Can you buy de-icer in Poland?

I have noticed that most of my Polish friends don't have a clue what it is! Can you get it here? Not that I need it, just curious...

what is it?

no, they love the ice on their cars in Poland, makes for faster driving...

Of course you can.

for car windows? go to a parts store...they even have it at some of your nicer local gas stations.

Thats because they use the traditional and more effective method of a scraper. Who needs de-icer? It is available for those that cant handle the scraper or cold hands.

Hey now, I use a washing machine because my delicate hands don't work well with a washboard.

On a side note, just put bubble wrap or a piece of cardboard under the wipers...problem solved.

We just use plastic foil, cloth or towel to cover up the windscreen.
eg Me. I start my work at 7oo so I have to leave home at 6:50. There is no time for spraying :)

They don't drive, evidently. Go to any reputable petrol station. You will pay a King's ransom for it but it's there all right...

Do any of them have cars?

What you call de-icer is a big name (and high price) for a couple of recipes konwn for decades.

- 3 parts vinegar to 1 part water and placed in a spray bottle, this will prevent ice from forming.

- for homemade window de-icer, use a solution of 1 part water to 2 parts rubbing alcohol. This can be isopropyl alcohol which is usually 70%, or methyl hydrate (aka methanol) often sold in 99.9% concentration. Add a few drops of dishwasher detergent and you got yourself some great de-icer. MH is deadly and can be also absorbed through skin so caution is advised.

Methyl hydrate was used by Warsaw Pact for deicing their vehicle windshields and visors in tanks.

What's cheaper rubbing alcohol or cheap vodka? Either way put about a pint or two in your windshield washer fluid along with water and that'll do the trick.

lol. You would not know anything about it in Texas girl, but it is a reality in Chicago. A couple of sprays on the frosty windows and off you go..no scraping. I love it.