Winter trouble - how to escape

Now that the cold is back inside again, you have to deal with ice on car windows inside and out, but the latter is often the hardest to get rid of.

The reason ice forms inside the windshield is moisture. On sunny days, snow and ice on the floor of the car melts, condenses and turns into moisture that settles on the windows. When evening falls and the temperature drops below zero, the moisture turns to ice inside the panels.

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There are ways to get rid of the problem. First of all, you should dehumidify the passenger compartment. Then wash the dishes well with salamik water.

Use a towel

Start snowing off your shoes when you get into the car. The next time you’re scraping ice off your windows, lay a towel over your dashboard. She collects falling ice and snow. Take it out of the car with you.

Keep your fingers away: When you press this button, the air in the cabin is recycled, and there will be more and more moisture and icing problems. Photo: Run Korsvoll
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The next step is to remove the snow and ice on the floor mats in the car. There will also be a lot of moisture in the cloth mats on the floor. A good layer of old newspaper under the mats will absorb most of this moisture. Change the newspapers after two days.

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Keep your fingers away

Now it’s time to check the button on the dashboard that controls the air conditioning. A car air conditioner is usually able to remove a lot of moisture if it is turned on automatically. Some utilities are not efficient enough. Do not turn off the air conditioning, as this will collect more moisture coming from the passengers in the car.

Also check the button for passenger compartment air recirculation. Many people do not know that there is such a button designed to shut off polluted air in tunnels or the like. Someone shoved it in, perhaps without knowing it, so that the air in the cabin was constantly recirculated. Then moisture and dew build up in the passenger compartment within a few minutes.

Secret trick: Washing car windows from the inside with Selmik water means that snow does not stick so easily. Plus, you get a good view in the low spring sun. Photo: Run Korsvoll
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Salamik’s trick

Make sure to position it so that the air from outside comes into the cabin. Then you can keep your fingers away from this button.

finally; Ensure that no luggage is blocking the passenger compartment ventilation ducts. On some cars, it is in the side wall of the trunk

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Once you do, there’s a good chance the moisture will be gone. If you also wash the boards well with salmic water, you get rid of the dust and dirt that easily makes snow stick to the parts. Plus, you get a good view in the low spring sun.