If you live where it snows and aren't blessed with a garage, you can expect to spend a lot of time digging your car out of the white stuff. The cold and the extra time out of your day are enough to make anyone despise winter--unless you master the best technique for removing snow from your car. With a few pointers, you'll be on your way sooner, saving you both time and frozen frustration.
Dress appropriately, with warm, waterproof gloves, winter clothing and high-topped snow boots.
Stand on one side of the car. Using a long-handled snow scraper, push the snow on the roof of the car as far to the other side as you can reach. Once the roof is mostly clear, continue pushing the snow on the rear window, trunk, windshield and hood.
Walk around to the other side of the car and use the snow scraper to pull the piled-up snow off the car.
Use the snow brush to remove any snow that hasn't come off the windshield, hood or headlights. Use an ice chipper to remove any snow that has melted and refrozen into ice on the windshield.
Use a snow shovel to remove the snow from around your tires so you can pull out of the parking spot, if your car is truly buried.
