Wiper stuck to windscreen :(
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Soldato
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What, and spoil the magic? Nah!!!
Man of Honour
40 degrees is pretty hot! 5 should be plenty.
Soldato
This, it's even better if you've got remote start. You've just got to remember to turn off the automatic wipers.
On my VW, if it’s icy the auto wipers will not activate on startup.
Soldato
Don't make the rookie mistake I sometimes make and clear the screen of ice with a scraper but then use the screenwash to try and clean it which immediately freezes on the screen (despite having fluid that doesn't freeze until -10c or something)
Also for some reason I am the only person who actually puts their back into it with a scraper on my street, everyone else uses some spray things or will sit with the engine on for 15 minutes.
Also for some reason I am the only person who actually puts their back into it with a scraper on my street, everyone else uses some spray things or will sit with the engine on for 15 minutes.
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isn't body temp about 37C? so 40 isn't anything mental, just warm-hot water and surely nothing out of the question from a hot tap (which is usually about 55C) or a partially heated kettle?
During a winter commute I regularly see people pouring a full steaming kettle over their screens, it's going to be more than 40 and quite a decent volume of liquid.
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I use a scraper - It's easy with the right angle, like planing a block of wood.
I understood it was the rapid temperature change that cracked the glass?
Probably not so much of a concern with modern windscreens, but still...
TBF, I did this to my Leon when I lived in Norway. I couldn't get the locks to unfreeze any other waynext time just tip a kettle full of boiling water on your car.
Literally boiled some water and poured the contents over the drivers lock straight out of the kettle. Had to do it twice sometimes
Caporegime
I’ve been into Onsen at 47c, it’s fine!
Soldato
My wife had it cracked - started the engine then got out and scraped ice off with a squeegee - No she didn't use the rubber but the metal corner of blade holder - In the sun you could hardly see out because of all the scratches on glass. - I never knew she was doing it till months after when I drove her car. 
If anyone had a Toyota Paseo in black with scratched glass that was hers.
If anyone had a Toyota Paseo in black with scratched glass that was hers.
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Press the heated front screen button. Done.
Am I the only person who doesn't feel the need to use a scraper? I just use my bare hands, no need to use anything that makes life easier.
the sprays are neat'ish alcohol - so ruin/harden expensive blades ?
always use a bowl of tepid water, throw it over last thing, before starting engine, using wipers, driving off, leaving bowl in passenger well.
Soldato
Don't use warm water. Due to physics weirdness it may freeze faster than cold water. Also you risk turning a chip in to a crack
Doesn’t matter about that as the idea is to get heat energy into the screen glass. You ain’t gonna do that with cold water!
You need a new armchair, yours is broken.
Soldato
Scrapers are crap anyway, my CRZ has hairline lines from the damage.
Caporegime
Mine has a rubber edge and a plastic edge. I never use the plastic edge, I just use the rubber edge, like a regular wipe blade.
Soldato
Yeah it’s the grit on the screen though.