Did You Know That You Can Deice Your Windshield With A Potato? The colder and wetter weather is coming. With that also comes ice. Here's a quick and easy trick that you might want to know about beforehand. We are expecting to see a rain/snow mix this week. Combine that with freezing overnight temperatures, you might have a windshield full of ice before your morning drive. One of the most irritating things that comes with winter weather is having an ice-covered windshield. It's early in the morning, it's cold, you're running late, and it's just a hassle to either wait for your defrost melt the ice or to scrape the ice off of your windshield.