|
Yes, spot on. It is on the page you specified. It reads "Halfords Trigger Deicer" in the list. Thanks.
|
|
There's no mention on the Halfords' website of having to dilute it. If you click on the image of the bottle it will lead you to a page which gives you the opportunity to ask a question about it. If you did, you'd be the first!
|
|
In the past,you could buy diluted or concentrated de-icer.With the diluted the alcohol in it evaporated and left the water in it to re-freeze on the screen-the concentratyed without the water didn't have this problem but the concentrated alcohol was not good for the rubber or paint on the car.
|
left the water in it to re-freeze on the screen
Perhaps that's what wrong with the Holts de-icer I've got. I bought a case of large cans of the stuff from Costco and it's utterly ridiculously worse than useless! It's literally like pouring water on the screen - the frost goes from white to clear but then immediately refreezes leaving an icy mess.
Edited by Bill Payer on 10/12/2008 at 10:30
|
De-icing concentrate ?
I put the engine on and concentrate on my mug of tea and cigarette while the car concentrates on de-icing itself. Symbiosis maybe ?..........
|
|
wife bought some teco stuff, made a smeared mess of the windscreen and we ended up changing the wiper blades so back to the halford's variety. jag.
|
see the warm water thread........
|
>...I put the engine on...
Not really an option with a diesel - mine anyway. It needs a load on it before it produces any appreciable heat through the vents.
I'll endorse Halfords Concentrated, but I also use one of those ceramic serving trays, which I plug in for 8 minutes to pre-heat, then put on top of the dashboard while I have my breakfast. I find that warms the glass enough that when I then spray on the de-icer, the mixture is less likely to re-freeze. If you haven't got one of those, a hot water bottle will do.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 10/12/2008 at 12:38
|
|
I'm amused by the "Night before" de-icer. Ordinary ones are presumably "Morning after", from a qualified dispenser.
|
I'm amused by the "Night before" de-icer. Ordinary ones are presumably "Morning after" from a qualified dispenser.
So what category does the windscreen cover fit into? ;-)
On a totally unrelated note I was ID'd in Halfords yesterday when buying a spray can of deicer. Clearly, I look dodgy. There was no response to my somewhat sarcastic question of whether it's fine to snort the stuff if over 21...
On reflection should have bought some superglue as well and then opened it outside the shop looking desperate.
|
|
Humph,
I had the mother of tellings off on here for doing that (apart from the ciggie bit) from a former Mod. I was singlehandedly murdering Polar Bears and leaving my car wide open to theft by lurking smack users.....(still do it though)
|
|
It's OK I do the lurking.......
|
|
|
|
|
Bill, I've a case pf the Costco/Holts as well. Usually I squirt and wipe which means the outside stays clear but the chilling effect means it mists up much more inside!
This morning I gave it a liberal squirt and left it instead, thinking the temp might equalise again. It visibly melted the ice but when I went out 5 minutes later it had refrozen as you say.
I keep it in the house so it's warmer, but other than not freezing my hands it doesn't seem to make much difference. I'm going to put it on the Rayburn tonight and get it a bit warmer! (Not on the hotplate I will add). I feel the experiment is doomed to failure though.
|
For 35 years I have poured warm water (blood heat and no hotter) onto all the external glass, mirrors etc. Got into the car and driven off. All around me neighbours are still scraping away. A 6 pint milk container is ideal, but I spend a little more time on the windscreen to allow the warmth to percolate through. Then my breath does not freeze on the inside of the glass. Get the heaters and demisters on and no problems.
Neighbours who scrape are frightened the glass will crack (never ever happened to me on many different cars) but note I say BLOOD HEAT
|
warm water (blood heat and no hotter) onto all the external glass mirrors etc.
I agree with you, clearing frost like this is a Good Thing. Other options are putting a fan heater in the car (bit of a faff, though), and using a cleap car cover, the sort that just covers the windows (this is excellent, but you need somewhere to leave the cover, though, to avoid having a large flappy wet/dirty plastic sheet in the boot or wherever).
|
'Other options are putting a fan heater in the car(bit of a faff, though) '
I sometimes do this and it is,in the back of an estate,but the car defrosts quickly and is toasty warm when you get in.
|
|
|
|
A 6 pint milk container is ideal
That's often fine but the weather we've had recently has been freezing all day. My idiot (for various things, not just this) neighbour left our shared drive and the footpath like an ice-rink after pouring warm water over his car the other day.
|
|
|
|
I keep it in the house so it's warmer but other than not freezing my hands it doesn't seem to make much difference.
I wondered that - the can gets so cold it's painful to hold.
|
|
|
|
|
