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Does anyone have advice on how to clean snow off a vehicle without scratching the paint (or the PPF)? It is incredibly important to clear off all snow, especially from the roof, so as not to create a moving snowstorm for vehicles behind you.
If the snow has frozen your stuck with spray de-icer, I use a specific broom made for loose snow removal,
has soft 2" bristles on one side and a rubber squeegee on the other. I figure if its just a glaze of ice it will melt as I drive.
We get a lot more snow here (I think) and I've wondered about this. I have a winter beater, so don't really worry about scratches, but I'd be extra careful with anything decent.
There must be someone that makes a really soft snow brush? Most of them have plastic bristles that scratch.
Does anyone have advice on how to clean snow off a vehicle without scratching the paint (or the PPF)? It is incredibly important to clear off all snow, especially from the roof, so as not to create a moving snowstorm for vehicles behind you.
I got this from Crappy Tire when it was on sale: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/g...4462p.html#srp - I am lucky enough to have a garage and haven't had to use it much, it does the job and is a little too long for my liking. I am sure there are more compact ones now on the market.
Also, good for you about clearing off all the snow. I can't believe how many idiots out there still don't do this. I'm sure that they are the same bunch that don't know how to turn on their headlights. Two of my many pet peeves.
I got this from Crappy Tire when it was on sale: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/g...4462p.html#srp - I am lucky enough to have a garage and haven't had to use it much, it does the job and is a little too long for my liking. I am sure there are more compact ones now on the market.
Also, good for you about clearing off all the snow. I can't believe how many idiots out there still don't do this. I'm sure that they are the same bunch that don't know how to turn on their headlights. Two of my many pet peeves.
the same bunch are triple masked outdoors and point at their faces when you are not
I got this from Crappy Tire when it was on sale: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/g...4462p.html#srp - I am lucky enough to have a garage and haven't had to use it much, it does the job and is a little too long for my liking. I am sure there are more compact ones now on the market.
Also, good for you about clearing off all the snow. I can't believe how many idiots out there still don't do this. I'm sure that they are the same bunch that don't know how to turn on their headlights. Two of my many pet peeves.
I use that one too. I actually usually don't even have to fully touch the car most times, its more pushing it off than anything. Does a decent job and doesn't scratch when it actually touches.
Snowbrushes do a good amount of damage because the bristles are relatively stiff, and don't have tapered tips like some soft brushes do.
There's no perfect solution to snow removal that I've found, so I tend to use my arm and glove (when dressed for it) and swipe the snow off leaving ~1cm of snow on the surface. Leave enough snow that it won't be dangerous when blowing off, but the idea is to remove most of the snow without rubbing the surface. Same method works if you are using a brush or some other tool.
Make a game out of it - how close can you get without touching?
01-17-2022, 03:34 PM
Advice on cleaning snow off without scratches
I can't believe how many idiots out there still don't do this. I'm sure that they are the same bunch that don't know how to turn on their headlights. Two of my many pet peeves.
