RAC recommends rubbing car windows with £1 item to ‘banish fog’
Discovering your car windows hae fogged up can be incredibly irritating, particularly when you’re in a rush to get somewhere. You might resort to de-icing spray, utilise your car’s air conditioning, or even employ an anti-frost cover for your vehicle, but what if there was something that could stop it returning altogether?
Rather like wielding a magic wand to make all your misty windscreen troubles vanish.
That’s precisely what could happen if you heed the guidance from the RAC and numerous TikTok users. They suggest trying a lesser-known trick that ice hockey players employ.
After all, if you’re caught driving with a steamed-up car windscreen whilst out on the road, you might find yourself facing a fine and penalty points on your licence – and frankly, nobody actually fancies that.
The RAC states: “Keeping your windscreen clean will go a long way to stopping it misting up in the first place. A handy tip to go the extra mile is to actually clean your windscreen with shaving foam.
“This protective barrier won’t last forever and may need to be repeated regularly, but a windscreen cleaned with shaving foam will be less likely to mist up.
“It’s a little trick ice hockey players use to stop their face masks from steaming up when they’re on the ice”.
Similar to what TikToker @itscamcasey suggested, the RAC has also revealed how you can effectively utilise shaving foam to eliminate windscreen fogging.
They advise: “Take a clean towel and place a dollop of shaving foam onto it. Wipe the windscreen with the towel, spreading the shaving foam over the entire surface.
“Then take another clean towel and wipe off the shaving foam completely. This protective barrier should help stop your windscreen from misting up, but it will need to be regularly reapplied to continue to work”.
Cam suggested that you can simply “keep rubbing it in until it disappears,” and “your windows will not fog up anymore,” which is certainly a desirable outcome.
He proposed that this trick “can also be used on the inside of your car”.
The process might appear a bit intimidating when demonstrated in the video, potentially deterring some viewers. However, they assure that it genuinely works.
According to the RAC, windscreens fog up due to moisture in the vehicle’s air condensing on the cooler glass surface.
They explain that “when the inside temperature is warm and humid” while your windscreen is cold, “moisture will appear”. This typically occurs during the “colder months of the year,” and it’s crucial to clear them before setting off on your journey.
