Best Snow Removal Brush out there?

SYMAWD said:
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in most states. It is in NJ. I personally knock off as much as I can, but stay about half an inch from the paint.
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This...it's really inconsiderate to have sheets of snow fly off your car and endanger the people behind you.
 
If you are a man, it's not ok to just clear the windows and lights and let the rest blow around on the road and other cars. Doesn't matter where you live or how often it snows. It's lazy and irresponsible. Little old ladies and perhaps girls in general get a pass, but everyone else needs to man up. Legal or not, you look like a fool to the rest of us. No respect

If your car is so precious you can't remove the snow, then move south or leave it in the garage for the winter.
 
Just bought a SnoBrum cant wait to get it and use it.

As for letting the snow just fly off the car, I know here in PA it is a summary violation to let the snow fly off of you vehicle.
 
btw, the snobrum things are great. I don't know about one being better than another, but I like the one I've used for years.
 
Snobrum. Removing several inches of snow is almost a daily occurrence here. Love it!:dblthumb2:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/59408-quick-snobrum-review.html

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mr.fusion said:
If you are a man, it's not ok to just clear the windows and lights and let the rest blow around on the road and other cars. Doesn't matter where you live or how often it snows. It's lazy and irresponsible. Little old ladies and perhaps girls in general get a pass, but everyone else needs to man up. Legal or not, you look like a fool to the rest of us. No respect

If your car is so precious you can't remove the snow, then move south or leave it in the garage for the winter.
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You've never driven in Oklahoma. Most people have the hand sized viewing home on the windshield and that's it. Like I said we don't get enough snow to have laws pertaining to snow.
 
I use a tool I found at Target that has a soft rubber blade on one side of the head and a brush on the other. The entire head swings 90 degrees to the handle which makes it really handy to use the brush on the side windows.

I gave it a shot on my car that had been sitting in an airport long-term lot after that last storm went through. It did a great job of getting off the ice-encrusted snow that was frozen on my car. I didn't go after the thin ice layer stuck to the car as that would have required taking the ice scraper to my hood and roof...not going to happen.

I'm pretty sure not cleaning off your car is illegal here too. I also agree it's a safety issue and irresponsible. I've seen too many vehicles look like a comet rolling down the highway trailing a cloud of snow and ice chunks. On the right vehicle, that tail of snow actually becomes a visibility issues for cars around them.
 
I live in Connecticut. Two winters ago, I was driving on the highway about two days after a big storm. It was a three lane highway and I was in the left lane going about 65. There was a truck in the middle lane just ahead of me. I didn't see the 5x5 sheet of ice that came off the truck until it landed on my hood and windshield. Had I seen it, I surely would have tried to avoid it but would have had no where to go.

It caused over $2000 worth of damage to my car. Luckily, I got the name on the truck and the cab number. I don't even think the driver knew what happened.

They took care of all the damages. I cringe to think what could have happened if I would have instinctively swerved.

As Bill Cosby so eloquently said.. "First you say it, then you do it". (Sh*t)

Please clean your vehicle. It could save a life...almost cost me mine.
 
Robbiek said:
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What he said I would be to worried about making a mess of the paint
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CowboyTruckn said:
I leave it, it will fly/melt off while driving. I only clean the windows.
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I'd be worried about driving behind you. You can remove most if not all without scratching the paint. After removing the mojority of the snow you can open and close your hood and trunk and that usually breaks free the stuck ice.
 
I hadn't planned on adding any further comments, but then a thought came to mind.

Those of us who live in the "winter zone" probably need to realize we aren't going to keep our cars perfect over the winter. Just the nature of where we live and the requirement to clean snow/ice off of them will lead to some minor defects that will need correction in the Spring (not to mention the effects of salt/sand/etc hiting the vehicle while you drive). We can minimize the damage, but it's still going to happen.

I came to this realization last night as I was clearing off my black car. As I pushed the frozen chunks off my roof a couple went rogue and instead of falling off the opposite side of the car, they slid down the windshield, bounced off the wiper, and then slid along the hood to the ground. At first I was impressed by how slick the hood was, but then noticed the marks the ice made in the frost on the hood. I can just imagine what happened to the paint. I was a little concerned, but simply came to grips with the fact I did my best to mitigate the damage and will have to touch things up a bit when Spring arrives.
 
Desertnate said:
I hadn't planned on adding any further comments, but then a thought came to mind.

Those of us who live in the "winter zone" probably need to realize we aren't going to keep our cars perfect over the winter. Just the nature of where we live and the requirement to clean snow/ice off of them will lead to some minor defects that will need correction in the Spring (not to mention the effects of salt/sand/etc hiting the vehicle while you drive). We can minimize the damage, but it's still going to happen.

I came to this realization last night as I was clearing off my black car. As I pushed the frozen chunks off my roof a couple went rogue and instead of falling off the opposite side of the car, they slid down the windshield, bounced off the wiper, and then slid along the hood to the ground. At first I was impressed by how slick the hood was, but then noticed the marks the ice made in the frost on the hood. I can just imagine what happened to the paint. I was a little concerned, but simply came to grips with the fact I did my best to mitigate the damage and will have to touch things up a bit when Spring arrives.
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Such a very well composed treatise:
By none other than a seemingly very well composed individual...Thanks!!


Just a FYI Note:
I most definitely will be plagiarizing your above posting...
Using it as an Insouciant-Manual for all future references regarding Winter Car Care.


Regards,

"Buoyant Bob"
 
FUNX725 said:
Such a very well composed treatise:
By none other than a seemingly very well composed individual...Thanks!!


Just a FYI Note:
I most definitely will be plagiarizing your above posting...
Using it as an Insouciant-Manual for all future references regarding Winter Car Care.


Regards,

"Buoyant Bob"
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Thank you, Bob. That's quite a compliment. Feel free to plagairize at will. Where I work, when we re-use material internal to our organization we joking call it "benchmarking". :xyxthumbs:
 
I just ordered the Snobrum. However, I found the OXO snow brush on line as well, and someone on here mentioned having used that as well. I may end up ordering that one at some point to aid in cleaning the windshield, and other cracks/crevices. The bristles appeared to be very soft.

I admit when I was younger I used to leave the snow on top of the roof, but after having the snow and ice slide right down in front of me at a stop light and a total failure of the wipers to remove it, I learned my lesson. No doubt a safety hazard to yourself and to others.
 
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