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If you live somewhere in the world where winters are cold and snowy, you probably already have a snow shovel on your porch and a snowslid in the trunk of your car. The snow is more or less manageable, but it is the ice that can be difficult to control. If you keep your car outside, you probably know the sensation when you wake up in the morning and see your windshield completely iced. The doormat are frozen to the window, and you have to spend a lot of time peeling the ice with the tip of the snowbrush. And it's certainly not pleasant.
You've probably seen images circulating online that spraying a frozen windshield with a mixture of vinegar and water will melt the ice. This information is not true; when your windshield is frozen, few remedies will melt the ice quickly. However, applying a mixture of vinegar and water to your windscreen before it freezes may prevent ice forming. Here's what you need to do.
Mix three parts of distilled vinegar with some water. Soak a sponge or cloth in the solution, then apply it to the glass before it freezes. This will prevent the ice from forming and accumulating on the windscreen on a cold, snowy night or in freezing rain. Although some have expressed concern that vinegar bites in the glass, there is a consensus that it is not strong enough to damage the glass. After all, vinegar is often sold in glass bottles.
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