Removing snow
 

As you might know we got 30 inches of snow here in Long Island.
I was wondering whats the best way to remove snow without scratching the paint of my car?

I would like to know too. I just had my car Opti-Coated and don't really want to scratch the paint all up with a snow brush.

60MPH.

don't...

I remove snow from the windows but not the paint.. i have had too many cases of scratched paint because of it. If you must remove snow just don't take it all off down to the paint. Its not the snow that scratches it but all that sand and salt crap that may have built up under it.


Yup better to do the 60-70mph thing if you can...

At least with white the scratches may not be so obvious..

The thing that scares me when I leave a lot of snow on the car, is that when you start driving it slides off in chunks. I think that would cause more damage to the paint vs if I could find a VERY soft snow brush and get most of it off.

I removed all but ~1" of the snow from the car and let the sun melt that away.

warm water

i do a combination of things:

first use snow brush to get rid of all the snow on windows. Then i use my hand(in glove) to lightly remove the top layer on the roof or hood. Then just leave the remaining there.

Lucky none of you guys live in NJ since you can't have any snow on your car if you drive.

Its the same in New York...?

Snow on your roof (a considerable amount...) gets you a ticket.

Same here.

It surprises me how many jersey-folk are on this forum.

Is this a good or bad thing?

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That's a good way to remove glass as well.

When I was in IL and it snowed, I brushed it off. There wasn't really any other option. If it got scratched I'd deal with it in the spring.

Other options are get a car cover or keep in in the garage.

Here is what I would do. Get Opticoat, brush lightly on the coat but brush everything off of glass so you can see, I wouldnt worry about ice and snow on opticoated paint at this point.

sno brum (~$20 at most hardware stores)

I've lived in jersey for years and never knew that.

What I do so as not to damage the paint is take most off but leave a little layer of snow that just melts off. Would not want the brush making direct contact with the paint

Would you please correct the misspellings in your quote (masturbate to).

Really large salt shaker? :iono:





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Google "California Water Blade."

I use this, and it's useful year 'round. I sweep the snow off the car down close to the paint, and the soft, flexible, silicone blade protects the paint if I go through to the paint. As the car interior heats up, heat transfers to the outer metal surface and much of the remaining snow will float off on a thin film of water, hopefully not scratching the surface.

I purchased my water blade at Wal-Mart.

The blade is excellent for sweeping the morning dew off of glass.

It's sort of a new law, it just states that you can't have snow on the roof and im sure the hood/trunk.

No idea what you are saying.

i use a "foam" broom with a telescopic handle
it doesn't scratch the paint,because the "foam" is very soft but displaces the snow nicely.

I didn't get a choice, my mom cleaned off my car

oh well

Put the FR-S Setting on Spin Cycle

That should clean it off pretty well

snow gloves inside a microfiber washmitt if you are really paranoid.

Mannn, I was so ready to say "it surprises me how many jersey people know any laws about driving" until I saw...



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So how about a spray bottle of windshield de-icer? I mean its not particularly great for the paint but its touch free. Plus your paints going to get hit with a lot worse once you start driving

Its not the snow that scratches.. its all that salt and sand stuff in it, or actually on the paint surface. Moving the snow pushes around that stuff leaving scratches. The snowbrush won't scratch it.

I too prefer to only touch the windows. I'll remove the fluffy stuff from above the paint so that it does not blind the driver behind me, but I try not to put the brush on the paint itself.

we don't get snow down here, but if it's that thick, what about using a blow dryer to melt it?

Hmm i'm no expert but, extreme cold then extreme heat doesn't seem like a good idea for paint in a short time period....

low heat, further away? just thinking

The quote on the bottom of every one of your threads, by Datacrazyeric, contains two spelling errors.

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It would take you many times longer standing outside in the cold holding a hair dryer than just clearing off the snow carefully by hand. Waste of power, too.

As cold as it sounds (no pun intended), its a $25k car. If you really cared that much about your car, should have put it in a garage or put a cover on it. Wipe the snow off with a brush or with your hands, wait for spring, and polish it back to shiny again.

Use your hands.

Best way I can think of would be to have LOTS of warm water and melt it all down, but then again I haven't had to deal with snow before in SoCal.

Best way (slow): Wait until it melts by itself in the spring. Warm water will work, but you may have an ice rink in your driveway afterwards. If you can clear the wind shield enough to move it into a garage, you can let the snow melt off by itself. Removing some of the top layers first after a BIG snow will help the process. Many garages stay above freezing during the winter and should allow the car to clear overnight. If not, buy a heater for your garage to get it above freezing.

Realistically (quick): For 30 inches use a shovel or whatever for the first 3/4 of the snow pack. Switch to a brush for the rest.

If the car has been hit by THICK freezing rain and you want (or need) to clear it fast, turn the brush over and beat on the ice with it. This should break up the ice and allow you to brush it away - works on windshields too. Don't hit after the ice has broken or you might damage the car. <-- I actually have done this with other cars, but I wouldn't with all the aluminum on my FR-S.:)

In any case, plan on waxing and/or polishing the car on the next warm day, even if you need to wait until April. A snow brush will ALWAYS leave some scratches, and so will any other method that drags snow across the paint to remove it. It is just one of the things you need to deal with for a car that is driven in the winter in snow country.

NO!!! While yes its try the warm water will melt the snow little known fact, warm/hot water freezes faster than cold. Like almost instant. Ever notice the boiling hot water used to flood the ice rink. And how it freezes almost instantly. Just use a soft snow brush or wrap a towel around the one u already have. Cleaning snow off is a regular thing for me and I've never in 12 years of driving scratched a paint job with a brush.


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Warm water freezes faster than cold water, eh.