My tin-top lives on the drive, and it's getting cold at night. I can cope with the outside of the windows getting frozen, as a de-icer spray is pretty effective. The trouble is that the inside of the windscreen gets condensation on it, and even the air-con at full blast doesn't demist it very well.

I don't have much time in the morning to clear the car as I have to drive 5 miles to catch a train, short of sitting in the car for 5 minutes with the engine running. Wiping the screen just makes it smeary and the condensation comes back anyway. Putting a cover over the screen stops the icing problem, but the condensation soon appears.

Can anyone suggest some way of overcoming this problem? I'm thinking of stuff to put on the inside of the glass, or similar.

anti mist stuff can't be bought from halfords.
rubbing a bar of soap also does the job (just make sure the windows dry first )

Mist X ? or any anti fogging stuff from your local motorists store ? A bowl of salt in the car would help

Are you sure your pollen filter isn't damp causing the condensation?

Due to a leak in my tntop leaving the carpets constantly damp, I removed about 6 pints of muddy water at the weekend, I bought a chemical dehumidifier from B&Q, that stopped the windows from being constantly steamed up, well until I brought it into the house one day and her indoors got sick of looking at it in the hall, so put it in the hut, so it tried to dehumidify the entire planet. But you can get refils for the gel stuff, must get another as it was quite good at what it was bought for.

Might put a chemical dehumidifier into my elise over the winter months - now there's a car that's a PITA when it comes to cold weather!

Rub the glass with a cut potato or lemon.

Have you a plug-in de-humidifier you could stick in the car for an hour on the end of an extension ?

It worked for me in the past..

Some good ideas there!

* Pollen filter - could be, as it hasn't been changed since I bought the car (I know that I should, but it's nearly £30 and there were more important things to spend money on).

* Mist X and so on - I did a quick Google and Comma's anti-mist gel came out top in most comparisons. I'll probably get a pot of that on Saturday.

* Plug-in de-humidifier - my problem is that the car gets fogged up morning and evening - I get back to my car at the station after it's got dark, and it's well fogged up by then.

* chemical de-humidifiers - maybe...

Anyway - thanks for all the suggestions. I'll probably end up giving them all a try!

cheers,
David

I have a tin of halfrauds glass cleaner which has anti fog stuff in it its cack.

Mist x anti fog stuff is very good indeed. Its often togther with rain x which is very good aswell.

My passats a right pain for misting up. MY pollen filter housing was leaking plus a child that insists on tipping drink all over the floor.

Catch your train at Shenfield !




Paul G

Are you sure yourheater radiator is not leaking? If so, you should be able to smell it.

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Are you sure yourheater radiator is not leaking? If so, you should be able to smell it.

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rubbing potatoes, de-icers, dehumidfiers ... all a waster of time IMO.

there is only 1 solution that works and it is low cost.

wot I do is to pour cold water on the outside windscreen, followed by warm water, then even warmer water, (all water coming from a tap so is not boiling.)

wot you don't do is pour on boiling water as that may crack the glass , dunno if it will but I've never done it.

I've been using this method for years and it has not failed me yet.

ofcourse the glass will cool down but by that time the intersior heating will be up to temp (unless it is a series land rover)

one thing to watch out for is in really cold weather, the water you pour on may freeze on your drive turning it into an ice rink.