7 Ways to Prevent Ice Build Up on Your Vehicle Windscreen - from A Few Dollars to FREE!!

12/13/2019 (Permalink)

Prevention is always better than cure. This is definitely in the case of ice on your windscreen. These prevention measures take less than a minute verses up to 15 minutes to warm water and scrape ice off in the morning. Which is very handy when you’re needing to leave quickly in the morning for work or seeing friends.

We’ve listed 7 different options for preventing ice build up on your vehicle windscreen. Starting at roughly $20 down to something that is free. But before you skip down to the free option, make sure to read all of them. You might find out that 3 is a better option for you than number 7.

Option 1: Roughly $20 - A Windscreen Cover

Ice cannot develop on the windscreen if it is covered. A cover takes less than 30 seconds to apply each time you park and (when attached correctly) you will save so much time. Say that it takes 10 minutes each morning to remove the ice. That’s 50 minutes each week wasted cleaning your screen! That’s almost 4 hours a month spent on cleaning your windscreen! No thanks.

Option 2: Use another item as a windscreen cover

Sounds silly, but it works. As long you have something to cover the windscreen, the ice cannot easily set. Items that could work include carpet remnants, old table cloths or even shower curtains. Personally we’d just take option 1 over this, but sometimes people prefer something that can be re-used rather than purchasing another item.

Option 3: Rubbing Alcohol - roughly $2-5

Simply pour 2 parts rubbing alcohol, 1 part water into a spray bottle and mix thoroughly. Spray this all over the windows each night when you park. This will make it much harder for the water or snow to settle on the windscreen at night. This process takes roughly 2-3 minutes each night.

Option 4: Vinegar Spray - roughly $2

Similar to Rubbing Alcohol, mix 3 parts white vinegar, 1 part water into a spray bottle. Spray each night.

Option 5: Onion - $0.50 per use

This is a lesser known method. Because … well it sounds a little strange. But by cutting an onion in half and rubbing it on your windows at night actually stops the frost setting over night. Make sure to cut it length ways. The oil from the onion acts as a lining on the glass, coating it and working wonders. Personally we think you should save the 50c and make the onion part of your dinner. But there’s a lot of people who swear by this method (because it does work).

Option 6: Salt Water - A few pennies

Saline solution works wonders and the technique is similar to option 3 and 4. Create a saline solution (salt solution) by mixing it with water in a spray bottle. The more salt, the merrier. Add a little hot water with the salt first so that the salt blends thoroughly. Once it’s blended, add the cold water.

Option 7: Park Facing East - FREE

This little life hack blew our minds! Use God’s given life giver, the sun, to do some of the hard work for you. Because the sun rises from the east, it will start heating up the ice on your windscreen, making it easier to scrape off in the morning. We definitely suggest mixing this option with options 3 to 6 if you decide to use them. It’s a winning combination.

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