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wrxgoose · 02-10-2013, 02:42 PM

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

dem00n · 02-10-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxgoose

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....

wrxgoose · 02-10-2013, 02:58 PM

low heat, further away? just thinking

FRiSson · 02-10-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfsFang

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.

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

MSTiFK8R · 02-10-2013, 05:50 PM

Russian Style

Shot on Moscow streets

TommyFive · 02-10-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxgoose

low heat, further away? just thinking

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.

akuhei · 02-10-2013, 05:57 PM

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.

zenki_levin · 02-10-2013, 06:08 PM

Use your hands.

Wes · 02-10-2013, 06:11 PM

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.

Black Tire · 02-10-2013, 06:55 PM

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.

Carbon420 · 02-11-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DuMa

warm water

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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FRiSson · 02-11-2013, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Carbon420

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.

NOHOME · 02-11-2013, 10:51 AM

This thread is too funny.

May I suggest using a pair of lace satin panties...if you are this freaked out by brusing a bit of snow off the paint you are bound to have a drawer full of them!

Its a freeking CAR for heavens sake. Take the snowbrush out of the trunk and swipe the stuff off and go flog the car in the snow before it melts.

Tt3Sheppard · 02-11-2013, 02:07 PM

I live in New England I've already accepted that Swirls will forever be on my car.

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