This wet sticky snow had my poor old plastic shovel, dull and scratched struggling to let go of the white stuff. Being too cheap to buy a new one I decided to try the 2 tricks We used on used dirt bikes and quads. First wipe down with a cloth soaked in DOT 3!!!!! brake fluid. Rub vigorously until color returns. The brake fluid basically eats a thin layer off of the plastic, restoring color and removing small scratches. DO NOT get on painted surfaces!! Rinse aggressively with a hose and dry. Learned that 1 from Khoi at Forest powersports. This one is mine. Spray down the shovel with very liberal amounts of Pledge furniture polish. Let dry overnight, then buff with a dry cloth. Now it's so slippery the snow flies off. On a quad it fills small scratches and hides some bigger ones, it also makes the plastic shiney again so mud just rinses off. Tremcladed my old steel shovel this year with the same effect. Didn't even sand the rust off and it's staying real well. Also shiny and smooth. For the record Pledge is all I use to polish my bikes. Cheap and easy to use with a nice shine on everything except the tires. CHEERS.
