Sno Brum?

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Has anyone ever head of Sno Brum before? Its listed for 30 dollars on Amazon and wanted to know if this foam pad will scratch the surface of the paint.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HyA_ga8gMI&feature=related]YouTube - Sno Brum HDW-SNOBRuM Snow Remover Video[/video]
 
Anything has the potential to scratch paint - put a micro fiber at the end of it if you feel uncomfortable. If it is expensive - just put a micro on the end of one of your brushes - seemed like some really loose snow in the vid - but what do I know,,,, I live in the South!
 
Yes, I have it since it is a lot easier and faster than a snow brush especially if you have a thick pile of snow, but I never or try not to let it touch the paint surface. For the windows, I don't really care. All you do is hover the Brum lightly across without actually touching the surface. Even if you cover anything with a microfiber towel, I don't think it's wise to brush hard packed and icy snow across the paint. Just get most of the snow off and let the wind take care of the rest.

It has a telescoping handle so it makes it easy to stand on just one side of the car and push the snow off.
 
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Seriously guys?!?!?!? I have telescope poles for when I do RV's - when I have an RV that is painted - I use MFs at the end of the brush to keep from scratching any paint...... Don't care what people say - the brush head no matter how soft CAN micro scratch the paint - seen it on 2011 models! Buy a telescope pole and brush at HD or Lowes for 20$ - put your MF at the end of it - and plow all the snow you want without scratching the paint lol!
 
As far as that Sno-Brum, it's really about what's on the paint at the time you are "brum'ing". If the car is filthy, there is going to be grit that has the potential to be dragged across the paint. Bear in mind that even if the car is clean, the snow can have crap in it from a number of mechanisms. We have some pretty strict new snow-removal laws here in NJ, not sure how heavily they are being enforced, so I can see why the OP is asking.
 
Having been in the New Car Dealership business for over 30 years in PA, I've tried about every possible solution for snow removal. This type of foam rake is about the best solution I've seen. As usual, proper technique is very critical. A light raking motion, applying no downward pressure other than the tool's weight, is unlikely to leave any significant scratches. Any attempt to scrub the panel with pressure will surely leave trails. Dragging ice chunks across the paint will do more damage than the foam. Sometimes my "garage queen" El Camino gets moved outside for a day while I'm working on something else in the garage and it gets snowed upon. I've tried wrapping a large MF towel around the foam pad, but it doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. On my daily drivers I just use a light touch, making no attempt to squeegee the surface clean. You may wind up with some micro-marring after an entire winter season, but we're not talking M105 deep stuff.

Bill
 
As some have said I would be more worried about the ice/snow itself marring the paint as it moves across the paint as you drag it off. I don't think you can really do anything about it other than let it melt naturally. As far as getting most off and letting the wind do the rest, thats not a good idea. Even a small piece of snow or ice flying off the roof of a vehicle on the highway could cause a MAJOR accident. I don't know about you but I wouldn't want to be held responsible for someone's injury or death just b/c I was too lazy to clear all the snow off my vehicle. :dunno:


Setec Astronomy said:
As far as that Sno-Brum, it's really about what's on the paint at the time you are "brum'ing". If the car is filthy, there is going to be grit that has the potential to be dragged across the paint. Bear in mind that even if the car is clean, the snow can have crap in it from a number of mechanisms. We have some pretty strict new snow-removal laws here in NJ, not sure how heavily they are being enforced, so I can see why the OP is asking.
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What kind of laws are you refering to? Just wondering.
 
I have two of them. These things are the best! No matter what you use to remove snow...you're probably gonna leave some scratches. I let the vehicle warm up for a while. Then you can usually slide the snow right off with ease in a matter of seconds and be done the whole vehicle. I love them. They've saved my ass many times.

I hate bringing a vehicle inside full of snow. Cause then it starts to melt, and before you know it...you're walking around in a puddle. So, I use the Sno Brum to take care of the snow.
 
Spicy McHaggis said:
Even a small piece of snow or ice flying off the roof of a vehicle on the highway could cause a MAJOR accident.

What kind of laws are you refering to? Just wondering.
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Somewhere here in the area a few years ago a bunch of snow/ice came off the top of a tractor/trailer and DID cause a fatality, so they passed a law requiring that commercial vehicles like that be cleared of snow. This year they enacted a law here in NJ applying to all vehicles that ALL snow must be removed from any vehicle before operation. The only exception is snow that accumulates on the car during travel. I haven't really heard what the enforcement level is although I did read a State Police comment that they were going after the "tank commanders" (those who scrape a little hole in the windshield snow to see out of and leave the rest).
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Somewhere here in the area a few years ago a bunch of snow/ice came off the top of a tractor/trailer and DID cause a fatality, so they passed a law requiring that commercial vehicles like that be cleared of snow. This year they enacted a law here in NJ applying to all vehicles that ALL snow must be removed from any vehicle before operation. The only exception is snow that accumulates on the car during travel. I haven't really heard what the enforcement level is although I did read a State Police comment that they were going after the "tank commanders" (those who scrape a little hole in the windshield snow to see out of and leave the rest).
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I wish they would enforce something like that around here. He have al these soccer moms in their giant SUV's that don't bother to clean anything off except their windshield. There is no reason other than complete and total laziness and lacking the ability to think ahead and realize that they could cause a major accident.
 
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