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De-icer

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neg:
Its alright saying that but when the Mrs just wants to get to work and there is ice on the screen...

I cant see de-icer being that bad, afterall its what its designed for although I would advise trying to keep it off any paint work.

dubsport:
De-icer will not harm your paintwork or rubbers, the likes of Autoglym would not produce a product that would do that, if our really worried then just spray it on the glass and try not to let it touch paint or rubbers

stealthwolf:
So why, on the de-icer can, does it tell you to wipe it off paintwork immediately?

winrya:
When parked at home I use slightly warm water to de ice the car in a watering can and it works a treat. When out and about I find re concentrate de icer sprays are far better than aerosols. I only use it in the windscreen though, don't want it running down the panels. I use a rubber scraper for the side windows as all gti's up until 07 have blue window tints which are really soft and will scratch with a scraper. It even states in the manual do not use one!

Lynsey:
I never go near mine with de-icer ever!  I just use a trusty scraper on mine, no cheap naff one either so no fear of nasty scratches!

Just jump in and crank the heaters onto full, after a few mins it starts creeping through to defrost, and that's with a diesel!!. 

Even being female and feeble, I never seem to have any major issues - even when it was -7.5 the other morning  :surprised:

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