[rennsportny]

Winter is coming!

How do you remove snow off your car? Which brush do you use? Or what do you use? If you got a link, even better!

[chefwong]

Leaf Blower if it's a dusting. But if it's been parked for awhile, and it's typical NorthEast wettish snow, blower won't move much of the dusting

Any extendable brush with a MF towel wrapped on the brush head....but it will still -micro mar- paint regardless - eh, depends how picky one is about paint.

[rennsportny]

Originally Posted by chefwong

Leaf Blower if it's a dusting. But if it's been parked for awhile, and it's typical NorthEast wettish snow, blower won't move much of the dusting

Any extendable brush with a MF towel wrapped on the brush head....but it will still -micro mar- paint regardless - eh, depends how picky one is about paint.

Yeah, I'm in NYC.

I want to get something that's a no-brainer for my wife to use.

[chefwong]

Anything will work then. SnowJoe Broom, any extending snow removal tool....
Extending being the key as the hood is huge, and the roof as well

It will still mar paint - just depends who's operating the tool.

[sharkymcpeterson]

If you park outside and you like your paint I'd recommend a quality car cover. Moving snow and ice on a car is most likely going end with you needing a paint correction.

[denaliman]

A snow brush brush with EVA foam head will cause less scratches compared to a bristle brush.

[MJBradley1967]

Having just had the X5 waxed a few weeks ago, when the first heavy snow hit, I just drove backwards, hit the brakes and everything slid right off.

I used to use an extender swivel-head snow brush in the past, but I'm more concerned with scratching and swirls now.

[sharkymcpeterson]

Originally Posted by MJBradley1967

Having just had the X5 waxed a few weeks ago, when the first heavy snow hit, I just drove backwards, hit the brakes and everything slid right off.

I used to use an extender swivel-head snow brush in the past, but I'm more concerned with scratching and swirls now.

Moving ice or snow while on a hood will devastate the clear coat. The only solution that prevents marring is a quality car cover. Either that or keep it in a garage.

If you aren't crazy about keeping the paint perfect then what's the difference who cares hire some neighborhood kids to slide down your hood after it snows that'll get most of it.

[AbleDanger]

Originally Posted by sharkymcpeterson

hire some neighborhood kids to slide down your hood after it snows that'll get most of it.

I feel like there's some sort of happy medium before this option...

[sharkymcpeterson]

Originally Posted by AbleDanger

I feel like there's some sort of happy medium before this option...

Not for the kids!!! Think of them will you. All jokes aside-
snow is a destroyer of paint. The debris on your hood prior to snow becomes sand paper under the weight of a sheet of heavy snow or ice.

Seal skin covers have good reviews.