what to spray on my windshield when frozen

I don't know of anything other than interior heat to effectively deal with snow and/or ice on exterior glass surfaces. Try and park headed towards the southeast when you dealing with a system with winds coming from north/west. In the south during freezing rain setups some lock deicer may come in handy but won't do anything to help break the ice around the door jam if you're outside trying to get in.

 

Depends on when its freezing. If you are driving down the road with a dry snow coming down, just turn your defroster off so the snow doesn't melt on you windshield and then freeze. It will stay frozen and then just be blown or wiped off.
If you wake up to ice on the windshield let the defroster melt the ice loose and push it off with a broom.
If its a wet snow or rain that is freezing a good washer solution will help, but sooner or later you will have to stop and knock the ice off your wipers.
That is of course if you haven't bought a set of heated wiper blades.

 

Some people have high praises for RainX. I found it a PITA and very difficult to properly apply and did very little to deal with rain/snow over the longer term. Works great for rain the first little while, then it's like you wasted your time, and your money.

 

Reason- The best thing I have used for quick melting is heat units that stick on the inside of windshield. They hold on by rubber suction cups. Get them at JC Whitney. They plug into cigar lighter and give off real hot heat. I plow for Mass Hyway and keep them on from start to finish. They will free window way before truck warms up. Mike

 

They do have window washer fluid that has a de-icer in it. I think it also contains alcohol in it to keep the fluid from freezing. Never had to deal with that problem, but this forum is one of the best places to find answers!

 

Do they do enough to also transfer heat through to keep the wiper blades mostly pliable during a heavy snow event? I'm having a hard time finding them at whitney. What are they called exactly?

 

Be cautious when appling excessive heat to your windshield. Heating your windshield and then having a heavy spray of snow or icy water hit it will leave you with a nice crack acrossed it and you having to get it replaced.

 

Tex- I have had them for 2 yrs. I forgot the proper name. They will give off that much heat to keep the blades from clogging which is my biggest problem. Last winter I went 23 hours streight with the worst "heavy" snow. If wipers started to ice up just a little, stop wipers for a minute, and they were cleared. Try a search on the net. I will get more info tomorrow on these and keep you posted.

 

Put your heat on def on high and pull your visior down close to the window so it holds the heat in. It works for freezing rain purdy good.