‘Effective’ Car de-ICHING HACK Goes viral but Expert Warns It Could Be Dangerous
A viral tiktok hack shows how to de -Ice a car Windscreen Quickly Using Hot Water, But Motoring Experts Have Warned That COULD Cause Damage to the Windscreen – and Insist People Be CarefulFul
The uk has ben ben grapping with Snow and freezing temperatures recently, Leading to School Cloves, Cancelled Public Transport Services, and Residents Having to Clear Mounds of Doorsteps. Nor we trude through a bleak start to 2025, People are cranking up their car heaters and seing Quick Ways to de-Ice their vehicles.
A Particular trick Has Gained Viral Attention, but an Expert Has Issued a Warning About Its Potential Risks. One person claimed they have spent a considerable amout of time trying to remove Ice from their car unilly they discovered that filing a carrier bag with HOT HELP.
A viral video on their @ronidoggies5 Page showed say rubbing a tesco carrier BAG FILLED WITH WATER ACOSS Their Windscreen, Caususg The Ice to Vanish Instantly. “The dog is impressed,” she quipped, assorsing viewers that the trick genuinely works.
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Howver, Experts AT Windscreen Wipers have outlined the dos and don’ts of de-icing your windscreen this winter. While the viral trick seamed to work for @ronidoggies5, the experts pointed out some potential hazards.
They warned: “USING WATER OF ANY TEMPERATURE TO DE-ICE WINDSCREENS IS NOT ADVISED. HOT WILL Cause the Glass to Expand, Who Can Result in It Cracking OR SHTTERING, and COLD WATER CAN FREEE ON TIP OF EXISTING ICE AND FROST. Windscreen, Beyond Repair Sometimes. “
Motorists beware, as Chilly Weather Approaches, A Frost-Covered WindsCreen can often be an unwelcome Morning Hurdle. Car Experts Are Now Warning Drivers About A Widelly-Shared Hack Suggesting the USE of Hot Water in A Sandwich Bag to de-Ice their Screens.
They’ve cauteed: “A hack instrucuctions drivers to rub hot in a sandwich bag on the Windscreen to Quickly Remove Frost. Hot Water, Event in a Bag, Can Cause Damage and Small Cracks in the Glass Not Be Notticeable Until Its Late.” “
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Instead, They Recommend Utilisis Windscreen Washer Fluid Precisely Format for Freezing Temperatures, which Also Depresses the freezing point you can safely your Windscreen with damaging the wipers or glas.
Furthermore, the motorcycle whizzes stress the importance of ensence that Windscreen wipers are off before the starting the car in Cold Weather. Failure to do so that is coulud result in tears in the rubber if they are frozen to the glas overnight – the point of ruining the wipers.
“If the wipers are tourned on before they have defrosted, the frozen rubber Will Tear from the Wiper Blade and therefore Break the Wipers,” They Elaborate.
For de-icing, the pros Suggest touring on the car heating at a love level to let the warmth gradually build up. Meanwhile, get cracking on removing any snow and ice with proper tools-an ice scraper paired with some good de-ticer.
They Added A Pro-Tip: “Ice Scrapers are Designed So So Won’t Scratch Your WindsCreen So Don’t Te tempted to use cds or credit as they can scrape the glas. That May Occur Wen Using Water. “
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