Customer Reviews

Windshield Ice Scraper

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I purchased the two-pack of these because I was tired of the different plastic ice scrapers I had that didn't do a good job on hard ice.

From September to April I have to scrape my car windows almost daily. This scraper is one of the better tools because there are three different scraping positions. You can scrape in the position shown (although I had trouble keeping it in that position), you can fold the two larger blades back to expose only the smaller blade, or you can fold all the blades in front for a stronger scraping action (although sometimes the ice gets caught between the different blades forcing them to separate a bit which means you need to clear the ice to continue).

This is the best scraper I used so far because it scrapes away thicker ice easily when in the reinforced position (with all blades out front). It also works well, but not great, to dislodge the thick concrete ice I get on my windshield.

I feel this product could be improved by making the blades stronger and have a locking mechanism that keeps the blades in the "stand-like" position (like shown in picture) and in the reinforced position (with all blades out front). Because the blades are slightly pliable and not as firm as a thick steel knife, scraping away ice is still not as easy as wiping away snow from a windshield but it is a whole lot better with this tool. One other issue I found is that the blade only scrapes half of its length (so if you use the small blade only what's in the center gets scraped away, meaning you'll have more passes).

However, this is still a worthwhile purchase for me because it's a lot easier to scrape away the ice with this tool than any other scraper I tried before.

The point of having a brass blade is the blade will slightly flex so it maintains contact with the curved windshield. The brass blades on this scraper are so short there is no way for them to flex. It works OK on the side windows, which are flat. But this is no better than a plastic blade on the windshield.

This scraper quickly and easily clears snow and ice. I'm very impressed by the design. The pivoting "Y" blades mean you can clear ice in both directions. For the thicker ice, the blades lock forward for reinforced scraping, and for the thickest ice, the wide blades lock back to expose the shorter front blade for concentrated ice breaking. I was sick of plastic scrapers breaking and chipping and this brass-edged scraper is the solution.

I doubt I'll ever need another ice scraper, and I plan to give these as gifts next Christmas. I highly recommend this item.

Bought scraper for my winter car, '01 Sunfire. Scraper arrived on-time. Appears to be constructed well & feels solid in hand. First real test was this morning-temp in mid 20's & hard frost on windows. Based on what I expected and how it performed, I was disappointed. It performed no better than any hard plastic scraper I've used b4. Only center 1" of blade made contact with glass & removed frost. Brass blade is ok but what's needed is flexible head.

I've owned two of this scraper for years now, one for me and the other for my mom, both are still in great shape! I especially like that you can spread it like in the picture and use it for full strokes, instead of just one direction like the cheap junk you normally find.

This is a great ice scraper, worth the money. I've used it for a month now and it scrapes off the toughest spots with ease.