How to Clear Frost off Your Car Windows Faster

Tired of running late for work only to find that this Rochester weather has AGAIN frosted up your car windows? Don't take the risk of hoping your heater will warm up in time for you to hit the main roads; otherwise, you may end up needing collision repair. To help you avoid an accident and get to work on time, here are...

4 Ways to Clear Car Window Frost

1. Prevent Window Frost with an Overnight Covering

Before we get into tips on HOW to quickly defrost, we'll give you a way to prevent frost in the first place. The key is to COVER YOUR WINDOWS overnight. Take a large TOWEL or CARDBOARD and tightly press it over your windshield and use your wiper blades to hold it in place (you'll need weights or a clamp for the other windows). 

2. Remove Window Frost Using Deicer Spray

Purchase or mix your own deicer spray and keep it in your car (unless it's below -20 degrees F). To create your own, mix together rubbing alcohol and a little bit of dish soap inside an empty spray bottle. Spray and soak your frosted windows and scrub off the ice with ease. 

3. Remove Window Frost Using Lukewarm Water

While showering in the morning, fill up a BUCKET with lukewarm water. Splash the water over the frosted windows – this will quickly soften and melt the ice away. If any is left, brush away the slush with your glove or scraper. *WARNING* do not use boiling hot water; opposite temps colliding may cause your windows to crack. 

4. Remove Window Frost Using Credit Card

If you're all out of resources, a credit card or some sort of strong plastic with a long narrow edge could give you some help. This method is probably going to be the least quick of the four, but if you have no access to water or a deicer, it may be faster than waiting for the car defroster to warm up. While using your card to scrape away the frost, go ahead and turn on your car's defrost and spray some of the windshield fluid to soften up the ice. This should help scraping with your card to be as quick and easy as possible. 

On behalf of Brothers Collision & Mechanical, thanks for reading! Share these tips with your friends and fellow drivers to keep road-vision as clear as possible during this Rochester winter! 

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How to Handle a Minor Car Accident

Luckily, most of us rarely find ourselves involved in a major car accident. However, being involved in a minor car accident happens in a flash and is much more common than people think. Even if a fender bender or collision is considered minor, it is vital to know what to do when a minor accident happens. That’s why Brothers Collision & Mechanical (collision repair Rochester, NY) wants to give you useful tips on what to do.  

The very first concern should be with safety. Making sure you, your passengers, or anyone else involved is safe and uninjured is the main priority. If there is any reason to believe someone needs medical attention, call for help immediately. There may be times when passengers think they are fine or only slightly injured, but they may go downhill fast because they are in shock.

Secondly, get yourself or your vehicle off the road and to a safe spot. This may mean pulling over to the shoulder. But if the car is disabled, you should put your flashers on and light flares if anyone has them. Many people get hit or injured by being in an unsafe spot after a minor accident.

Once everyone involved is safe and sound, you need to get all of the information you can. Write down anything you can. You need the other person’s name, driver’s license information, and insurance information. It is also a good idea to write down anything else that may be important. People think they will remember things and then those things get cloudy. Factors like weather or road conditions are important to note. Today, most people have smart phones. Take pictures of damages or anything else related to the accident.

You should never discuss fault. But, if there was a clear violation or law broken, you should call the police and report the accident. Once the situation is resolved and you get back home, call your insurance company. You should then call the collision repair Rochester, NY experts at Brothers Collision & Mechanical to get your car back to its former glory.