Snow Storm in Boston......

lyjw88 · 02-14-2007, 10:19 PM

Due to the snow storm in Boston area since last night,

it has been snowing and frozen raining like hell.

I put my car cover on my 335i as soon as the snow started last night.

When I checked my car today.......

Damn! the whole car was covered with ice, not snow.

I tried to slowly lift up the cover, but it was too frozen that it seemed as if it

was going to break.

I have no clue what I'm supposed to do with this situation.

Please help me out here...

Brunotheboxer · 02-15-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lyjw88

Due to the snow storm in Boston area since last night,

it has been snowing and frozen raining like hell.

I put my car cover on my 335i as soon as the snow started last night.

When I checked my car today.......

Damn! the whole car was covered with ice, not snow.

I tried to slowly lift up the cover, but it was too frozen that it seemed as if it

was going to break.

I have no clue what I'm supposed to do with this situation.

Please help me out here...

how about a hair dryer.

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 02-15-2007, 09:30 AM

Im in ny and it happened to me yesterday also. i have had car covers for years. If u have the time let it thaw properly, other wise ur gonna pull patches of it off! If u have to go out, life or death, u should get a 5 gal. bucket of hot hot water. Give the car a hot bath and the cover should come off like butter! This is what ive been doing and it works fine for me.

Richwm · 02-15-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!!

Im in ny and it happened to me yesterday also. i have had car covers for years. If u have the time let it thaw properly, other wise ur gonna pull patches of it off! If u have to go out, life or death, u should get a 5 gal. bucket of hot hot water. Give the car a hot bath and the cover should come off like butter! This is what ive been doing and it works fine for me.

That sounds like a really good way to break your windows dont use hot water cold water would be much safer.

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 02-15-2007, 09:55 AM

im not talkin bout the glass buddy! lol.

. just the paint where the cover is sticking. like i said. ive been doing this for years and not once have had a problem! works well. cold water instantly freezes genius

. atleast the warm water gives u time to pull the entire cover off..before the cold water makes it freeze to the car again.

but then again coming from cali, i guess u dont experience this much!! ?? or maybe u lived in a cold climate sumtime or another?

Richwm · 02-15-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!!

im not talkin bout the glass buddy! lol.

. just the paint where the cover is sticking. like i said. ive been doing this for years and not once have had a problem! works well. cold water instantly freezes genius

. atleast the warm water gives u time to pull the entire cover off..before the cold water makes it freeze to the car again.

but then again coming from cali, i guess u dont experience this much!! ?? or maybe u lived in a cold climate sumtime or another?

So when the OP poors a 5 gallon bucket of hot water on his roof and it runs down the windsheld and cracks it who is going to be the genius. Oh BTW no I havent lived in Socal my hole life. I have seen a dumb ass pour a cup of hot water on his windsheld and crack it trying to get the ice off.

Brunotheboxer · 02-15-2007, 01:54 PM

fwiw, i also would never pour hot water on my car during cold temps. maybe you've been doing it for years without any problems but i just wouldn't chance it.

BK · 02-15-2007, 04:42 PM

My neighbor does the same thing -- dumps hot water on his car cover when it freezes in the snow/ice. Seems crazy to me, but he claims he has never had problems.

hunt55 · 02-16-2007, 07:48 AM

My cover stuck to the roof in Maryland this week. Mostly it froze on the top and on the moonroof but just in one or two spots. Try a warm towel to looses the ice and carefully remove the cover or use a blow dryer.

The first time it happened a couple of weeks ago. I discovered as I pulled the cover off pieces of the cover were frozen to the car.

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hunt55 Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 210 Posts Drives: 325i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	My cover stuck to the roof in Maryland this week. Mostly it froze on the top and on the moonroof but just in one or two spots. Try a warm towel to looses the ice and carefully remove the cover or use a blow dryer. The first time it happened a couple of weeks ago. I discovered as I pulled the cover off pieces of the cover were frozen to the car.
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