Here are the do’s and don’ts of getting your car prepared to drive soon after the storm, especially when it is covered with ice and you are actually in a hurry. Check out the DIY tips for ice covered cars -

Do brush off every show since the ice having a show can cause severe damage. If possible brush off the snow after every thunderstorm.

Don't brush off snow with a snow shovel, it’s too straightforward to scratch the paint or chip a window.

Do smack the trunk and hood along with the flattened hand to split up any lean cover of ice, which can then be brushed off.

Don’t smack anything having a hammer, bits of wood, and the two-foot extensive plastic ice scraper. You stand the risk of denting the wrap metal or shattering a glass of window is less difficult to interrupt when it's cold.

Do start the auto and allow it to warm up with the heater at the front and at back with defrosters on.

Do not commence the auto unless the radiator grill and exhaust pipe are clear.

Don't let it rest unattended, because if the coolant is rudely mixed along with the radiator is cold, it will overheat and demolish your engine.

Do turn on the headlights. The heat in the headlamp bulbs can make it less complicated to scrape ice off the lenses.

Don’t move the windshield wipers till they're free of ice and snow. Leaving them trapped whilst they're annoying to clean the windshield might harm the motor, connected or even the wiper blades themselves.

Use winter-grade windshield washer fluid to assist melt ice from the windows.

Don't pour boiling water out of your teakettle about the windows; the heat disparity will break them.