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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Prestone Windshield De-Icer and Washer Fluid Booster

A few months ago, I decided to the plunge and do something that I've always thought about doing: a triathlon. Yes, a real triathlon as in swim, run, bike hence taking the "plunge". I've really enjoyed my training since then. One of my friends is my triathlon training buddy and the two of us have been working out at the crack of dawn 5-6 times a week. There's only one problem: I don't have a garage. Yeah, I know you're thinking, "What does that have to do with anything?" Well, since I don't have a garage, whenever it's icy out or snowing, I need to wake up ten minutes earlier than usual to scrape my car before I can leave for the gym. Let me also say that my spinning classes start at 5:30 AM.

When Parent Bloggers Network was looking for people to review the Prestone Windshield De-Icer and Washer Fluid Booster, I jumped to review it. Hey, that's ten extra minutes of sleep right there!

The Windshield De-Icer is as other bloggers have described, two products in one. It's a spray that melts the ice in a bottle has a built in scraper. The scrapper is for when your car is really icy. Basically you turn your car on, wait 15 seconds and then get out and spray the windshield. It immediately melts the ice to the point that I was just able to use my windshield wipers to clear away the water. That made me love the product right there. However, there's one other really important feature: it helps prevent re-freezing. After my initial spray, I didn't have any problems with the liquid re-freezing like I have had in the past after scrapping my car.

The second product I reviewed is the Washer Fluid Booster. All you have to do with this product is add it to your washer fluid reservoir. Like the spray, it is specially formulated to melt the ice. It also prevents against re-freezing. Have you ever sprayed your washer fluid only to find that your visibility is even worse than it was before because the fluid has frozen on your windshield? The Washer Fluid Booster keeps that from happening. Honestly my only problem with it was remembering to put it in the reservoir

Overall, I think both of these products are great. My only complaint is that the De-Icer does smell. That's not surprising because it is a chemical formula. That being said, once I was inside the car after having used the De-Icer spray, I couldn't smell it. Particularly if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow, I would recommend both products. Even if you have a garage, you just never know when you're going to have to scrape a car or when it's going to be cold enough outside for your washer fluid to freeze on your windshield. I've had to re-scrape my car in the time I've been at the gym. Until the traveling garage is invented, everyone is in the same boat.

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