Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the
windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
George Eberhardt wrote:
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Um, uh, use a window scraper and simply dislodge them??? |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
"George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 A pan of hot water always works for me. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:59:32 -0600, "Patch"
wrote: "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 A pan of hot water always works for me. For the four miserable years I lived in Massachusetts I kept a bottle of windshield washer antifreeze in the car. Pour it along the wiper, start the car and run the defroster for a few minutes. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
George Eberhardt wrote:
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? At Home Depot the other day, right near the checkout, they had some sort of deicer product that was meant to be put on windshields to prevent ice from forming and to prevent the wipers from getting iced up. It also said that it could be used to deice windshields and wipers. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the product but if you have a Home Depot near you, you might want to check it out. -- Remove YOUR CLOTHES to email me. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Patch wrote:
A pan of hot water always works for me. My brother in law /used/ to do that. ;-) The last time the windshield cracked. -- Mark |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
"Barb Grajewski" wrote in message
... George Eberhardt wrote: My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Um, uh, use a window scraper and simply dislodge them??? My wife tried that but she has rotator cuff injuries and can't put much force into it. -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
"Patch" wrote in message
news:bpzRb.1929$EW.1332@okepread02... "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? A pan of hot water always works for me. I was looking for something more hi tech, but I think she should be able to arrange that. Thanks! -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
We get this all the time up here in Montreal.
I just make sure that the motor is running with the defroster at max, and use the scraper to work around them, without directly slashing at the rubber. Eventually by scraping the ice along them, and sort of banking on the support stem with my hand (not excessively hard), they will get freed up. It is a good idea to look in to having the heavy duty winter type wipers for your car. The summer ones are not very good, especially in the winter time. The winter ones are very heavy duty, and are worth the extra cost. They will also clean the snow off the windscreen while driving on the highway during a snow storm. Before using the wipers on any car during the winter, make sure that the windscreen is clean from frozen snow and ice. This can put excessive resistance on the wiper motor, wiper gearbox, and arm assemblies. If you are lazy to clean the snow and ice off the windows manually before using the wipers, you may shortly find yourself replacing a lot of parts. -- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
When it is about -20 and colder over here, I would love to see what a pan
of water will do on a nice cold windscreen. I would make sure that there is nobody sitting inside, or anything of any value the car first! -- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "Patch" wrote in message news:bpzRb.1929$EW.1332@okepread02... "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 A pan of hot water always works for me. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
I once tried that stuff, and it didn't work all that well all the time.
Also, when it did, it didn't last. The best thing is to start the car with the defroster on full high. Then start scraping and cleaning all the other windows first. Most of the time, by the time you get to the front windscreen, it is starting to be warm enough to be easily cleaned. -- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "blue" wrote in message ... George Eberhardt wrote: My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? At Home Depot the other day, right near the checkout, they had some sort of deicer product that was meant to be put on windshields to prevent ice from forming and to prevent the wipers from getting iced up. It also said that it could be used to deice windshields and wipers. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the product but if you have a Home Depot near you, you might want to check it out. -- Remove YOUR CLOTHES to email me. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
this isn't that complicated..for a buck fifty buy a can of de-icer which they
have at any auto store or hardware store. spray it on and go to town! |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
A pan of hot water always works for me. I was looking for something more hi tech, but I think she should be able to arrange that. Thanks! It's probably too late now, but cold water is safer for the windshield, and works nearly as well. The correct answer is still to turn on the defrost, and wait. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
In future, if freezing rain is forecast, I suggest you raise the blades so
they are sticking up. Less freezing rain adheres to the blades this way in my experience. You will still have a problem if you have summer wipers - get winter ones (they are encased in a rubber jacket so that the joints don't get jammed with ice). With the blades up it is easier to knock the ice build up off. "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
The winshield will break with hot water on it and it doesnt have to be
-20 , + 30f and it will break |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Patch wrote: "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 A pan of hot water always works for me. 35 years ago we lived on an Air Force base in Illinois, where freezing rain was common. After the first episode each year, you would see a lot of the newcomers out there with a cracked windshield from pouring hot water (a teapot was common) on it. Of course, windshields today are a lot thinner, so perhaps the hot water would not damage them. -- SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is there. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the
engine and turn on the heat? Keep a spritzer bottle of IsoHeet in the car. It's pure isopropyl alcohol and won't damage paint or rubber, but does a number on ice very nicely. Get the product at any auto parts place. Does pretty well on frozen door locks, too. HTH Joe |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:22:26 -0500, "George Eberhardt"
wrote: My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Just run the engine and turn on the defroster until it melts. I fyou pull them away from the glass they can easily tear. Next time move the wipers off the windshield. Some of the de-icer sprays could damage your car finish. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
You are going to want to warm the window up anyway before driving so you
can see. If she can't free up the wiper due to the rotator cuff (been there done that, tell her good luck the therapy is difficult but worth it) she will not be able to scrap off the window and the wiper will not be able to do it by itself. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... "Barb Grajewski" wrote in message ... George Eberhardt wrote: My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Um, uh, use a window scraper and simply dislodge them??? My wife tried that but she has rotator cuff injuries and can't put much force into it. -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Pour boiling water over them until they free up.
Des "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Des wrote:
Pour boiling water over them until they free up. Whoa. Warm/hot water is plenty. Could crack something if the thermal shock is great enough... Tom Someday, it'll all be over.... |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Tom wrote:
Des wrote: Pour boiling water over them until they free up. Whoa. Warm/hot water is plenty. Could crack something if the thermal shock is great enough... Tom Someday, it'll all be over.... please don't use hot water will crack. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
"George Eberhardt" wrote in
: My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Don't they still make those deicing sprays? 12 oz cans of some stuff,I used to buy it when I lived up in the Winter Wonderlands. -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
And if no water is avalaible pee on the winshield
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Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Thanks for all the good advice. My wife finally used warm water and the
heater and got it all cleaned up nicely. She said that the worst was the drivers side window, and that took additional time. Thanks, George -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 "George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Into less than a gallon of windshield washer solution, add one
of those dollar bottles of isopropyl alcohol Joe Bobst wrote in message ... Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? Keep a spritzer bottle of IsoHeet in the car. It's pure isopropyl alcohol and won't damage paint or rubber, but does a number on ice very nicely. Get the product at any auto parts place. Does pretty well on frozen door locks, too. HTH Joe |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
"George Eberhardt" wrote in message ...
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? I'm just wondering if you're sitting in front of your computer waiting for an answer from a newsgroup! Your wife's car will be hot by the time you get the right answer. |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to
the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? I read that you already got the wipers unstuck. For the future, I wonder if you could prevent the problem in the first place by parking the car in a garage or covering the windshield with a tarp? Just a thought... Anthony |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
Patch wrote:
"George Eberhardt" wrote in message ... My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? -- George Eberhardt (732)224-8988 A pan of hot water always works for me. A pan of hot water can crack the windshield, too... plus it freezes back and then the wipers are stuck even harder... |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
My wife just called to say that the windscreen wipers are frozen to
the windscreen. Its probably the result of some freezing rain, which has been predicted for this part of New Jersey. Can anybody suggest any way to unfreeze them, other than the obvious run the engine and turn on the heat? I read that you already got the wipers unstuck. For the future, I wonder if you could prevent the problem in the first place by parking the car in a garage or covering the windshield with a tarp? Just a thought... Anthony A method to 'prevent' the problem : on some cars you can LIFT the wiper blades off the windshield during snow or ice or at night barring that, work the wipers til they are in the middle of the windshield and turn off the car = easier to work them free vs being in a SOLID BLOCK of ice at BASE of windshield here in New Jersey |
Windscreen wipers frozen to windshield
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