Tricks for ICE & SNOW...

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:57 pm

My g/f's dad is a oil worker that checks the pumps every morning, and he said that he puts shaving cream on his mirrors and windows the night before a lot of ICE/SNOW and says it keeps it off.

Anyone tried this or does anyone have any other good ICE/SNOW tricks?

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:09 pm

Never heard of that. It doesn't scratch the glass?

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:21 pm

According to him, no. He has done this for atleast 10 years...

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:26 pm

Drop your tire pressure down to 15-20 PSI. Kind of like off-roading, you get much better traction. But remember not to drive too fast with deflated tires. Also air them back up once the roads clear so as not to cause excessive wear.

lionseye640 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:30 pm

I haven't tried these, but someone mentioned them to me (I can't remember who though)

Rubbing alcohol. Put 1 part rubbing alcohol to 3 or 4 parts of water in a spray bottle and spray on your windshield the night before.

Vinegar. Again, use 1 part vinegar to 3 or 4 parts water and spray on windshield.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:52 pm

I already have to my shave ugly mug every morning. don't want to have to shave my mirrors too. :lol:

mrkake · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:19 pm

This is going to sound strange. When I was growing up our neighbors wife made him "socks" for his mirrors. They were kind of like big oven mitts. He slid them over his mirrors every night and threw and old quilt over his windshield. In the morning he started his truck, pulled the socks and quilt off, and was on his way.

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:22 pm

icarl wrote:

I already have to my shave ugly mug every morning. don't want to have to shave my mirrors too. :lol:

If it does work...I would guess it is due to the surfactant that is in shaving creams keep the ice from binding or that there is alcohol in the mix which is known to help depress the freezing point

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:12 pm

Move to South Texas - laugh when people talk about Ice and Snow :lol:

(Southern Cal, Florida, Arizona - they'll work too)

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:17 pm

shaving cream???

then how do you get the shaving cream off? will it destroy your wipers?

dont they sell sun shade type thingers but for the outside of the windshield?

peterepete · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:55 pm

living in buffalo we get alot of ice and snow. If there is gonna be alot of snow I simply put plastic bags like a target bag over the mirrors and pull them off in the morning. Works great and cheap!!!!!!

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:56 pm

Cardboard

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:13 pm

I know a guy on here whose KJ slid sideways (backwards) down a sheet of ice towards a canyon edge in MOAB last Feb. I thought he was dead. He regained control and we continued wheeling that day.
He's the man when it comes to ice; he knows who he is and I am sure he's got lots of tips.

kskj · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:43 pm

JL Rockies wrote:

He's the man when it comes to ice; he knows who he is and I am sure he's got lots of tips.

Could he be from Alaska?

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:58 pm

Originally, yes but now resides in Western Colorado.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:17 pm

Ive got a little button on my dash that I push.. The ice on the mirrors goes away..

Got a scraper for the windshield. If its too cold or Im too lazy I pull that thing on the right side of the steering wheel and it sprays stuff on the windshield. Ice goes right away.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:25 pm

Get a garage. No need to move to the South where they have no clue ho wto drive on ice/snow when they do get those "The World is Coming to an End" snow/ice days.

Patience is important and my trick. Suck it up and let the KJ heat up and melt everything. It has a great heater and rear window defroster. As for the side mirrors, get some water-proof gloves to wipe them off.

or just do the tricks, if you can remember them.....and pull them off when they are frozeon onto the mirrors and you break the mirrors trying to remove the covers.

I see a lot of people lift their wipers off and keep them hanging out when they park their vehicle. Why? I see no added benefit and I grew up in the North. You still have to let the vehicle heat up and melt the ice on the windshield before use.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:29 pm

I just push a little button from my nice warm apartment,wait 18 mins and no more ice on the my windows.

Woder why I get 8mpg's in the winter :lol:

, oh well I hate scrapping windshields so I'll spend the little extra $$$ for wasted gas.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:41 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

I see a lot of people lift their wipers off and keep them hanging out when they park their vehicle. Why? I see no added benefit and I grew up in the North. You still have to let the vehicle heat up and melt the ice on the windshield before use.

Wonder how long it takes till the springs are not strong enough to give a good clean wipe anymore?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:43 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Tokyojoe wrote:

I see a lot of people lift their wipers off and keep them hanging out when they park their vehicle. Why? I see no added benefit and I grew up in the North. You still have to let the vehicle heat up and melt the ice on the windshield before use.

Wonder how long it takes till the springs are not strong enough to give a good clean wipe anymore?

Not long,I've been replacing 2-3 sets a week for the last 3-4 weeks(not my KJ).

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