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Thoughts on reliable de-icing?

Old 12-21-2017, 04:38 PM
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Amazon has windshield covers for $30. Looks like it would work pretty good Forum won't let me post the link to it but just search on Amazon.
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Always kept a couple cans of this stuff in the heavy equipment and the trucks. I know for sure guys back in the bush use it in Ontario at least. You should be able to pick up a comparable product somewhere around you. Parts store, etc..
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Old 12-21-2017, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by johnday
Always kept a couple cans of this stuff in the heavy equipment and the trucks. I know for sure guys back in the bush use it in Ontario at least. You should be able to pick up a comparable product somewhere around you. Parts store, etc..
https://www.amazon.com/Penray-5216-W...ZHYM5RHM3GF1RG
Very unfortunately, I can't seem to get those in Canada. While those cost $40 a crate in the US, they seem to cost $40 a CAN up here.

Aaaannnd no one around me sells big enough moving blankets. I guess IPA and a windshield cover will have to do for now.
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I guess I mentioned it elsewhere, I keep my windshield, side windows and mirrors coated with RainX. Doesn't keep frost from forming or snow, but they scrape off pretty easy.

Oh ya, you guys get hit hard with the exchange. I know I had gifts for the guys in Ontario from time to time.
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Old 12-21-2017, 10:01 PM
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You can buy windshield deicer that goes straight into the washer tank. It does two things. Keeps your squirter lines from freezing up and melts the ice on a windshield to 20 below. It's like 3 bucks a gallon. As for the other glass, I just used a scraper on the old f150. You can buy long handled scrapers for the back window. I never worried about it, as long as my side mirrors were clear I had no problems.
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Old 12-22-2017, 06:57 PM
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I fill a gallon jug of HOT water and toss it onto the windshield and side windows...ice is gone.
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I thought I'd survey the crowd to see what you guys usually do for de-icing.
I fix my icing problem(99% of the time) by moving south. ;]
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I'd reather have the snow then tornados, rattle snakes and traffic.
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How about you build a heated garage? That’s how I keep the ice off my truck.
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Someday I'm gonna have a heated garage with big floor drain so I can wash my truck all winter.

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