Re: quattro-digest V3 #1382

[Nivi@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-11-15 00:49:21 EST, Ernest Wong and company write:

>From: Ernest Wong <esw5@cornell.edu>
>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 21:28:38 -0400
>Subject: Re: Windshield Marks
>
>Ice scraper can scratch windshield if there is a nice layer of road grit in
>the ice. I once tried to remove a layer of ice on my windshield and found
>that there was some road grim in it.
>Found out too late. Got a few nice hash marks on my front glass.
>
>Shoulda used the defroster . . .
>
>>This morning, my windshield was icy and frosty.  I used a snow brush/ice
>>scraper on it.  I used the kind that has like teeth on it.  I went to
>>school, and came back out about 11:00 and noticed it all scratched up??
 How
>>can a ice scraper scraper scratch a windshield.  My dad thinks the plastic
>>just came off on the windshield, but I tried naptha and acetone and it
>>didn't come off?? Help.

I cracked the windshield on my Caprice one cold winter, so be careful of
using the defroster on high heat and air flow if it's really cold out! Try
leaving the car running, with a cool or low warmth setting with the
windshield defroster. That way the heat from the engine will gradually move
through the body, helping you defrost ice on the hood, which will allow you
to lift the ice (if it's thick), which now has melted a bit from the low air
temperature circulation from the defroster...it just takes some time, but
better to be careful!

BTW, I just saw an advert for Prestone Deicer - a spray concoction, probably
with alcohol...has anyone used it, and could it be dangerous for the paint??

Dorab (nivi@aol.com)