ice, snow, de-icer and my poor car.

[welshy23]

ask above suggests will these affect my paintwork? like many saxp'ers i have been under like 3+inches of snow and the whole end has ended, but i was wondering what this cold slushy stuff will do to my paint work?... also will de-icer be alright on waxed paint becuase if so i'll start my car up well before i set off lol not risking that!

[J222JRA]

Im not 100% but i think aerosol de-icer especially could strip wax.

As for the slush just being on the car i wouldnt worry too much if you have a good sealant / wax protecting the paint buddy

[KamRacing]

use a scraper rather than a spray. I dont think I have ever needed anything more.

[J222JRA]

Thats what i do Kam.........very occasionally i use some slightly warm water.

[moxy89]

boiling water ftw lol... i waxed mine before this shit weather it was cold but def worth it

[Saxomatic]

boiling water ftw

Be a few cracked windscreens out there then :n:

[welshy23]

love the boiling water method.. works a treat. Ah well thats alright then. I thought that the de-icer wouldnt be wax friendly lol Cheers guys

[saxovtsmad]

de icer rots the rubber on wipers

[Predator_R32]

scraper does a decent job, de icer doesnt help window rubbers and tbh boiling water is a big no, big change in temperature can crack the screen especially if theres a crack or stone chip in it

scraper wins hands down, or put it in a garage, or even put a windscreen cover on it

[demon_dan]

I scrape the majority off then use room temperature water, an old 4pint milk carton does the job :y:

[daz_zz_er]

ive heard deicer is a NO NO

[P90PTS]

I use my vikan multi purpose detailing brush as i haven't used it on my alloys yet so it's a spotless! Sweeps the snow off effortlessly, for the ice i have big windscreen cover and the rest of my windows don't freeze ;)

[MikeYost]

deicer can damage seals apparently,and never use boiling water itll crack the screen

[Little-Butch]

3 Inches? Try f*cking 9Inches of the stuff! Was nice at first but now It's turned to slush It's not so fun.

Council have only just got round to clearing our Roads aswell.. Is this what we pay taxs for?

Butch

[wadoryu]

i chuck an old duvet cover on my screen lovely does the job and makes the car look like its gone to bed awwwwwwwwswchheettt

[bald24]

Problem with pouring water over the car is that it can freeze on the windscreen/bodywork. Same for de-icer