How to Prevent Inside Car Windows From Icing Up
In cold weather, it is not uncommon to find that your car windows have frost on the inside. This is because warm, moist air has condensed on your windows, and the cold glass has frozen the condensation. You may notice this happen during a warm, sunny winter day that becomes a frigid, cold night. The sun and most likely your heater warmed the air in the car, which then got trapped when you shut the door. Obviously, you cannot prevent moisture from getting in your car, but you can get rid of it.
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Things You'll Need
- 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
- 1 qt. water
- 1.5 L bottle
- Soft cloth
- Chalk
- Silica gel packs
- Newspaper
Instructions
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Combine the rubbing alcohol and water in the 1.5 L bottle. Pour the solution on a soft cloth and wipe the insides of all the car windows with the solution.
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Place sticks of chalk and silica gel packs throughout the inside of your car. These will absorb excess moisture.
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Set your heater to vent, not recirculate, as you drive. This way your car will use the cold air from the outside rather than using the same moist air over and over.
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Open your back windows a crack to bring dry cold air in to combat the warm, moist air as you drive.
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Leave one window open a crack when you park your car.
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Remove all wet floor mats/rugs. Dry any other parts of the car with newspaper. Close the car doors.
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Tips & Warnings
Ensure that your car is as dry as possible when you park it. The less moisture there is in the car, the less likely it is that the insides of the windows will get condensation that will later freeze.
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I had to scrape the windows on the inside of my truck this morning. I'm going to use a few ideas from here to prevent that...
