Winter brushes

Maybe a n00b question...

Got my car washed this weekend and I noticed a lot of what looks like swirlies, but in groups of straight lines. About 2 seconds later I realized this is from my snow brush clearing the snow off my car. I'm using some Costco specials with fairly soft bristles to try to keep the paint in decent-looking shape. They never touch the ground, and I run my hand through the bristles a couple of times before/after each use to "clean" them (or, rather, make sure there aren't any salt crystals lurking in the depths.) I don't push down on the brushes or force them against the car, I let the weight of the brush do all the work. The marks are concentrated around the trunk, roof, windows, hood, and mirror caps, all the areas I use the brush.

Is this avoidable with a different brush, or just a cost of living in snow-prone areas?

 

I only use a snow brush to clean the windows, I use a leaf blower to clean snow off my cars. Don't know of any brushes that will not cause some scratches when cleaning snow.

 

Only Snow remover I use is the snow brum

 

Ice getting trapped under the broom and scratching the paint isn't a problem?

 

No never had that issue

 

Next time try wrapping the bristles with a micro fiber cloth.

 

Won't that increase the risk of catching ice under the MF cloth and scraping it along the paint?

 

I normally remove snow down to 1/4"-1/8" and let the rest melt away.

 

I`ve been using this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Snow-Joe-Snow-Broom-with-Ice-Scraper/21098141

On clearance for Wal-Mart for $8.88 right now. I got one cheap earlier in the year as well.

 

Same as the snow brum it works the same but cheaper . I have one in the work truck . I like that it has a place to snap the handle for storage.

 

^^ Exactly.