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Old 01-16-2013, 04:55 PM
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I have a question here, for those of us who are not fortunate to have a garage for our montes. How do you clean the snow off your car? What do you use to get the snow off, but also taking car not to mess up the paint at all. I'm kind of stumped. Thanks all
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 05:13 PM
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I use a rubber window squeegee to remove the majority of snow. Then I use the water hose to clear off the windows and any remaining snow on the body.
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 05:17 PM
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Generally, I start with cleaning the front and rear windshield...

Depending on how deep the snow is...
If im still able to see out the windows....I dont touch any of the snow on the paint....

Or if it does obstruct my view....I merely peel back enuff layers of the snow
To where my visibility is no longer obstructed....
I never scrape, wipe or clean the snow off down to the paint....
If its so bad all over that I need to remove it all....after clearing my windows...I will head to the quarter car wash and rinse it off by hand...
With the winters here we havent had....I havent had to do that in a long time....
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 05:26 PM
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I never touch, even with a brush or my hand, any of the snow on the paint. If it's deep enough, I may knock it down with my hand but never down to the paint.
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 05:33 PM
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I usually don't mess with it, unless it's on the windows or seriously obstructing something. I let the sun do the rest of the work.
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 07:05 PM
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my neighbor has a "sno broom" and he swears by it, says it dosin't scratch like a broom does. i need to pick one up for myself.

 
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Old 01-16-2013, 07:29 PM
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Im gonna have to look around and maybe invent something Not clearing the snow off doesn't fly well with me(you can get ticketed for that)
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 08:11 PM
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I never let anything touch my paint - like the others have stated - remove snow from the windows and if it's not obstructing the view - leave the snow on.
 
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I only take the snow and frost off of the windows, and I will wipe the snow off of the headlights, taillights, and license plates but thats about it. Never wipe off on the paint and I just let it blow off or melt
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 11:57 PM
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I got a snow plow, & let her hotness take over the rest.
Seriously...the paint is so slick from wax it just slides off....
 

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