Which Snowbrush ?

[EdLancer]

Ok, winter is fast approaching and I'am looking for a scratchless snowbrush to keep my Autopian detailed car swirless. Anyone have any suggestions, make, brand model ?

 

[togwt]

~One manâ€â„¢s opinion / observations~



Groitâ€â„¢s Boarâ€â„¢s Hair Brush (P/N 10220 $80)



I must admit though we use it for washing SUVs (snow, what snow?)



~Hope this helps~



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[paco]

Ed,



Canadian Winter = swirls on a daily driver. No matter how careful you are.



Safety comes first. Therefore, you need to brush off the snow off your car, which may result in swirls. It's way to dangerous to drive around with snow and ice on the hood or roof of your car.



The best thing is to warm up your car well enough that it's starts melting off. Some people think that as it melts, the water lubricates the snow/ice that falls off, thereby, minimizing swirls.



As for brushes, some people will wrap the nylon "brush" part with a sock or towel to minimize the nylon touching the paint. Theory being that cotton will scratch less than those pesky tough brushes. Just make sure to keep the cotton clean and wash it very often.



There's also a sno-brum (http://www.hvaa.com/snow_broom.htm) that was talked about the past couple of winters that has a foam head. However, I don't know of anyone who actually purchased one and used it. I don't buy the claim it won't harm finishes as snow picks up a tonne of dirt and salt, which, when pushed by the broom will lead to scratches.



Paco

 

[White95Max]

I only use a brush on my glass. For the painted surfaces, I remove most of the snow off of the area, but leaving a thin layer remaining on the paint. If I don't touch that bottom layer, I hope to avoid any scratching. Usually, the hood will get warm enough to allow some melting right above the paint, and the clumps of snow will slide off (ideally, without scratching the paint).

The same idea applies to the other horizontal surfaces of the car. Since the trunk lid/spoiler don't ever really warm up, I just clear off the majority of the snow by hand, and don't worry about the bit that's still left.

 

[DaGonz]

There's also a sno-brum (http://www.hvaa.com/snow_broom.htm) that was talked about the past couple of winters that has a foam head. However, I don't know of anyone who actually purchased one and used it. I don't buy the claim it won't harm finishes as snow picks up a tonne of dirt and salt, which, when pushed by the broom will lead to scratches

I have one, and it does a great job of clearing snow off of my vehicles. I always leave a minute layer of snow on the surface, which will melt off on its own.

 

[Raven]

I use a sheepskin wash mitt and remove all but a thin layer of snow. The heat froim the car starts melting that quickly and it slipes off on its own. Hopefully the water between the paint and layer of snow helps a bit in keeping the swirls at bay.

 

[Accumulator]

I'd only use it on the windows, but check out

Stratmosphere



Cut and paste from their website:



Product ID: ST0101

Category Car Care

Manufacturer STRAT

Stratmosphere Ultimate Snowbrush

Stratmosphere Ultimate Snowbrush with genuine Boar's hair bristles.



Price: $40.00

 

[EdLancer]

I only use a brush on my glass. For the painted surfaces, I remove most of the snow off of the area, but leaving a thin layer remaining on the paint. If I don't touch that bottom layer, I hope to avoid any scratching. Usually, the hood will get warm enough to allow some melting right above the paint, and the clumps of snow will slide off (ideally, without scratching the paint).

The same idea applies to the other horizontal surfaces of the car. Since the trunk lid/spoiler don't ever really warm up, I just clear off the majority of the snow by hand, and don't worry about the bit that's still left.

I think this is the best method with a $1.75cdn snowbrush, but I still can't believe that there is like only 2 items on the entire internet claiming to be finish friendly snowbrushes. I smell major busine$$ opportunity if someone can come up with something !

 

[Setec Astronomy]

The Autopia store has the Oxo snow brush that's 'sposed to have finish-safe split bristles...kinda pricey at $15 vs. ur normal WalMart special, but not bad against the $20 Snow Broom or the boar's hair one that Accumulator linked for $40.



I bought one, it's kind of heavy, gave it to my friend with the new car since mine's kind of a goner anyway.