I've noticed something a bit odd with my Juke: the window glass seems to attract water that easily freezes. This results in what looks like raindrops on the windows but is in fact solid ice on some mornings!This doesn't appear to have been an issue with my previous cars or my other car.So, i'm going to be polishing and coating all the exterior glass with a sealant when we get a few hours of dry weather in the hope that this stops so much water freezing on the glass.Has anybody else noticed this?
Window glass is a water magnet
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You are just trying to make me jealous! Garage indeedThe problem is, it depends on the ambient temperature. The colder it is the more heat is needed to clear the glass, especially if there is a load of snow on top of ice. Maybe if it is around freezing and the ice isn't too thick it might work. I just can't see it being enough in cold weather though I would love to be proven wrong.
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I once couldn't be bothered to put t the car in the garage and the next morning
The 350z didn't like the snow the scooby did
The 350z didn't like the snow the scooby did
Of course I'm trying to make you jealous mind you, it's rented - my wife has ours full of all sorts of stuff. I agree, it probably won't clear lots of snow, but snow is very good at insulating, so it might melt the ice or snow layer in Contact with the screen and the snow layer might stop it refreezing. There's a few "mights" in that sentence though
mind you, it's rented - my wife has ours full of all sorts of stuff. I agree, it probably won't clear lots of snow, but snow is very good at insulating, so it might melt the ice or snow layer in Contact with the screen and the snow layer might stop it refreezing. There's a few "mights" in that sentence though Oh PLEASE! ................ No STOP IT, I can't stop laughing!!! I've seen it all now?
What next, I know .......... let's try BOILING HOT WATER ....... or how about a HAMMER on a STICK!!!
''Like'' the idea, let's just wear away the windscreen and then it won't Frost Up .......... Nice! [By the time this Nugget might finally work, spring would have arrived?].
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What next, I know .......... let's try BOILING HOT WATER ....... or how about a HAMMER on a STICK!!!
''Like'' the idea, let's just wear away the windscreen and then it won't Frost Up .......... Nice! [By the time this Nugget might finally work, spring would have arrived?].
NEXT
actd wrote:You could try these http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/289998699/shieldscrapper-automatic-windshield-ice-snow-remov?ref=discoveryIt's quite ironic how his product has been misspelled as 'Shield Scrapper' rather than 'Shield Scraper'. Perhaps it's a more descriptive term of what it actually does?
evoke2014-01-07 18:15:35
evoke2014-01-07 18:15:35
This is the cheapest option to prevent the Wiper Blades sticking to the Screen. When you get out of the Juke, engine Off, pull wiper stalk towards you and the Wipers will park in the middle of the screen, then just lift them away from the Screen. Place them back on the Screen the next day - Dave
or use this
or use this
I did something a bit similar years ago on one of my first cars, except my washer fluid was heated by the engine's cooling system (via a heat exchanger made from a half-gallon GTX can!) rather than electrically. It worked OK I guess but I haven't bothered to repeat the exercise on any other car so it can't have been that good. Of course heating electrically as on the heatshot would make the idea more useful on cold mornings.
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