Maple Keys! Arrrgh!

[Fuyuzora]

I have a rather large Norway maple close to my driveway... Which invariably results in piles of maple keys landing on my car... and invariably breed headaches.

They land all over the roof, work into gaps in the mouldings for the windows and roof racks, get under the wiper blades, clog up the bottom of the windshield, work their way into the slot for the rotating base of the wiper arms... And if it's damp/wet outside, they seem to bind to the top layer of the car and leave crud behind when I remove them.

:complain

Short of building an attached garage, buying a carport, or cutting down the trees in my neighbourhood, anyone have any suggestions for dealing with the darn things?!

[Thrizzl3]

lol its nature..what do you want it to do?

[Fuyuzora]

lol its nature..what do you want it to do?

If it could produce non-staining teflon-coated maple keys which blow off my car in the slightest breeze without any hassle it would be nice. :)

On a serious note though, any suggestions for removing them more quickly? I could sweep them off with a broom, but I don't want to scratch up the surface... Maybe a long-reach duster for blinds or something would work?

[bubba1983]

pick them off it only takes a min, i do it everytime

as for the stains they, and leafs leave behind...a claybar will remove that if they are left there for some time

[BMWWW]

Nothing you can do. Burn that sucker to the ground!

[froggy]

lol super wax and polish your car so nothing will stick!