Time to think about Winter...bah

[yearoftherat]

Has anyone found a decent winter brush that can remove the snow without scratching the paint/clearcoat. The bristtles on the brushes are pretty stiff and they can't be good for our paint/clearcoat. I know they have to be stiff to remove the snow but has anyone found anything decent?

[Cardinal Fang]

I have to agree. After the snow fall last year I cleared snow off my hood, had a look, went inside the house and asked Mrs. Fang to kick my ass. Which she of course obliged without any hesitation and some enjoyment I might add.

Our paint is soooooooooo sensitive.

[yearoftherat]

asked Mrs. Fang to kick my ass. Which she of course obliged without any hesitation and some enjoyment I might add.

Well hopefully someone can answer my question SO you won't get your ass kicked again this yr...unless you enjoy that sort of thing.....:whoa

[Kevin@nextmod]

Do a thick coat of wax before winter and after winter. Then it'll be fine. Or should be fine

[Aitch]

I couldn't believe the swirl marks etc from this winter. I got the car in August last year, polished and waxed it when I got it home, and was careful washing it over the winter. The paint looked like crap to me once I cleaned it in the spring even though I'd barely touched it with anything other than the snow brush.

Although I think I'm fairly picky. I went to the Lambo dealership on Front street last week and was noticing faint swirl marks in some of their paints!

[Flagrum_3]

YotR, I picked up a brush last year at Ct, it was one of the big ones (coloured handles), but the brissles were nice and soft (compared to most)which is what I was looking for, seems to work quite well, but can't say for sure whether that was the reason I had no scratches! I also put 2 coats of Turtle Wax Ice on the car in October, (one coat, waited a few weeks, another coat)!!....

This probably did more for protection then anything; but when clearing the snow I would be very careful not to actually sweep as low as the paint surface, I'd let the wind etc; take care of that stuff!!.

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[SonicBoy]

Leaf blower works great on the light fluffy stuff :chuckle.

The coat of wax helps but really, winter is really hard on any paint finish. Anything touching the paint like the brush will add some kind of scratches no matter how faint.

[Ogata]

I just googled and found this out:

http://www.properautocare.com/oxotwsnbrice.html

[boogie]

I just googled and found this out:

http://www.properautocare.com/oxotwsnbrice.html

That looks cool. We should see if eshine can get those...GB?

[Ogata]

That looks cool. We should see if eshine can get those...GB?

I smell a GI coming for this but what makes a company claiming their brush's don't scratch paint or clearcoat? Even if they are soft and you leave it in your trunk or in the car, won't it get hard eitherway?

Off Topic: These guys are REALLY informative on detailing...I'm actually learning a few new tricks from them.

[ravin13]

We use a sno brum at work, I'm gonna go buy one for the winter. Its not a brush, its made of polyethylene foam, so as far as I know, its not gonna harm the paint

[Ogata]

We use a sno brum at work, I'm gonna go buy one for the winter. Its not a brush, its made of polyethylene foam, so as far as I know, its not gonna harm the paint

This?

http://www.autobarn.net/snowbrush.html

Does it get ice too? It does not look like it.

[ravin13]

nope, no ice, but it works amazing on snow

[x_o_k_x]

We use a sno brum at work, I'm gonna go buy one for the winter. Its not a brush, its made of polyethylene foam, so as far as I know, its not gonna harm the paint

I think IMO you going to have higher chance of scatching the surface. With all the ice/salt particles on the roof or hood of your car. So when you brush it of with this, you might be rolling these tiny stones against your paint.

I would just reccomend to get good coat of wax and a regular snow brush with soft end.

[Ogata]

I think IMO you going to have higher chance of scatching the surface. With all the ice/salt particles on the roof or hood of your car. So when you brush it of with this, you might be rolling these tiny stones against your paint.

I would just reccomend to get good coat of wax and a regular snow brush with soft end.


Most of them become hard when left out in the cold no? I found a link for Amazon.com that sells it for $14.99 USD

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Grips-17014-Twister-Scraper/dp/B00004U9WK

[ZeroChalk]

I'd recommend removing as much as the snow without actually touching the paint. The rest will blow off as you exit the parking lot.

Winter glove works fine.. even with a wax and sealant, I don't see how it can resist physical plastic bristles.

Now for freezing rain coating your car... well umm.. i dunno. Come back in the spring?

[kaval]

I have had great results with the car wash brushes. However it is KEY not to make actual contact with the paint. This is a huge no-no! You can help keep snow from sticking to your car, and keeping your paint protected by going with this package (http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=28340)