How to quickly clean the car from the effects of black ice
- November 22, 2022
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A solid crust of frozen water on the body: this is how every car that has been on the street under the winter rain meets its owner. How
A solid crust of frozen water on the body: this is how every car that has been on the street under the winter rain meets its owner. How to free a car from ice captivity quickly and without failures, you can read in the material of the AvtoVzglyad portal.
When dealing with icing on a car, the most important thing is not to break, tear or bend anything. If you are a careful person and did not leave a scraper brush and a bottle of de-icing liquid in the car, you have greatly facilitated your task. However, the vast majority of motorists, as practice shows, are not inclined to such foresight and enter into a forced battle with icing without weapons. Although, perhaps, in gloves. You can only completely remove the ice when the engine is running, so the main task is to get into the cabin and start the engine.
In principle, any door is suitable for this, not necessarily that of the driver. Therefore, carefully, without serious effort (so as not to tear off the rubber seals), we try to open each of them. Didn’t work as expected? Let’s move on to the next step. We choose which of the doors there is less ice on, and with an open palm we vigorously tap it around the perimeter. This way you can crush the ice between the seals. The door often opens after this.
But it happens that water from the air also freezes in the gaps between the doors and body panels. Tapping rarely helps in such a situation. You will have to arm yourself with some kind of thin plastic object (for example, a bank or transport card) and carefully break the ice in the gaps around the entire perimeter of the “gate” in the depths of the machine.
Metal objects (eg apartment keys) are strongly discouraged! This is guaranteed to scratch the paint on the bodywork, creating a mass of potential sources of corrosion. If the above manipulations did not help to deal with one door, go to another and try to open it.
Keep in mind that sometimes the most promising in terms of ease of opening are those car doors, the edges of which were covered with snow before the sleet started. Because of this, there is a chance that the “icing” of the frozen water fell not on the body itself, but on the layer of snow lying on it. Opening the door is easiest in this situation. We rake the ice crust with our hand and the door is free. Having gained access to the car, the driver will deal with the icing as quickly as possible – by starting the engine and turning on all the “warm options”.
To facilitate the life of the generator and speed up the engine warm-up, you can lightly press the accelerator pedal. After all, the faster the engine warms up, the faster the warm air from the air conditioner melts the ice on the windshield. Well, when the car is equipped with electric heating from the “frontal”, it is possible to move from a place in a few minutes after starting the engine.
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When dealing with icing on a car, the most important thing is not to break, tear or bend anything. If you are a careful person and did not leave a scraper brush and a bottle of de-icing liquid in the car, you have greatly facilitated your task. However, the vast majority of motorists, as practice shows, are not inclined to such foresight and enter into a forced battle with icing without weapons. Although, perhaps, in gloves. You can only completely remove the ice when the engine is running, so the main task is to get into the cabin and start the engine.
In principle, any door is suitable for this, not necessarily that of the driver. Therefore, carefully, without serious effort (so as not to tear off the rubber seals), we try to open each of them. Didn’t work as expected? Let’s move on to the next step. We choose which of the doors there is less ice on, and with an open palm we vigorously tap it around the perimeter. This way you can crush the ice between the seals. The door often opens after this.
But it happens that water from the air also freezes in the gaps between the doors and body panels. Tapping rarely helps in such a situation. You will have to arm yourself with some kind of thin plastic object (for example, a bank or transport card) and carefully break the ice in the gaps around the entire perimeter of the “gate” in the depths of the machine.
Metal objects (eg apartment keys) are strongly discouraged! This is guaranteed to scratch the paint on the bodywork, creating a mass of potential sources of corrosion. If the above manipulations did not help to deal with one door, go to another and try to open it.
Keep in mind that sometimes the most promising in terms of ease of opening are those car doors, the edges of which were covered with snow before the sleet started. Because of this, there is a chance that the “icing” of the frozen water fell not on the body itself, but on the layer of snow lying on it. Opening the door is easiest in this situation. We rake the ice crust with our hand and the door is free. Having gained access to the car, the driver will deal with the icing as quickly as possible – by starting the engine and turning on all the “warm options”.
To facilitate the life of the generator and speed up the engine warm-up, you can lightly press the accelerator pedal. After all, the faster the engine warms up, the faster the warm air from the air conditioner melts the ice on the windshield. Well, when the car is equipped with electric heating from the “frontal”, it is possible to move from a place in a few minutes after starting the engine.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
