Splash Red Hot De-icer Windshield Trigger Spray 32 Ounces (Pack of 3)

Why it's worth it

Splash Red Hot comes as three 32-ounce trigger bottles, which is enough de-icer for a couple of cars and a long winter. It's tuned for frost and light ice rather than thick sheets, and the trigger lets you put the spray exactly where you need it.

A trigger sprayer gives you control an aerosol can't. You aim the fan at the ice, work edge to edge, and stop when the glass is wet. Popular Mechanics found fan-spray nozzles cover roughly 40% more glass per trigger pull than pinhole designs. Fewer passes means less time standing in the cold with numb fingers.

Three 32-ounce bottles cover a household. Put one in each car, keep the third in the garage as a refill, and you're set without rationing. That's the real advantage of a budget formula: you can be generous with it. Soaking the glass properly beats a stingy mist, and you won't hesitate to go back for a second pass.

From our review of 5 windshield de-icer sprays

What we like

• +A trigger sprayer gives you control an aerosol can't
• +Three 32-ounce bottles cover a household
• +For frost and light ice, it does what the premium formulas do
• +It's kind to your wipers

What to know

• –Trigger sprayers don't love the cold
• –It's the wrong tool for a sheet of ice
• –Thirty-two ounces is a lot to wrangle in gloves