How can i stop frost from forming on the inside of my windshield?
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at
6:00 am
Every morning I wake up and go to leave for work only to find the INSIDE of my windshield covered with frost, My ice scraper only does the outside, so i am late every day,. Is their anything i can do other than waking up earlier?
Tagged with: ice scraper • windshield
Filed under: Windshield Repair
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Take a look at the floor carpet. It sounds to me like its wet so your car is very damp before it starts to freeze.
If that’s the case, the only way to get it dried is remove the seats and take out the soundproofing below to dry it. It acts like a big sponge. You may also need to find out why it got that way.
There is an automotive product called Rain-X.
There is a version for the outside of your windshield and windows, and also one for the inside.
Use this, and the condensation won’t gather as easily on the surface.
Slighty open the window on either the drivers or passenger door, the fog will go away! Just a tiny opening will work.
Get a remote starter for your car and leave the defroster in the on position !!!
you could also put a greenhouse paraffin heater in the car … but you will want to be aware that if someone bumps the car there is a fire risk, and you will want to air it out.
I park outside my house, so when I had a large volvo estate that had huge amount of glass, I trailed a flex from the house to put an electric blower heater in it for a couple of minutes while I was having coffee .. and that worked a treat.
She is referring too. Fog X for the interior side of your windshield. But it sounds like you have no climate control system working on your auto. That is what will prevent the Moisture from forming to begin with. Seems it might be gathering before you even park the Vehicle. Most interior Fog in a vehicle will simply come from the occupants Breath. Should not be any reason for it to fog over and freeze before you enter the vehicle. Unless the vehicle has no Climate Control working presently. marlon Test Driver
I LOVE that only two people answered your question reasonably. (I asked a month ago) I KNOW my de-fog doesn’t work. I’m going to give the first two a shot…..(put a heater in your car JEEZ)
It does sound like the inside of your car has some excess moisture. In Canada we have interior car heaters for when it is really cold so you could simply install one and it should keep the windows clear. Of course you will need to plug in your car at night which may not be an option.
hey! don’t panic buddy, now onwards remember to keep a gap between ur window rim and the glass of anyone window( an inch will b enough) before u lock ur car and let it rest for the night.. and check out the difference in the morning,,, You will reach the office in time,, so, enjoy
I have never heard of such a thing. At least not as a common occurrence with the windows up. It sounds like you may have a small leak in your cooling/heating system. If the heater core has a pin-hole or leak somewhere it would release steam that could fog your windshield and result in frost on the inside. Like I said, it doesn’t sound common at all and the chances of you NOT knowing that your heater core has a leak are slim to none.
The only thing I could suggest is applying an anti-fog product to the inside of your windshield. The "fog" has to form for the frost to form. I still don’t understand how the moisture could enter your vehicle in sufficient amount to cause that in the first place.
If you can find the cause of the moisture, that will permanently cure the problem.
If you live in a safe area , which are harder to find , then you may want to pop outside a few minutes before your time of departure and start your car. The five minute head start will give your engine the needed time to defrost the windshield. If you live in a typical neighborhood and aren’t sure who is ready to steal a car , you might try a glass coating product like rain-x which will put an invisible barrier on the glass to prevent moisture from forming on the windshield which in turn, freezes. There are actually products that when followed correctly will prevent (or at least reduce) the amount of ice build up on the outside as well. Most major automotive stores can help you for the specifics. Good Luck.