Recommend me a car scraper

[Supermoon]

I'm actually surprised there isn't a thread on this (maybe there is but I just don't have the magic words for the TGR search function?)

I'm sick and tired of getting bad car scrapers. Seems like such a crap shoot when you're picking one up from the auto store or target or wherever. I've had $6 ones work great and last me years and $25 ones never work at all.

I don't live on the east coast, so I don't need industrial scraping capabilities, all I'm looking for is something with a long handle, a brush for snow and a scraper that can get through normal/moderate levels of ice that build up overnight on a car.

What's the maggot wisdom on this?

[::: :::]

$4 at fred meyer for a long one with a foam handle w/ a brush at one end and the scraper at the other

always get more than one so your lazy friend can get his ass out of the vehicle and help clean it off so you can go home

[hawkgt]

always get more than one so your lazy friend can get his ass out of the vehicle and help clean it off so you can go home

pro tip

[Supermoon]

$4 at fred meyer for a long one with a foam handle w/ a brush at one end and the scraper at the other

always get more than one so your lazy friend can get his ass out of the vehicle and help clean it off so you can go home

I’m a big fan of the box store chinese product. I’d also recommend at least 3 so you got one to replace the one your buddy left on the roof.

Ha. The wisdom is strong here. Maybe I need to try again with the cheapo ones. I have had terrible luck in the past. At $4 a pop I could buy ten different ones til I find one I like.

[Banh Mi]

They hand em’ out like candy at the docs office in Big Sky. Makes me feel like we are going to have a BIG winter.


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[OregonDead]

I like the free ones. Also the ones that show up after years of hiding. Ask the guys at the Subaru tent, the ones they have are alright.

[XXX-er]

you can sharpen the edge with a file or sandpaper if they don't scrape well

spray bottle with alcohol and water will cut thru ice

[PB]

Seem like you already know exactly what you want, don't need us to hold your hand while you search it out.

[Meadow Skipper]

I got this one as swag at a ski shop clinic some years back, and it's the best one I've ever had. It's lasted a long time but it's getting worn now, so I'll be watching this thread. Mostly though I just wanted to spray about how cool I think this swag is.

[reckless toboggan]

I thought all us true ski bums just used our girlfriends' credit card.

[Alpinord]

I'm actually surprised there isn't a thread on this (maybe there is but I just don't have the magic words for the TGR search function?)

I'm sick and tired of getting bad car scrapers. Seems like such a crap shoot when you're picking one up from the auto store or target or wherever. I've had $6 ones work great and last me years and $25 ones never work at all.

I don't live on the east coast, so I don't need industrial scraping capabilities, all I'm looking for is something with a long handle, a brush for snow and a scraper that can get through normal/moderate levels of ice that build up overnight on a car.

What's the maggot wisdom on this?

A plexi/acrylic wax scraper works fine in a pinch if you keep it (or any scraper) sharp.

[Skistack]

Get the red one.


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[SkiBall]

I keep an extra one by the door for mornings. Having to pre wipe so all the snow doesn't sluff in trying to get the damn brush sucks. I can't be expected to remember to bring it in every night. Just trying to remember to turn my wipers off is enough.


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[Supermoon]

Seem like you already know exactly what you want, don't need us to hold your hand while you search it out.

I know what I want, just not who makes it

[MakersTeleMark]

I thought all us true ski bums just used our girlfriends' credit card.

All us true ski bums would know that your suggestion would immediately lead to cutting of the sugar mommy funds due to corruption of the delivery device.

Get with the program.

[Bruce Springskiin]

College IDs used to work real nice also. I cycle the old one to under the passenger seat so they can earn their way.

A snowy windshield is a great place to hide a Smirnoff Ice.

I can not believe I have not thought of the re-sharpening before, so simple. I usually wait until my scrapers looks a little Hardwick, then replace.

[tipdive]

What makes a good car scrapper:
- Telescopic pole
- Solid plastic scrapper material
- Rotating brush on the opposite end, 2 positions
- Foam handle

[SKIP IN7RO]

Hopkins made in the USA

[steff]

Brass blade scrapes much better than plastic. Snow Joe or Icebreaker.

[TG]

Brass blade scrapes much better than plastic. Snow Joe or Icebreaker.

+1 for brass.

long handle plastic with a good brush for brushing off the snow and scraping the easy stuff off the windows.
But for any real ice left after that, brass blade kills it.

[swissiphic]

you can sharpen the edge with a file or sandpaper if they don't scrape well

spray bottle with alcohol and water will cut thru ice

cross hatch pattern bastard file works good for sharpening the edge. basically never buy a new scraper, just keep the one from 2007 going.

[3PinGrin]

[XXX-er]

the xc ski coach used to get a bunch of wax scrapers cut at the plastic store in town he said it was the cheapest way to source them cuz they would have all disappeared by end of season

[Notchtop]

They hand em’ out like candy at the docs office in Big Sky. Makes me feel like we are going to have a BIG winter.


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Brass Yoho FTW.
Only seem to find them at farm n ranch joints tho.

[XXX-er]

That ^^ would be way more fun with a power tool

BTW surgical staples are really easy to remove your self with side cutters and actualy less painful than what the doc uses