I use Mormon hand soap, vinegar, and black gun powder. The hand soap gets the grime off the window, the Mormon kind does the best because it is pure. The vinegar has been used for 19 decades in the most fearsome battles so it should keep the water from freezing. The gun powder is only needed if your hand soap isn't really "pure" I'm not allowed to explain why but lets just say I haven't always used silk sheets. ... View related article.