In some States it is illegal to leave the snow on the vehicle. As it melts it falls off the car and presents itself as a driving hazard. Have you ever been behind someone when the entire section of snow decides to side off their trunk or roof? The rubber squeegee/water hose works well and doesn't do any damage to the finish. Use the squeegee to remove the majority of snow, then hose the rest off the windows and body. As Jen mentioned, the snow comes off without scratching or damaging the finish.

 

Remove the snow however you want. Driving in the winter is going to add more scratches than removing snow in your driveway. Every spring just make a big effort to get a good clay, compound, polish, sealant, wax and then keep up on it.

Typically I use a very delicate brush to remove 90%, then I let the sun do the rest. I don't scrape or scrub an area, if it doesn't come off in light brushing, then it stays for now.

 

Thanks mike and mike, come spring i'll have to learn detailing tips. For now i was thinking of wraping a snow brush in a microfiber towel.

 

You can do everything that you can, come spring you'll have a ton of fine-scratches in the clear anyway.

But luckily, you can remove all of that

 

If thats the case i might as well just keep using my brush as gently as i can like i have been

 

I just see that taking any dirt/salt that's on the car, under the snow, and scraping it against or into the clear coat.

I agree with Mike. Anything that moves across the paint is going to create fine scratches in the clear if the car isn't totally clean, and in the winter that's never.

 

I usually lightly brush my off too. If any snow is frozen to the car it stays on till its thawed enough to come off on its own