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I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this?
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:you simply rip off the tarp
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Feb 4, 2022 03:40
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snow is heavy
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Feb 4, 2022 03:40
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Weatherdammerung 2022: you simply rip off the tarp
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Feb 4, 2022 03:41
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? if this seems like a realistic plan then i have to assume you have tree trunk arms and you already lift your car up to shake the snow off so why bother with the tarp
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Feb 4, 2022 03:43
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? Anything heavy enough to stay on the car without needing to be secured (like a car cover) will scratch the hell out of your paint, and then you'll really scratch the hell out of your paint when you try to drag it off with all that snow on top. They actually do make some products specifically for this purpose but they're all as-seen-on-TV kind of poo poo and they're basically just car covers and almost as inconvenient to use.
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Feb 4, 2022 03:44
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Texas dead yet?
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Feb 4, 2022 03:44
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? clearing your car is easy
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Feb 4, 2022 03:45
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? Don't listen to these naysayers. Try it and post a video.
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Feb 4, 2022 03:49
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Bip Roberts posted:clearing your car is easy it actually kind of sucks if you live in an area where police like to profile (lol everywhere) and you've got local snow clearing laws. I used to know a guy that would get pulled over 2-3 times per winter because he wasn't willing to take an ice scraper to his paint to get frozen snow from the hood/trunk. Cops would basically nail him before he could get off his street.
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Feb 4, 2022 03:51
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this?
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Feb 4, 2022 03:53
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Paradoxish posted:Anything heavy enough to stay on the car without needing to be secured (like a car cover) will scratch the hell out of your paint, and then you'll really scratch the hell out of your paint when you try to drag it off with all that snow on top. You really think a regular blue tarp will scratch the hell out of your car??
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Feb 4, 2022 03:59
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I just mean like how? Physically how?
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Feb 4, 2022 04:00
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I just mean like how? Physically how? is this a bit are you doing a bit
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Feb 4, 2022 04:01
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Asproigerosis posted:Texas dead yet? not yet
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Feb 4, 2022 04:04
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:You really think a regular blue tarp will scratch the hell out of your car?? no but the quartz (Moh 7) that makes up the grains of dirt on your car will
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Feb 4, 2022 04:05
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I just mean like how? Physically how? You are going to be dragging every bit of dust and debris on your car across the paint surface with several inches of snow pushing down on it. People have hosed up classic cars by leaving them under tarps for a few years and literally rubbing away the paint in spots where the tarp was blowing around. There's a reason real car covers secure in a billion different spots so they can't move at all.
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Feb 4, 2022 04:05
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Lacrosse posted:Good news: If it fails badly enough (as it total catastrophic failure) then they will have no choice but to fix it Welcome back from the three year coma. It brings me no joy to tell you what's happened during your leave.
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Feb 4, 2022 04:07
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Asproigerosis posted:Texas dead yet? you're laughing, the power grid is going to poo poo and people will die and you're laughing
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Feb 4, 2022 04:11
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Asproigerosis posted:Texas dead yet? grid's fine. death will wait for us until either later this month or next year probably
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Feb 4, 2022 04:15
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Paradoxish posted:You are going to be dragging every bit of dust and debris on your car across the paint surface with several inches of snow pushing down on it. People have hosed up classic cars by leaving them under tarps for a few years and literally rubbing away the paint in spots where the tarp was blowing around. There's a reason real car covers secure in a billion different spots so they can't move at all. But what I'm saying is that you put the tarp on your car the night before the snow happens. Then 3-8 inches come down. Then you just rip the tarp off
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Feb 4, 2022 04:16
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The tarp is on your car for like 12 hours
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Feb 4, 2022 04:16
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Radirot posted:you're laughing, the power grid is going to poo poo and people will die and you're laughing i don't think the grid is going to poo poo yet
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Feb 4, 2022 04:17
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well that's good then.
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Feb 4, 2022 04:20
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because the tarp holding 8" of snow across a roughly 6' x 20' surface weighs north of 1500 lbs, is why
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Feb 4, 2022 04:22
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:The tarp is on your car for like 12 hours I guess it would "work" if you get a dusting and can just sort of flick the tarp off your car. Edit: Because this shame on an IGA posted:because the tarp holding 8" of snow across a roughly 6' x 20' surface weighs north of 1500 lbs, is why
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Feb 4, 2022 04:23
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? you'd need to park it under a winch point and then you would slowly winch it up. snow diaper. don't listen to these goons, they have no originality
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Feb 4, 2022 04:25
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the trick to ripping the tarp off is not to do it too strongly because you’ll end up with all the snow staying on top of your car as if you successfully pulled the tablecloth out from under a fully set dinner table.
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Feb 4, 2022 04:26
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has anyone tried just driving really fast so the snow blows harmlessly onto passing cars
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Feb 4, 2022 04:26
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realy you could just put hydralics on your car and then have it set up so the front is pitched up (back wheels down= maximum grip) peel out and the snow iwll just harmless drop the ground. infact if you do a wheelie even more will fall off. pretty simple & easy
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Feb 4, 2022 04:28
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at least the tarp plan is better than pouring hot water on your windshield to get the frost off
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Feb 4, 2022 04:35
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shame on an IGA posted:because the tarp holding 8" of snow across a roughly 6' x 20' surface weighs north of 1500 lbs, is why Well this is a good reason
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Feb 4, 2022 04:35
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how do people die in avalanches I mean it’s just snow??? I play in it and throw it around!
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Feb 4, 2022 04:37
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blatman posted:at least the tarp plan is better than pouring hot water on your windshield to get the frost off You just have to stock up on the bottled boiling water
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Feb 4, 2022 04:39
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I've been wondering this for like 10-15 years: if a snowstorm is coming could you just cover your car in a tarp? And then bam the next day you simply rip off the tarp and then there's your car with no snow on it. Why don't people do this? Why don't I do this? thank you for asking this question, I've had the same thought and it's nice to know why it's dumb as hell
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Feb 4, 2022 04:42
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rip the tarp off like a fancy waiter doing the tablecloth trick and then all the snow is back on the car
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Feb 4, 2022 04:45
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The tarp thing is not that strange, though I can't say I've ever seen someone use one.
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Feb 4, 2022 04:45
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Koirhor posted:rip the tarp off like a fancy waiter doing the tablecloth trick and then all the snow is back on the car and you don’t have a clear coat anymore!
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Feb 4, 2022 04:46
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Koirhor posted:rip the tarp off like a fancy waiter doing the tablecloth trick and then all the snow is back on the car This would be awful
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avoid scrapage by lifting the tarp off, not dragging it. if you park under a tree or lamppost you can fix the tarp by rope and make a little pulley
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