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.