What Are the Methods for Quickly Removing Ice and Snow from a Car?
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Methods for quickly removing ice and snow from a car: 1. Turn on the car heater to let the snow on the windshield melt slowly. Do not try to break it off by force or pour hot water on it; 2. Use a brush or towel to remove the snow. If there is ice, use an ice scraper or plastic scraper to clear it; 3. Use a de-icing agent to quickly remove ice and snow. Its main components are a mixture of alkali metal acetates and water. For frozen keyholes, spraying a small amount can help melt the ice quickly. If the car is covered with snow, it should be cleared in time. Accumulated snow can obstruct the driver's vision, easily freeze and affect usage, and may contain corrosive substances such as alkaline or acidic materials, which can damage the car's paint.
As someone who has lived in the north for years, my advice is to handle it in four steps: First, use a soft-bristle snow brush to sweep off the surface snow, being careful not to use metal tools to avoid scratching the car paint. Second, prepare a spray bottle of room-temperature water (don’t use hot water!) and spray it along the edges of the windshield to melt the ice adhesion points, waiting for half a minute. Third, use a professional plastic ice scraper at a 60-degree angle to push and scrape from the middle of the glass outward, which won’t damage the heating wires. Finally, start the car and turn on the heater to blow warm air on the rear windshield while wiping off water stains with a cloth. Keeping an ice-melting spray in the car is even more convenient—it works even at -20°C, making the ice brittle after two minutes. The whole process should take no more than ten minutes. A special reminder: never use the windshield wipers to scrape hard, as it can burn out the motor.
