Decent de- icer - Page 3

amableson · 5th December 2008, 14:12

Get it out of your heated(only slightly) garage and drive away.

mach1rob · 5th December 2008, 16:20

Too much like hard work! Send the wife and kids out to do it!

keiron99 · 5th December 2008, 18:02

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Originally Posted by T-Cut

So they basically use water containing something like urea, a detergent and a touch of ammonia instead.

That sounds like..erm... wee wee.

T-Cut · 5th December 2008, 18:08

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Originally Posted by keiron99

That sounds like..erm... wee wee.

That works too.

TC

Dave Goody · 5th December 2008, 18:38

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Originally Posted by T-Cut

That works too.

TC

But it's a job to get the footmarks off the roof

T-Cut · 5th December 2008, 22:27

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Originally Posted by Dave Goody

But it's a job to get the footmarks off the roof

Can't reach the windscreen then?

(I've a bad feeling about the direction this thread's headed so I'm signing off. I just hope it doesn't freeze taneet!)

TC

keiron99 · 6th December 2008, 10:34

Not entirely unrelated....for those who have fitted the heated washer jets (mine are still in the box!), how have they performed this week?

Jürgen · 6th December 2008, 11:40

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

i use a superb de icer. hot water from the tap

as previously stated too dangerous! You were very lucky if the windscreen survived so far.

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Originally Posted by Ken

We used hot water from the tap and cracked two screens before the management stopped us. Next day there were tins of de-icer for us to use.

Sometimes the only language management does understand.

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Originally Posted by StevenWilliams

My method involves no chemicals or hard work.
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Start engine.
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Isn't fuel a chemical, too?

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Originally Posted by FROGGY

Move to the South of France

Well, problem solved. :lol:

afcbadam · 6th December 2008, 12:20

hot water has never broken a windscreen for me yet on about 10 vehicles. i must dd its not boiling water just out of the tap at about 50*C. i will never use boiling water as i beleive that may just crack it

Jürgen · 6th December 2008, 13:21

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

hot water has never broken a windscreen for me yet on about 10 vehicles. i must dd its not boiling water just out of the tap at about 50*C. i will never use boiling water as i beleive that may just crack it

So you may have been just below the critical temperature difference between the screen and water then, Adam.

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