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So I finally get my (removed) outside to shovel this morning. My son has already started. I said wait, let's clear the cars off first, then do the rest...so, I get my scraper, do most of my Vibe, then hand the scraper to him. I get the other scraper and start on the van (yes, I own a van too, shaddup!). I look to see what he's doing and..!!HORRORS!!!He's using the scraper to scrape the ice off the HOOD! AAAAHHHH!!!He stopped. Then I had to tell him the story of when I was a kid I used the snow shovel to clean off my mother's station wagon...and how the scratches were so bad she still talks about it.I have not dared look for damage yet...

Yeah. I've seen people do that to their cars. How old is your son?Inder

Beat him with the scraper, lesson learned!!!...j/k

Consider it a bonding exercise. Just wait till he makes his own set of keys. Kids are great - they what to be helpful but usually wind up destroying everything. Just sigh and say "I hope you have a child just like you."A

The best part was, as my face was turning red and words refused to form, he looked at me with that cluless look and said, "wha-?" and screaped some more.He's in middle school, looking forward to driving in a few years. I should have kept my Neon I keep thinking for something to teach him on...

Hope your scrapers plastic.

O man. That sucks, but I can't help but laugh. That sounds like something I would have done back when I was a kid.

Quote, originally posted by GMJAP »Hope your scrapers plastic.that way only the clear coat is scratched to crap and not down to bare metal (in the case of the metal scraper!)ouch!sorry bud.

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »that way only the clear coat is scratched to crap and not down to bare metal (in the case of the metal scraper!)thanx. I have not looked at the hood yet. Ignorance is bliss.

Quote, originally posted by cieglo »He's in middle school, looking forward to driving in a few years. I should have kept my Neon I keep thinking for something to teach him on...His first car being a Neon would have been more than enough punishment.

Buy him a snow broom thats what the auto dealers use.they wont scratch your paint there made out of foam, and work great!http://www.hvaa.com/snow_broom.htm

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My wife once took sandpaper to the gas tank on her neighbor's motorcycle because she saw her Dad do it to his bike! I hide the sandpaper in my house.