How to Get Ice Off a Driveway With Magnesium Chloride

When snow thaws and then refreezes, it creates a layer of ice. When that ice accumulates on your driveway it poses a significant safety hazard. Pedestrians can slip. Cars can skid and cause significant damage. De-icing salts (magnesium chloride) offer a quick, easy way to get rid of ice in your driveway. Use them properly to minimize the damage they cause to the surrounding grass.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic cup
• Shovel

Show More

Instructions

1. • 1

     Scoop up some magnesium chloride in a plastic cup.

   • 2

     Spread the magnesium chloride evenly over the ice at a rate of roughly 1/2 cup per square yard.

   • 3

     Wait for the ice to melt. It takes roughly 10 minutes to thaw out a 1/2-inch layer of ice.

   • 4

     Scoop the melted ice and magnesium chloride off of the driveway and dump it in the trash.