Icy Windows in Winter? The "Quick and Easy" on De-Icing Your Windshield!

Besides being a pain in the neck, an icy windshield is a huge safety hazard. If all you do is rely on your in-dash heater to solve your ice problem you can set yourself up big time for potential road hazards. It goes without saying that during icy conditions and snowy weather, your car’s windshield should be one of your first - if not THE first -- priority.

Anytime you risk having your vision impaired - and that’s what happens if you don’t get rid of the ice and snow on your windshield - you are making yourself a safety hazard for everyone driving around you. Your chances of getting and being part of accidents is greater because you cannot see what you are driving into or driving through.

Too many individuals rely on HOT WATER in the early morning to de-ice their windshield. But what happens with water? It FREEZES! The hot water may temporarily solve the problem. But once you start driving and the cold air and snow hits that still-slick/wet surface, the windshield is going to freeze over again.

However, you can remedy this situation. Having an icy and snowy windshield is not a reason for you keep your car parked in your garage. You still can use it as long as you know how to de-ice your windshield. It should take no more than a couple of minutes of your time. And after that, you would be well on your way towards safely driving from point A to point B.

This is almost too easy -- but you’d be surprised how many people blow this off.

First off -- start your engine and turn on your heater. Turn it to the hottest setting possible. Make sure you put the dial to defrost -- the symbol (you’ve seen it, it looks like a little grating with arrows on it) that push the airflow up out of the vent and onto your inner windshield. Let the heat run for a few minutes. And for Pete’s sake make sure your garage door is open or you car is outside so you don’t choke yourself.