I’ll drive my car through any storm. Rain X isn’t that much. Use the white cream. Put it on an wipe it off. So when the car does build up with ice, it take seconds for that ice to come off.
This will work if there's only a layer of frost. If there is a quarter inch of ice, it won't. Good old scraping will be your only option. I live in Michigan, so I've got more than a little experience in Winter conditions.
If you use water, it doesn't have to be hot or even warm. Tap water in a pan is perfect. Turn on your wipers first. Pour the water on. Wipers will spread the water, Ice will melt, wipers clear everything off. If you forget the wipers first. the water you pour will freeze, so stop, turn them on and pour again. You'll remember next time. My dad told me this about 60 years ago.
And it's very bad to start your car idling cold for tens of minutes longterm, because your engine will build up with carbon and you will waste a lot of fuel every morning! Not such a hot idea😩😂😂
I have used hot water for 20 years , not boiling just a wee bit hotter the blood temp , we get down to -10 c at times never had a problem do the door glass and mirrors at the same time and you are good to go.
Glockovich Engine wear? It’s actually much harder on your motor to start it ice cold and then just start driving it rather than letting it warm up first. Wasting gas? Your vehicle won’t get mileage until it’s up to operating temperature anyways. Environment? Go buy yourself a Nissan Leaf then 🙄
@@Glockovich Spraying anything alcohol is not environmentally sound. Why not just scrape the ice off with a piece of plastic. It take less than a minute
Just tried it with the exact amounts of alcohol/water in a spray bottle. I definitely have a sterile truck but it did not get any of the ice or snow off. I think this remedy is only for lightly frosted windshields and not a heavy amount of snow and ice. It has been on for about 30 minutes and has not even touched it. When in doubt Prestone.
Open a window, if it's not frozen or leave the door open. Use de-icer on the screen and turn your blower on full and the heat on full. It'll get rid of the mist
Rite-Aid pharmacy sells a ready made product off the shelf. It's a 75% IPA and water mixture in a small spray bottle. You can buy a handy refill on the same isle.
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You talk way too much
That’s a nice back up solution for me. Thanks. I’d still rather use remote start. That way my car is warm when I sit in it
Why do you keep repeating the same statement in different ways? Are you really that untalented you cannot actually have a good video? Never seen a more clickbait time based video in my life.
Except people should be warming up their cars before driving them in cold weather. Starting a car in cold weather and taking off is horrible for the engine and other components. Engine oil is like tar when its cold and does little to nothing for lubricating when its cold. So which is harder on journal bearings and pistion rings running it at idle for a few minutes to give the oil a chance to circulate and warm up or running it at 3000+ rpm to warm it up. Not to mention from an emissions standpoint a catalytic convertor does nothing until its hot. So again idle at 800 rpm to get it hot or drive imediately at 3000rpm pumping out more raw fuel. Which is another problem when your engine is cold its in open loop. Meaning the computer is adding extra fuel to get the engine to heat up and the 02 sensors arent monitoring until closed loop when it warms up. So while you start it and drive off your puking more unmetered fuel in vs just letting the car warm up.
Thank you!!!
when you have to meet the minimum word requirement on an essay, you end up with this video
😂🤣🤣 For sure Could have been 20 seconds, same amount of info
Lmao so accurate😭😭😭
🤣🤣🤣😂😂
You get a thumbs up the video got a thumbs down from me. Yes essay gone bad.
Thank you sir. Perfectly put
Here's what we do in New England. We put this mixture of Rubbing Alcohol and Water in our windshield washer fluid tank also (along with a couple drops of blue dish soap). I put a 1-gallon pump sprayer in my wife's car and my truck for the winter and we never have to scrape the windows! Also, fill an old sock with a non-clumping kitty litter and leave it on the back seat, or wherever you want and the inside will not fog up either. Spraying cooking oil onto a paper towel and wiping down the rubber seals on your doors will keep them from getting frozen and stuck. If your car is going to sit awhile lift the wipers and put socks on them until you're ready to go. You can go as far as to cover the windshield with cardboard, or a sheet and tuck the ends in the doors. Then just remove when you're ready to go. I know there are tons of video tips on this stuff. I just wanted to share some of our favorites.
You rock!
What works on the inside of the vehicle to prevent fogging up and frosting over? My heater fan has died completely (cannot afford the $1300 replacement bill) so there is no way to keep my windshield from fogging up while I'm breathing inside the car.
@@sandraroberts1931 Reread the comment from Steven Faults. It says: Also, fill an old sock with a non-clumping kitty litter and leave it on the back seat, or wherever you want and the inside will not fog up either.
Itd have to be one hell of a big sock and a full bag of kitty litter to do anything at all... theres not enough desiccant in a socks worth of kitty litter to completely rid the inside of the car from moisture..
@@sandraroberts1931 Crystal kitty litter inside a pair of nylons, or sock. Tie it up and toss it on your dash and you will be good to go
Save yourself the data fee, 1:50
2/3 rubbing alchohol
1/3 water in a spray bottle
But how do you put it on. I have no idea how to do anything.
bobbelsekwol spray it dumbass
bobbelsekwol spray it u moron 😂
@@itzzjok3rzz208 whoosh!
He got you guys dead to rights
did you seriously just use 4:40 for literally 15 seconds of information?
That's their thing.
30secs to write that
I agree with Jeffrey
doesn't youtube have a minimum requirement for video length? idk
And there's no vídeo of the actual thing being used
in the time it took me to watch this, I could have scraped my windshield.
LOL !!! Yes, it took forever to get to the point...🙄
Im late for work now🤓
@@mjmartinez8373 Now that's not very nice to say, is it, just think from now on, you won't need to start up your vehicle first, this will save you tons of time & fuel & not having to be out in the cold scraping that ice off.
@@irVz Well just think from now on, you won't have to be late for work at all, now that you know this quick, cheap & easy way to melt ice from your windshield, most people do not look at the positives, do they.
I was 30 seconds into this before I remembered why I usually skip Facts Verse vids. Serious, just get to the point! Too much B.S.
Absolutely clicker bait
Every time I hear that voice I move on. Yap, yap, yap.
They live to run their mouths.
Yup-- I just go straight to the comments section. There's always a good Samaritan with the time stamp
Scooby ikr
The answer you’re looking for starts around 2:00. It’s about mixing rubbing alcohol with cold water and spray on the windscreen
Gee thanks for that ass hole.
Cherry Shrimp why would you read the comments before you watch the video? I hope you apologize to B. B. Maria for being rude.
Its really none of your business if i choose to look at the comments first and I ain't apologising to no one.
Coleen Thompson such people never apologize. Their comments only show their family values and upbringing.
Thanks for standing up for me though ❤️ I’m glad to see that there are still kind people out there. God bless you
@@Oneandonlyamirali You know absolutely nothing about my upbringing and family values so just keep your sad little opinion to yourself.
Rubbing alcohol is also great at removing wax from paint surfaces and making it more susceptible to rust in the winter
That is exactly my concern.
Alcohol damage wiper rubber blades ,Windshield seals and destroy rain grills/drainage plastic covers between hood and wipers
in case anyones wondering, dont spray this stuff on the rubber moldings around your cars windows. its going to dry em out and cause problems over time.
I really like these videos that get straight to the point. No beating about the bush or time wasting. Watch out for the videos where the speaker simply loves the sound of his own voice and prattles on to the point you fall into a trance. In fact if they spoke in the direction of the windscreen all the hot air would melt the ice. Problem solved.
Disagree. This was a 4-minute video with about 20 seconds worth of useful information.
@@bartolotx459can’t tell if you’re joking or if you simply do not understand sarcasm.
It is clearly sarcasm.
@@TheDarkKnightress Wrong it’s actually shrouded sarcasm. Only the very astute will see through it. Thanks for the comment Jennifer.
@@michaelflanagan3691 I thoroughly appreciate your psyche internet friend. Godspeed
Right! This totally works!! On 11/22/19 @0639 in the morning, I tried this and I just stood there and literally watched the ice and snow melt of the window!! Thank you fact verse for showing me this!!! I'm so passing to others here in Wyoming
There are also fabric windshield covers that can be quickly pulled off when you're ready to go. That way, the ice sticks to that and not the glass.
Where do you put the covers after removing them if you don't have a garage?
@@andreafelton689 shaking it off and putting it in a plastic bag works for me. The material is made to resist moisture.
What about if it's a windy night? Does the cover fly off?
@@joer8386 There are two types that I'm aware of. One is thin and can be rolled into the front windows to keep secure, and the second type is heavy and folds up like an accordion. The heavy one could potentially get blown away I guess but I have not had that happen.
@@marinhusky8863 Thank you very much for your response.
I live in Chicago , I've been using warm water to defrost since the 1970s in every car I've owned and so do many of my friends and neighbors .Never one cracked window in decades of use.
One gallon of warm water will melt the ice immediately . Even with the recent 50below zero , the windows don't crack .
Tip , start the pour on the windshield wipers to release them because they are usually frozen down , then do the rest of all your windows . Turn on the defrosters , switch the blower vent to use recirculated air and your good to go .
The side windows may ice up a little but it is an extremely thin layer that melts quickly with the heat inside your car .
I understand the concept of cold to hot causing problems , but in the real world , the cracked windshield is a myth Mr weatherman .
Well......unless you use actual boiling scalding water which I've never done . I've googled this and all I've found is that pouring
( Super hot boiling scalding water ) could shatter or crack the window .
Nothing about using
( warm water .)
Either way , I'll continue the decades of success using warm water .
Just use water that is warm to your hand and you'll be fine .
And in his next video, Ken reveals that switching on your headlights at night makes driving safer.
lol
That's funny !! Thanks.. lol
I drive with my headlights on DAY or NIGHT. You will see headlights way before you see the oncoming car.
Who’s here from 2021 on Valentine’s Day 😅😂
Meeeeeeee in Killeen currently
@@laststandshootingrange1846 BS... Valentine’s Day has been over for at least 3 hours before you posted the reply
@@laststandshootingrange1846 me and it doesn’t work
Before I retired, and had to go to work early, when we had frosty mornings I kept a garden watering can full of cold water by the front door. This would warm slightly overnight ready to pour over the car windows in the morning. Always worked for me here in the UK.
Thanks for the recipe! I've always hated scraping! I bought deicer and it worked well, but was expensive. I'm a senior citizen now, with several disabilities that makes scraping even worse than before. It will be terrific to be able to make my own deicer! Thank you!
In other words,use de-icer 🤣
Kevin Yates yes..but much more expensive..your just paying for the name..look at the ingredients in De icer...rubbing alcohol..lol
Jerry Francois cheaper than rubbing alcohol though, it’s about £2.00 a bottle.
Garry B no it's not
Jerry Francois £1.39 for 300ml de icer.. £5.99 300ml rubbing alcohol.
It’s been great talking to you.
Garry B well..u need to move here..its one dollar for a gallon of rubbing alcohol..
Save time even further. Use an anti-icer the night before which stops the water freezing on the windows in the first place.
Thanks for sharing this!
Yes this works but it raises multiple concerns, especially here in Wisconsin where we just had -50 degrees with wind chills: #1. The use of rubbing alcohol will break down rubber overtime there for damaging wiper blades and the seal around the glass. Could cause costly repairs. #2. Even if this did work within seconds you can’t just jump in your car, start it and drive without that car warming up. It’s not going to run very well and then you’d be stuck on the side of the road somewhere. Seen this a lot the last two weeks. #3. Once you do you start the car and you get into it, the first thing the windshields going to do on the inside is frost because of your body heat and moisture getting put in the car. Then your back a square one.
The best solution is get a remote start installed and warm your car up for 10 minutes without having to go outside or simply park in a garage.
You don't need to sit to warm up fuel injected cars( aka 99% of cars built in the past 20 years.) you're better off actually driving to let it warm up faster
@@jordanadams5902Agreed. Letting your car warm up is a thing some of us did when cars had carburetors. Today, you start the car, let it idle for 15 seconds or so and go. Just drive it easy until it warms up. The best way to warm up the engine is make it do work - not sit there and idle. If you hate getting into a cold car, dress for the weather!! Remote starters just add to the problems of engine idling. I have an idiot neighbor who starts his truck with a remote starter, let's it idle for *15* minutes so it gets nice and toasty inside, and then drives *10* minutes to work where the truck sits all day!!!
Also. Check the weather the night before and pull back the wipers so they don't freeze to the windshield.
You can also put this mixture in your wiper fluid tank
Keep in mind that THAT is bad for the springs in your wipers. :)
I live in Texas I don’t even know why I’m watching this! 😂
Claire Paul
Lol!!!
We get snow here every now and then. Cheers from another Texan
Claire Paul lol same
Claire Paul 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm in Louisiana, so I don't see much snow either.
Prior to viewing this video, I would stack piles and piles of firewood around my car, pour gasoline over the roof and then set fire to it all.
So, if I have understood this video correctly, not only can you spray this solution onto the windscreen, but it works on the side windows and even the rear screen too?! I was convinced that I would need a different method for each type of glass!
Thank you Facts Verse. Where would I be without you?!
>>I was convinced that I would need a different method for each type of glass!
Best way for me, get a freezer bag that you would use to store food, fill it up with warm tap water and then just lay it on the windscreen. No water touches the glass and you also keep your hands warm. Works a treat!
That sounds like a great idea. Having some kitty litter in your car would help to attract any moisture that is still in your car.
Here is the problem. Even though the ice melts it will freeze right back and you have to reapply the solution until it's completely gone and then after that the inside of your windshield will fog up making you still have to sit there and wait until the heat defogs the windshield. Yes you could wipe off the fog but it will just fog back up bc the heat is not hot enough to evaporate the moisture on the window.
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My friend told me to turn on the AC for a short time, it will remove the inside moisture and clear the inside windshield. I do it, it works
@@jenette16 actually what you do is turn the AC on and turn it all the way to the hot side. The AC compressor blows dryer air than just having it on heat. It dispels the moisture on the inside of the windshield. It still takes time for the condensation to evaporate though.
@@joetroutt7425 yes, it's nice when your AC works, ha ha.
Just move to sunny state fool 😂
I've been doing it for about 10 years now. This is nothing new but I do a 50/50 mix as not to dry out my wipers and making them crack.
Great. Lots of alcohol required. Up here in the frozen north we have found that external sun covers for the windshield work even better for frost prevention. Of course you have to remember to put the cover on the night before.
If it's windy at night, does the cover comes off?
No. The covers are stuck in the closed door. You can't even rip them off yourself.@@joer8386
tepid water works just as well, and is free. I have been using that for at least 40 years, and never had a screen crack. Hot water would likely be a lot more risky.
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Agree, I have been doing the same for years without any issues
Exactly!! Why does everyone go on about hot water!! Lukewarm water is the safest and fastest, using windscreen wiper at same time and of course warming inside for a short time.
@@FactsVerse Shut up.
Keep a watering can of cold water near the front door, inside overnight. It’s not hot but is just right to pour over and de-ice. I used this for years.
Also don’t get it on the wiper blades because the alcohol will dry out the rubber and will shorten the life of the blade.
😬 yikes!
2:00 2 parts rubbing alcohol, 1 part water in spray bottle
In other words, a way to hide a bottle of Vodka in the car! Not only will it defrost windshield, but your body as well! Two birds with one stone. 😤👌
No, no, no!!! Bad idea!!! Drinking and driving kills people!!!
@@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639 no no no drinking to stay warm... SMART! Bad driving is another story. 🤦♂
Drinking and driving doesn’t kill people, unless you’re NOT playing Mario Kart...
@@TrueSolunar man you people have alcohol problems! How bout NOT driving DRUNK!
How else will I hydrate..?
Just put windshield washer spray (below freezing type) in a bottle to spray the windshield and windows, learned it while living in Michigan. Very inexpensive solution.
You just have to make sure that the opening where the de-icer comes out is not frozen over or it's pointless.
@@Peter666xxx yes, I try to get washer fluid with as low freezing point as possible.
Alcohol will dry out the seals and wipers as it is a solvent for rubber.
I dare say wiper fluid does not contain rubbing alcohol and not in a two thirds proportion. It's chemistry is specifically for the purpose. Two thirds rubbing alcohol and one third water mix is a hack. You get what you pay for.
Its not good for paint either
Thats why you use silicone wiper blades also they last for years compared to shitty rubber ones!!!
@@RazorStrap most readily available rubbing alcohol is 70%, although you can find 90% rubbing alcohol. So if you use 70% rubbing alcohol and cut it with 1/3 water your solution is around 50 50. The amount of alcohol would further be diluted when mixed with the melting ice and frost.
If I remember correctly washer fluid uses methyl alcohol. I'm not sure what the percentages though. I don't think there's anything special about its formulation though.
Is this homemade de-icer any worse than washer fluid, or store-bought deicer for that matter? Who knows?
Anti-Freeze doesn't seem to be too harsh on the rubber components (mainly hoses) of the cooling system. Rubbing alcohol is probably harsher on rubber. Just seems to make sense. But I don't have any proof.
Again. You get what you pay for.
Amazing what some people will risk and endure to save a dollar. Guess they haven't heard that "the love of money is the root of all evil". What will you risk and endure to save that mean green almighty dollar?
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1:58 All videos need double tap to get to the point quickly. You’re welcome!
Yeah listen to the weatherman. The only job where you can be wrong all of the time and still keep your job
#facts hahaha and his last name is Weathers so he really not gonna lose his job after being incorrect a million times lol
Thank you to Ken!
What concentration of rubbing alcohol should be used? I know it can be bought in the concentrations of 70%, 90%, 95% and I think even 98%. The concentration percentage could affect the ratio used for "so many parts water" to "so may parts rubbing alcohol".
Usually if it says RUBBING on the bottle it is 70% and the ones withouth RUBBING is 90 to 100%
@@piccalopete435 just use a bottle of Jack Daniel then.
Watch the full video and you'll know.
Yes this works and its nothing new, my grandfather used to do it LONG ago. But here's a problem, using it often and for years it starts to chew down on any rubber it comes in contact with.
Just use a small space heater with an extension cord and a mechanical timer to go on 30 minutes before you leave for work. Ice is gone...maybe even some snow...and the car is actually warm inside. Unplug extension cord before driving away...but I trust that is fairly obvious....
I use -49 degree washer fluid and spray my windshield and let it sit for a bit and then use the wipers. I don’t need to scrape unless the ice is thick in which case I repeat my process and scrape a bit if it’s thick ice. Works wonders especially when I scape lines for the fluid to get in and under the ice.
Depends on how cold it is. I live where it gets to -40 and water bottle spray mechanism’s break when used. I tried the larger fertilizer spray pumps and left by my front door ( inside house ) but room temperature will also crack a window real quick.
Winter just sucks for 8 months of a year.
Sled is always broke down to.
Just can’t win.
Maybe I should just move to..Arizona or something
At least it kills off most reptiles
dont move to arizona lmao
Sounds like you’re here with me in Minnesota 😮😂
Wtf where do you live? How tf is a sled broke down isn't it just some wood and crap??
@@tiannarenae222 I was just bouta guess that
Get you a automatic car starter, leave the defrost on for those upcoming mornings, whole car will be warm when you leave. It pays for itself, trust me. Having a car without auto start to me nowadays is like having Amazon without prime.
The intro was way too short, i want to hear more about how annoying winter can be and how other people also think that and that other people have to scrape the ice etc.
Yeah, me too. Ya can't beat a good dose of pointless prattle b4 20 seconds of actual info.
I just put on a cardboard box, using my windshield wipers at half mast to keep it in place. Lift the wipers away from the windshield to put it on and take it off, so it does not damage my wipers. No ice, no scraping, ever. I have used one all my life..cost $1.00... time saved, priceless!
tif thank you I was wondering that. I've got a piece of cardboard sunblocker for summer inside, winter outside fits perfect
Here in Kentucky we have done this since the 1990s but we add the alcohol into the washer reservoir so its always ready to spray!!!
Hmn!!
I AM FROM KY.....NOOOOOOOO WE DON'T ....NEVER HEARD OF IT .....WOW!
Hey, sounds good to me.
but if the ice doesn't melt fast enough, wipers will be damaged
Remember, continually putting rubbing alcohol on a painted surface is not good.
Anyone who paid attention in science class in high school should know this. I've been doing it for years. If you live somewhere really cold like the midwest, I do, do NOT add water. I use straight alcohol. Last week it got a little cold, maybe 15°, and the alcohol froze when I sprayed it on. It will break up the thicker ice scale so you can scrape it off. Up to an inch thick. Otherwise you have to do it in longer stages. Once I was really desperate to get the kids to school before rush hour so, I dumped it in the reservoir with the no freeze windshield wash. It smells really bad but works right away. The smell comes through the vents. No matter what you still need to keep a brush scraper in the car. Don't keep the alcohol bottle on there. If your doors are frozen shut spray around the door frame. The chick next door almost broke off the handle trying to get in her car before I sprayed it. Make sure you buy a spray bottle from a hardware store not those crappy dollar stores. I've had the same bottle for three years and, it hasn't failed yet. If it's super cold and the alcohol freezes turn on the windshield wipers and spray it a few more times. If you live some place like Canada this will still work but, make sure the defroster is running full blast while you're driving. The water content in rubbing alcohol right out of the bottle (it's impossible not to have some) will freeze and spread across the window like one of those creepy scifi movies with the sentient alien crystal growing as fast as it can. It took a good ten minutes for it to stop freezing last week while I was driving.
Okay...guess I'll get the spray bottle version set up for frozen doors etc. That's smart. Thanks for sharing.
Don’t dump it in the windshield washer fluid
@@jayasmrmore3687 when you're confronted with two inches of ice and -120° windchill you do what works fast.
2:00 is where he gives the tip.
Pouring lukewarm water on the windshield works just fine. Also, to defog the windshield from inside just open the side windows a little bit and turn on the A/C.
The key word here is defrosting.......it works on frost...... but does not and I repeat does not work on ice on your windshield.......I live in the Chicago area......it works on frost not on ice......
It’s good to let your engine warm up while your spraying your windshield remember oil viscosity is thicker when cold so it needs to warm up before you drive
In a newer car it doesn't matter. You can start the car and go
I send the wife out while I have a coffee 😂
Hahaha
Straight rubbing alcohol is what I learned from semi driving. I also put some in my wiper fluid. It basically makes your fluid de-icer fluid. It seems to work better than the expensive fluid as well.
Thank you Ken!I'm in California and employed your amazing technique. I was able to get to work on time and safely.👍Merry Christmas🎄
Pour boiling hot water on your windows and the ice is gone in seconds! And so is your glass! Completely shattering your glass windows! SO DON'T DO THAT!!!
Yasss!! 😂😂
Dave McGuigan SOOOOOOOO FUNNY,I OWN A 1990 FORD F-250 4×4 THAT I'VE POURED HOT H2O ON SINCE I GOT IT IN 2007.........NEVER AN ISSUE😂😂😂😂😂P.S.....IT'S GOTTEN DOWN TO -26°F HERE IN CENTRAL ORE......STILL WORKED!
@@ericking4072 you are one lucky dude, you should play the lottery!
Don't tell people that. Let them figure it out
Lol let them shower all warm in cold water priceless
Many many MANY times I've used hot water to defrost icy windshield & side windows. Never ever have I had broken glass.
The method is very warm tap water, a 2 quart pitcher of it. I pour it slowly from the top edge of the windshield down & across the windshield. I believe this method avoids a hot splash in the middle of the icy glass unevenly expanding the windshield causing cracks.
Again, I've never ever cracked a windshield in multiple cars doing it this way for decades.
five minutes of rambling nonsense for 15 seconds of actual content.
I usually just wait it out while I smoke a bowl
Bahahaha. You just made my day. Lol
I'm laughing my butt off, literally.
Awesome
Best comment ever!
The best way to prevent ice buildup on windshield is simply to leave the window cracked open slightly. Helps if you have vent visors. No ice buildup then.
My car got stolen 😔
umm........ lol
I was an on call alarm engineer, in the NE England, when we really had winters. I always used hot, nor boiling water, from the tap! Drive off immediatly!. I never had a cracked windscreen. I did this for years ! Modern windscreens are rapidly cooled, from hot, to temper them!
I just wait and let the defroster work but I’m also retired so Im never late.
While living in Illinois. I would go to the .99 cent store and buy several bottles of rubbing alcohol.
I use straight alcohol just take the nozzle out of a spray bottle and put it in the alcohol bottle.
Works wonders.
Thanks for taking three years to tell me to just use deicer 😂
Windshield washer fluid is about 50/50 water-methyl alcohol. Crazy idea here, but you can squirt your windshield with the washer and it will melt the frost.
I could care less about the ice or "frost", I'm more concerned with the 12 in. of snow I have to get through first!! But thanks anyway, lol.
Exactly
a broom
Snow blower
When the answer is very short, but you want a longer conversation, so you just come up with a bunch of things to also say 😂😂😂
Put Newspaper on your windshield the night before it freezes ..you can peel the paper off with the ice in the morning..
Methanol alcohol mixed with washer fluid will work also. Washer fluid has methanol alcohol already in it but usually not enough to keep from freezing adding a little extra methanol to your washer tank will keep from freezing in negative temps even while driving.
Why wasn’t there a clip of someone actually using the solution
Or use your silver sun shield as a winter frost sheid. Pull key out when wipers are at top of arc. Tuck shield under. Simple.
Cut down cardboard to fit your windshield and back window if it has a wiper . Turn wipers on and shut off car on downward stroke . Turn off wipers . Turn defrosters on high . In the morning remote start car . Take cardboard and put in back seat . And GO ! I’ve done this for many years in UPSTATE NY !
If I have to spray it on then wait 10 minutes, I may as well start the engine and turn on the heater to defrost and wait 10 minutes.
Truck drivers winter kit: Alcohol, Kitty Litter, chains, and a hammer😈
Yeah, I tried this a few years ago after seeing a similar video on facebook. I tried it and it DOES NOT WORK. Save yourself the trouble.
Don't know what you used, but the mixture does work.
@@_SnowJustice_ Either the wrong mixture or he tried it on a windshield with a layer of snow on it. That might not work...
I do snow removal in Quebec. I’ll drive my car through any storm. Rain X isn’t that much. Use the white cream. Put it on an wipe it off. So when the car does build up with ice, it take seconds for that ice to come off.
Very interesting, thanks for the tip!
This is like me trying to meet the 3 page requirement in English
This will work if there's only a layer of frost. If there is a quarter inch of ice, it won't. Good old scraping will be your only option. I live in Michigan, so I've got more than a little experience in Winter conditions.
This is a great method. Simple and effective.
If you use water, it doesn't have to be hot or even warm. Tap water in a pan is perfect. Turn on your wipers first. Pour the water on. Wipers will spread the water, Ice will melt, wipers clear everything off. If you forget the wipers first. the water you pour will freeze, so stop, turn them on and pour again. You'll remember next time. My dad told me this about 60 years ago.
But your windshield gets extremely cold when you do this, so interior fogging becomes a problem. It's best to just start your car early
Run your ac for 2 minutes and it will dry the air out.
Get a cat litter in a sock in your car and clean your inside windows and treat them with shaving gel, you will never have foggy windows again.
And it's very bad to start your car idling cold for tens of minutes longterm, because your engine will build up with carbon and you will waste a lot of fuel every morning!
Not such a hot idea😩😂😂
You can pretreat your car windows with a solution of vinegar-water in a spray bottle before the snow and it will keep it from sticking.
*Park it in the Garage all Winter and don't drive it or spray the windshield with 190 Proof Everclear!*
Great Idea Ken. Thank you.
What kind of effect does this concentration have on the rubber of the wipers over time?
I've been using very warm water when in hurry for over 25 years and never had a windshield crack. Just don't use boiling hot. Super quick and cheap.
Literally this. Add another 20 years to your data.
Just be sure to dilute it if it’s to strong rubbing alcohol can damage paint!
I have used hot water for 20 years , not boiling just a wee bit hotter the blood temp , we get down to -10 c at times never had a problem do the door glass and mirrors at the same time and you are good to go.
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Spray on the window and wait 10 minutes? Hmmmm. Start the engine and wait 10 minutes. Seems about the same amount of time
Glockovich if your worried about the environment don’t even bother buying a car then...
Glockovich Engine wear? It’s actually much harder on your motor to start it ice cold and then just start driving it rather than letting it warm up first. Wasting gas? Your vehicle won’t get mileage until it’s up to operating temperature anyways. Environment? Go buy yourself a Nissan Leaf then 🙄
@Luis C. he did say that.
@@Glockovich Spraying anything alcohol is not environmentally sound. Why not just scrape the ice off with a piece of plastic. It take less than a minute
@@Glockovich you are an idiot. Please give me your bosses number. He needs to see your comment. I seriously doubt you know how to change a tire.
Wow this is so Amazing.
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@@FactsVerse I’d like to see a how to video on how to drive safely in icy conditions
“Ice Scraper makers hate him! Find out how he disrupted a million dollar industry with household items! #2 will surprise you.”
You should be a journalist
Combine 2/3 rubbing alcohol with 1/3 cold water in a spray bottle. Spray on windshield, wait 10 seconds, run wipers to spread.
What does the alcohol do to the clear coat on your car, especially over time?
Nothing, but it does get rid of protective oils and waxes and the such that keep your clear coat safe.
Just tried it with the exact amounts of alcohol/water in a spray bottle. I definitely have a sterile truck but it did not get any of the ice or snow off. I think this remedy is only for lightly frosted windshields and not a heavy amount of snow and ice. It has been on for about 30 minutes and has not even touched it. When in doubt Prestone.
Or just use windscreen de-icer spray about £2.50 from your local supermarket.
WindSHIELD a screen would make no sense.
Well it’s called a windscreen in the UK...
@@Natschke_Family_Adventures It is called a "Windscreen" in England! Learn to speak English from a English person lmao...
@@preciouslogic77 also learn how to use grammar
@@Xayr Bloody hell what is grammar? LMAO
im from texas and right now all the stores are closed due to the winter storm thank u so much for this video!!!
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Doesn’t work on thick ice and is poorer in general than store deicers . A decent diy cheap option at best though.
Open a window, if it's not frozen or leave the door open. Use de-icer on the screen and turn your blower on full and the heat on full. It'll get rid of the mist
What effect does this have on paint or the rubber seals and windshield wipers
Rite-Aid pharmacy sells a ready made product off the shelf. It's a 75% IPA and water mixture in a small spray bottle. You can buy a handy refill on the same isle.