Just a word of caution to all fellow TL owners in the Snowbelts. Be very careful about the the kind of winter window snow brush you use as a considerable amount of paint damage can occur with the rear window fit being flush to the body. Never, ever use any kind of brush with metal in it, either to hold the brush fibers onto the brush, or in the general construction of the brush. You can do a heck of a lot of damage to the cars finish without realizing you are removing a layer of paint with the metal should you overlap the brush edge with the paint.
I have replaced all my winter brushes with those made of all plastic, or wood and plastic. Be careful of metal staples used in the construction of the brushes too.
A little extra care will keep our TL's looking good for the springtime.

Sorry guys... no pics on this... I learned this the hard way on a previous car.

Merry Christmas to all

TL42 - Gord -

 

Words to live by...

I'm lucky that the TL gets a happy home within the garage... Leaving work though, I picked up a great snow brush (gentle) from CostCo for a mere $10, I think... (although on the days I know it's going to be bad, the beater '96 Blazer does the duty...)

 

yeah same here....garaged.....and the days that it's gonna snow significantly, school's canceled...

yeah brush's usually do damage....specially on black cars..

 

this is what i use on the windows
the scrapers scratcht he windows so i just spray em when they are iced over

 

wait who would brush the paint and not the window?

 

I know of a female that once had to act as a designated driver after her friend became soused at a holiday party. The female had to drive the inebriated person's new car home. A few inches of ice and snow fell while they were attending the party, covering the car. Since the car (new) had no brush, only a tire iron and empty can of soda, in it, the driver was forced to use the edge of a crushed soda can to remove the ice and snow from the windows...

I wish I could say that there was a happy ending here, but not in the car owner's eyes! However, the price of replacing a windshield is small compared to the price of your life, so I guess that there is a good way to look at it!

 

I would just stay away from the brushes entirely, especially on dark colored cars. When you rub that nylon or whatever material those bristles are made out of on the paint, you will leave some swirl marks at the least.


I would use this -->http://amos.shop.com/amos/cc/pcd/957...8131/ccsyn/260

 

Best bet of advice, don't use the bristle end, use only the plastic razor end on the windows and don't go all the way to the paint. Even better bet, when the weather gets rough, leave your TL in the garage, that's where mine is.

 

The point is that it happens by accident. Look at your TL's rear window and notice how it's flush with the paint. Makes it easy to go over the edge.

How is the TL's rear defroster for this purpose? I park in my garage as well, but there's always the prospect of going skiing and having to scrape. My previous Accord had a strong defroster that melted snow quickly; my previous Acura Legend's defroster was weaker.

 

I dated a girl whose younger brother was told to clean off their cars after a good snow - he was P.O.'d to have to actually do some work - so he used a snow shovel to remove it - OMG, what a disaster. This is a true story.

 

3G TL has the thin paint finish. My old cars (Legend & GS300) even have more resistant paint...

 

But then we become one of those annoying people who drive on the roads covering the rest of us as their car is blown clean as they drive - that is pretty annoying. If people are good they can brush off the top few inches and the rest will blow and defroster will take car of rest on window...


I dunno - all this talk about snow has me depressed.

 

1995hoo... excuse me for quoting you, but it looks like the answer to that question will be forthcoming very soon. We Use it every day up our way and it keeps the rear window clean, even with our two golden retrievers in the back seat panting like old steam locomotives. Looking at the weather map for today, I think a lot of us will be learning how well it works on a first hand basis. We have had no problems with ours in the snow. Our previous Odyssey (2002 model year) never had a problem coping with the snows in the Toronto area.

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