[how not to] Clearing snow from your car, with a metal shovel

[Medved_77]

Not sure what this guy was thinking but can't help but feel bad for him:

Car was 2 days old. Owner wasn't used to snow.

Source here

 

[Chanser]

I would cry if I did that.

 

[Fred42]

Not sure what this guy was thinking but can't help but feel bad for him:

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Car was 2 days old. Owner wasn't used to snow.

Source here

It seems hard to feel sorry for someone dumb enough to do that.

 

[AndyS3]

What a complete numpty.

How can anybody even think using a metal device on a painted surface is a good idea.

Completely devoid of common sense.

 

[Jason71]

Was he clearing if off so he could give it a good buff up with a brilo pad?

There's no cure for stupid

 

[Zakalwe]

And this guy managed to pass a driving test?

 

[Beady3647]

It's left hand drive by the looks of things so maybe no driving test!

 

[Dangerous Fish]

My cat isn't used to snow, but he wouldn't do that

 

[Steely]

Time for a wrap?

 

[Zakalwe]

Time for a wrap?

Time for someone to use the metal shovel on the back of the owner's head. Slap some sense into the fool.

 

[Medved_77]

Looks like the rear light clusters are damaged too so wrap + replacement lights

 

[Jason71]

Time for a wrap?

on the original thread people are suggesting the damage is too deep and would show through wrap.

 

[Dilly]

Must be California!

I worry when I use a really soft broom. I have a plastic shovel. I wouldn’t even use that!

 

[Tony Hoyle]

It's difficult to tell with reflections but it looks like he's scratched the roof glass as well.

That repair is *not* going to be cheap.

 

[Iain]

“Son get out there and clean my damn car”

 

[Durzel]

After a full respray it would probably look better than it comes out the factory.

The problem as above is stuff like glass and trim. No doubt that's scratched too.

 

[stonecoldrmw]

Absolute amateur. Get off the roads pal.

No sympathy at all.

 

[MadScientist]

I wonder what he uses to de-ice his windows - thermic lance?

 

[AndrewGR]

It would be interesting to see what it looks like without all the reflections of the showroom fluorescent light tubes. Makes it difficult to see the scratches

 

[LongRanger]

Looks like he forgot to dress the tyres with a nail gun.

To be fair, it might just have been unlucky and was the wrong kind of metal. Aluminium would have been fine, right ?