One of the main problems with cars in these cold, snowy and frosty dates, is that the Mondays of the car fog up when we are driving with the car. To avoid this, nothing better than using the heating, but sometimes it takes a long time until it takes effect. But none of that will happen if you apply this homemade trick, which uses the Silica gel to be able to drive without visibility problems in winter.
Silica gel
The Silica gel, is the famous gel that the boxes of many products incorporate, in a small bag. This material is perfect for absorbing moisture (an interesting fact if you usually carry electronic devices in the car) and, due to its dehumidifying capabilitiesmanages to prevent the car windows from fogging up in the cold.
Leaving aside the fact that 39,000 Americans eat these sachets each year, as we have read on Autoblog, we believe that instead of ingesting them it is better to use them for these purposes, since we remember that they are harmful to health… as they well indicate in their Exterior.
The trick to avoid condensation is very simple. You only need a sock and fill it with this product that you can find in a drugstore. we keep it in somewhere you can’t see (for pure aesthetics more than anything, it is not usually very pleasant to see socks thrown by the car) and we wait for it to fulfill its purpose. If you want to see how to do it, nothing better than seeing this video-tutorialwhich details the steps to follow:
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If the silica gel is not enough so that the windows of the car do not fog up, it will touch resort to other more traditional methods. Condensation is produced by a high percentage of humidity inside the vehicle and the difference in temperature between the air and the windows. Therefore one of the most effective practices to avoid it is to open the windowsas long as the outside temperature is not very low or the weather conditions are not adverse.
If the weather is not good and the windows have already fogged up, the most effective method is to use the air conditioning system of the car. First of all, it must be said that warm air is more effective in demisting than cold air. Also that it is more advisable to have the air conditioning or climate control on. That air will have less humidity because it will have previously passed through an evaporator. Air recirculation should be deactivated, otherwise the air will gradually contain more moisture.
In the event that it is the front window, we will direct the air towards this area with the corresponding button. For defog rear window there is a specific button and those that are thermal will have the advantage of demisting sooner thanks to the heat. Finally, there is some anti-fog productswhich applied by a professional, can be of great help to avoid this phenomenon.
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