Cleverly managed to spray a large wadge of deicer in my eye this morning. Just spent the last hour in A&E getting my eye washed out with 2 litres of saline and the biggest contact lens of all time stuck in it irrigating it. I don't recommend it. A note of caution, be careful with it.
De-icer in eye
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ab7 said:
Had successfully deiced the car..I was putting the lid back on the damn can.
I might get some special goggles to wear for deicing now. Might look like a wally though
At uni my housemate put just lukewarm water on his. Is this a really bad idea?
RubyBlueZ4MC said:
You shouldn't put hot water on frozen glass etc.. the temp change may cause cracking. Additionally you're just putting more water on the screen etc which when you move off may cool and re-freeze. Best to use de-icer (away from your face!) or a scraper.
I do use luke warm water on my seals/around the doors if they are particularly frozen, but it is barely warm water if that.
RubyBlueZ4MC said:
well im assuming it could re freeze the water which wouldnt be ideal. depends how cold it is...might just end up with an icy driveway
and warm water freezes quicker than cold water so the chances of it freezing are more likely...
just use a scraper
I actually used water on my Polo for years like my housemate did. Lived in the Midlands then and winters were much colder and didn't have any problems with this method and water re-freezing. I haven't dared tried on the Zed yet.