A while back, I heard that (maybe I'm mistaken) an ice scrapper make out of brass will scratch less than those cheapo canadian tire plastic ones. Is that true?

Is there such thing as a scrapper that doesn't scratch a lot?

 

What are you scraping that is going to scratch?

If you're scratching the glass, you might want to re-evaluate the amount of time spent at the gym

 

haha.....

well, I guess, especially after freezing rain, you have the tendency to put all your almighty power and force into the scrapper to get that shit off....

 

Seks, I've used all manner of ice scrapers in the past. Those brass ones are OK, but they don't keep an edge over time and multiple uses. They seem to get dull just like the hard plastic ones. You are better off using the "ribbed" side of a plastic scraper to break up the ice first.
I know the kind of ice sheeting that you're talking about. That is the worst kind of stuff to scrape off car windshields. It's not like dew or humidity that forms and becomes frost. It starts off as water that freezes just like in your freezer. This allows it to complete its crystalline structure. Very hard to get off. The best thing for this is that de-icing spray. Hopefully, it's not often during the year that you actually have to use it. Get the car started and heater fan on full pointed at the windshield (even with cold air at first), go out and spray it on liberally. As soon as it turns to liquid, try to scrape and then get the wipers going.