A news story out of Amarillo’s News 7, has more information on removing ice, while preventing a cracked windshield.

Need an ice scraper? Try a Texas or Oklahoma driver’s license. That’s one of the things mentioned in this story, Deicing windshields and myths, by Melissa Maeyer, that what she recommends.

Hot water is a no, no, it will crack or shatter your windshield or auto glass.

This story also implies that you should use something plastic, if you don’t have an ice scraper. I had one individual discover the hard way that even a piece of glass used to remove ice, will scratch a BMW windshield.

It also states that turning the defroster on high can crack a windshield. Another thing I would like to pass on is that even if you have an ice scraper, if you use it to hammer the ice off, you can crack your windshield.

If you would like to read this article click here: Deicing windshields and myths