How to Unstick Frozen Wiper Blades
- 1). Start the car.
- 2). Turn on the windshield defroster to set in motion the ice melting process.
- 3). Use a window scraper to get rid of any large chunks of ice from on the windshield or from around the wipers. Some spray-on de-icers have a built in scraper on the cap.
- 4). Use the teeth along the blade edge of the window scraper to score any thick sheets of ice.
- 5). Hold the nozzle about eight inches from the surface of the windshield and spray on the icy areas. Always hold the can in an upright position. The de-icer will start to melt the ice on contact.
- 6). Spray along the top and bottom edges of the wiper blades.
- 7). Spray around the wiper mechanisms on the hood.
- 8). Allow the spray to melt the ice for up to 15 minutes.
- 9). Turn on the windshield wipers (which should now be working) to wipe away the water from the windshield.
