Serious Fogging

[Elisedreamer]

Hi Folks,

 

Since the cold weather has set in I seem to be getting a serious windscreen fogging problem that even when wiped fogs up again almost immediatley. Any ideas?

 

I have tried off the shelf solutions and homemade white vinegars mixes, but no joy sadley.

 

Cheers

 

Si

[fentuz]

RainX does something for the fog. It works OK on the Caterham

 

http://www.rainx.co.uk/products1.php

[dobbo]

RainX on the outside and FogX on the inside is about the best you can hope for. If you can let the car stand and warm up before driving, you have a better chance, but some say that it better for the engine to get in a drive normally. Obviously this doesn't help with a cold heater problem...

 

The final alternative is a thick coat and roof off :-)

[chris_h]

It's the big advantage of having air con. Clears in seconds (when it's working).

[Steve J]

Blowers on full blast to screen but will take some time to clear before being able to drive.

Keep car in garage.

Fog-x

[Steve G]

Do you have girly carpets - are they damp causing the steaming-up?

[Wild]

Keep the inside of the screen clean and use a chamois sponge and or micro-fibre cloths with air-con / heater on full. Kitchen roll is quite useful too.

 

Keep the outside of the windscreen clean too, if its colder than the inside, the inside will steam up even more.

[Elise+Imp]

how old is the car?, if the matrix is leaking you'll get more fogging - it'll be noticable by the inside of car smelling of anti-freeze even though you may not be loosing much.

[Mutley00]

Si,

 

Does the screen stay foggy for a long time even after the engine is up to operating temp? If it does as Elise+Imp says, you may have a leaking matrix and the de-mister is actually blowing 'damp air' onto your screen where it condenses & will continue to do so till the screen is warmed sufficiently for the damp air not to condense on it. Keep an eye on your coolant level. Fingers crossed for you.