Applying Heat

[OmNi]

What do you guys do to sustain an adequate windshield temp? After using the moisture evaporator, the glass cools a few degrees per second. Before long the glass is back at 30 degrees. Granted I

[mrchip]

omni.. in cold weather start the car and put on defroster as soon as you can to not only warm window but also you....ive never had a customer mind me doing that

[OmNi]

Alright thanks. I was just tyring to practice on an extra windshield out back... keeping the glass temp up was a joke though :eusa_wall

[Dave M]

Here's a thought! I've been thinking of ways to better heat the exterior of a w/s in extreme cold weather. Now, don't fall off your chair laughing!
What about using an electric heating pad, not the square or rectangular kind, but one shaped like a donut. You'd place it over the break with the opening large enough for your injector. The pad would need to be large enough to warm, let's say a 1 foot square area around the break. The end of the cord would have to fit in a cig. lighter or 12 volt outlet.
Now, if anyone actually patents this, I want a piece of the pie!
You know those 30 gallon paper bags used to discard leaves in the fall. I always thought, why not invent a way to hold the bags open to make it easier to put the leaves into the bag. Well, for $4.99 you get a plastic ring to do just that. Damn!!

[screenman]

We are currently playing with heated door mirror glass with the elements attached. This placed against the screen and switched on will warm the screen nicely. We are still at the very experimental stage. We are just playing with this on practise screen, which I add some people on this forum think a waste of time. While you lot are out there earning lots of money someone has to work on the next generation of tools.

Keep on coming up with the ideas we love them and will try and see if they work.

Heat pads also work the type in a bag that you break and mix the contents together, but these are too expensive and I believe can only be used once.

[Coitster]

Dave M,
Thats a great thought buddy. To even add onto it, what you do is find a way to do it on the inside also while you are doing it on the outside. Find a way to prop it up, then you will be set, because the inside will stay warm while you are repairing it on the outside. Good idea buddy, this has potential.
David
Coitster

[Jerry Martin]

Why not use a hair dryer to heat up the area you want. Works wonders for cleaning the bathroom mirror thats fogged up.
In my bag of tricks, I also carry an invertor for some AC electricity.
Plus I carry two of just about everything in case of breakage or loss.
Having a backup means no lost $$$$$$$$$$$.