Snow Joe Telescoping Snow Broom In Action!

[Angus]

This morning I woke up to my car covered in snow:


Time to break out my SnowJoe!


From ACC product description for the Snow Joe Telescoping Snow Broom:

Winter`s hard enough. Take the struggle out of snow removal!

• Durable foam head removes snow without scratching
  
• Built-in ice scrapper to remover built-up ice
  
• Light weight and easy to handle
  

Ok lets see what this “snow broom” can do! First my hood:




Hey that’s not bad. The entire hood took ~30 seconds to clear.

Next the roof:


But wait! It even works in reverse!!


And look, it can be used to clear glass surfaces too!!!


Done in less than 2 minutes! Thanks SnowJoe!!


In all seriousness, this is pretty handy snow removal tool. Unlike other snow removal tools I`ve used in the past, the Snowjoe doesn’t appear to have left any scratches in my freshly detailed DD but I’ll know for sure after I wash it. I did have a problem extending the handle – it seems to be jammed in place. This would have been more annoying if I a) had a larger car and b) had to deal with a significant amount of snow.

For $19.99 it would make a nice Christmas or Hanukkah gift for anyone who has to deal with snow.

Snow Joe Telescoping Snow Broom

[Accumulator]

Angus- I have one of those that I use on rentals and service loaners. I can`t, for the life of me, use it without inducing some degree of marring even though I try my best to leave a thin layer of snow on the vehicle. It`s not that the foam blade itself is doing the damage, it`s the dirt on the paint/in the snow.

Hope you have better luck with it than I do, sure wouldn`t be the first time that somebody did fine with something that`s not Accumulator-proof!

[tom p.]

Angus- I have one of those that I use on rentals and service loaners. I can`t, for the life of me, use it without inducing some degree of marring even though I try my best to leave a thin layer of snow on the vehicle.

Yeah, I`ll second that.

[RaysWay]

Lol I enjoyed reading your review Angus.

[The Driver]

Angus- I have one of those that I use on rentals and service loaners. I can`t, for the life of me, use it without inducing some degree of marring even though I try my best to leave a thin layer of snow on the vehicle. It`s not that the foam blade itself is doing the damage, it`s the dirt on the paint/in the snow.

Hope you have better luck with it than I do, sure wouldn`t be the first time that somebody did fine with something that`s not Accumulator-proof!

If you were really fast you could use direct spray of onr as a lube with the snow

Just make sure to follow up with an MF to eliminate streaking.

[Accumulator]

The Driver- Eh, I can`t use rinseless washes without marring the paint either! At least not by themselves; I have to do a BHB/foamgun step to get the "big stuff" off first. Heh heh, more of that "not Accumulator-proof" stuff!

[Angus]

Angus- I have one of those that I use on rentals and service loaners. I can`t, for the life of me, use it without inducing some degree of marring even though I try my best to leave a thin layer of snow on the vehicle. It`s not that the foam blade itself is doing the damage, it`s the dirt on the paint/in the snow.

Hope you have better luck with it than I do, sure wouldn`t be the first time that somebody did fine with something that`s not Accumulator-proof!

Yeah I hear you on the grim being on the vehicle is what scratches the paint and not the actual soft foam snowbroom. I do plan on washing it and doing a very close inspection of the paint/ checking for marring and light scratches. I did preform a complete pre-winter detail a week or so ago so this will also be a LSP durability test of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection topped with BLACKFIRE BlackIce.

Lol I enjoyed reading your review Angus.

Happy to hear it, Vega!

If you were really fast you could use direct spray of onr as a lube with the snow

Just make sure to follow up with an MF to eliminate streaking.

Yeah, but it`s just going to snow again... I`m ok with the end results.

[Angus]

Over the weekend I finally had a chance to wash my Civic and give it a close inspection post snowjoe-ing. From what I could tell, there wasn`t any scratches or marring present. BlackIce beading was still going strong as well. I`ll continue to update this thread as the winter progresses and my snowjoe gets more use

[Tpr1634]

I have not used mine as of yet and hope I never do, I mainly wanted it for clearing the windsheild of my F-150 running it on the paint would make me nervous.

[David Fermani]

If the car is clean then who really knows? But I can`t see the friction of the Snow Broom rubbing over any kind of dirt on the surface not causing marring of some sort?

[imported_MI Mike]

I have a couple old 16x24 microfiber towels that wife sewed into a cover (sewed edges) that I slip over end to cover edges.

[Angus]

If the car is clean then who really knows? But I can`t see the friction of the Snow Broom rubbing over any kind of dirt on the surface not causing marring of some sort?

I`m pretty sure that the key to avoid marring or scratches - keeping up with winter washes so there`s as little debris as possible on the paint.

I have a couple old 16x24 microfiber towels that wife sewed into a cover (sewed edges) that I slip over end to cover edges.

Neat idea!

[Angus]

Well I`ve used the SnowJoe now a handful of time and so far I haven`t seen and new scratches or marring. However, for the life of me I can`t get the snow joe to extend to its full length!!! It`s jammed in the retracted position. No matter how much I try, it will not extend and only spins in place. I`ve even resorted to using pliers to try and force it open without any luck:



I`m planning on emailing SnowJoe today about it. For a brand new tool to fail this fast is totally unacceptable.

[AutopiaTech]

Well I`ve used the SnowJoe now a handful of time and so far I haven`t seen and new scratches or marring. However, for the life of me I can`t get the snow joe to extend to its full length!!! It`s jammed in the retracted position. No matter how much I try, it will not extend and only spins in place. I`ve even resorted to using pliers to try and force it open without any luck:


I`m planning on emailing SnowJoe today about it. For a brand new tool to fail this fast is totally unacceptable.

If Snow Joe is unable to help give Vega a call and we`ll replace it.

Great review by the way!

[Angus]

If Snow Joe is unable to help give Vega a call and we`ll replace it.

Great review by the way!

Thanks, AutopiaTech!

Hopefully SnowJoe will stand behind their product and make it right. I`ll keep this thread updated with the outcome since I consider this issue an important part of my overall product review/ recommendation to others.