Snow/Ice on windows
01-31-2004, 01:38 PM
#11
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Yups, not much more you can do IMO. I typically jump in, start 'er up,
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
01-31-2004, 01:38 PM
#12
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Posts: n/a
Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Yups, not much more you can do IMO. I typically jump in, start 'er up,
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
01-31-2004, 01:38 PM
#13
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Yups, not much more you can do IMO. I typically jump in, start 'er up,
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
and fire up the heater. Then sit back and listen to the radio, have a
smoke (or two). By then everything is pretty much melted off, and any
residual snow/ice that didn't fall off itself can be easily brushed
aside. I don't worry about the back... like Mike said, just use your
side mirrors. I wouldn't worry too much about scratching the
windows... as long as you give them time to warm up so you won't crack
them, and are gentle when removing the residual ice/snow by hand,
you'll be fine. Some people (not saying you hehehe) spend so much time
worrying about scratching their soft top windows, I wonder how they
have any time left to enjoy their Jeep. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 GMT, graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound and
Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>What's the solution to this?
>
>TIA,
>
>G-Hound
01-31-2004, 05:35 PM
#14
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-31-2004, 05:35 PM
#15
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-31-2004, 05:35 PM
#16
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
> What's the solution to this?
Being a ignorant redneck from the warm climes, that was one of my rude
awakenings when I wound up stationed in Wisconsin. I even tried a
garden sprayer filled with alcohol. Problem with that was that when
it got really cold, like in the -20 and lower, what I melted diluted
the alcohol and refroze into a glaze that was even worse than what I
started with. I've seen guys using the wife's hair dryer, etc. The
net result always seems to be that by the time any of that works the
the heater inside would have done the job anyway. I've also seen too
many (glass) windows shatter when the heat got too them. Patience is
a virtue - go have another cuppa coffee and let the Jeep warm up.
Count it as "quality time" while you contemplate moving further South
<g>.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
01-31-2004, 07:13 PM
#17
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Get a ceramic heater and place it on a timer, run that for 1/2 hour
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
01-31-2004, 07:13 PM
#18
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Get a ceramic heater and place it on a timer, run that for 1/2 hour
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
01-31-2004, 07:13 PM
#19
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Posts: n/a
Re: Snow/Ice on windows
Get a ceramic heater and place it on a timer, run that for 1/2 hour
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in.
On 31 Jan 2004 22:35:18 GMT, "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:28:01 UTC graahound@aol.comedy (The Greyhound
>and Sofia Vergara) wrote:
>
>> Relatively new Jeep owner here, soft top, this is my first winter with it. In
>> the morning quite often there has been a lot of snow & ice formed on the
>> windows. What is the best way to remove them (especially the ice) without
>> having to worry about scratching the windows? I pretty much have been removing
>> the snow by hand while blasting the defrosters for 15-20 minutes before taking
>> off. The side windows eventually thaw, but I have trouble with the back.
>> What's the solution to this?
02-02-2004, 07:05 PM
#20
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Re: Snow/Ice on windows
<< Get a ceramic heater and place it on a timer, run that for 1/2 hour
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in. >>
Thanks, all. Hopefully, I didn't do too much damage to the windows. But if I
did, that just gives me more reason to be wreckless in it.
By the way, how is that Novus clean & shine on windows? A friend of mine said
it fogged his up.
-------------
G-Hound - 98 Wrangler TJ
O|||||||O
"There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works."
prior to using the vehicle. You can get these ceramic heaters at most
hardware stores, I use one at -30 or colder when at work and my
windows are always dripping when I get in. >>
Thanks, all. Hopefully, I didn't do too much damage to the windows. But if I
did, that just gives me more reason to be wreckless in it.
By the way, how is that Novus clean & shine on windows? A friend of mine said
it fogged his up.
-------------
G-Hound - 98 Wrangler TJ
O|||||||O
"There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works."