How to use The EDGE

Learn the tool. Then the technique.

The EDGE is a flat tray with no handle, so it works differently from the scraper you grew up with. Four short chapters cover it all.

Where do you want to start?

Two gloved hands clearing ice from a windshield with The EDGE

Chapter 1 · The parts

Every part has a job.

One 18 × 14 in platform. Tap a part to see where it is and what it does.

Tap a part

    • 18 × 14 in, 0.75 in deep, 1.23 lb
    • No handle, no brush
    • Your hands sit right on it
    • Loose snow off any vehicle surface
    • Roof, hood, body and glass
    • Paint-friendly
    Any vehicle surface
    • The small V-notch at the center of the back edge
    • Easiest to see from the underside
    • Run it down a frozen wiper blade
    Wipers
    • The two textured corner pads, with the diagonal grip lines
    • Thick ice? Dig the blade in, then put your thumbs behind the pads and push
    • Thumbs and the heels of your palms share the work, so you can ease off the claw grip
    • The main blade, 18 in wide
    • The 90° bull nose drives down into ice, where a thin wedge slides under or rides up over it
    • 4× more removal per pass than a 4-inch scraper
    Glass and ice only
    • One on each 14 in side
    • For tough-to-reach spots and tighter spaces
    • Reach past the middle of the windshield and past the side mirrors
    Glass and ice only
    • Along the bull nose edge
    • Score thick ice with light pressure
    • Then go back to the blade
    Glass and ice only
    • The print area on the top, logo side
    • 6 × 6 in standard, up to 8 × 8 in
    Your design
The EDGE seen from above, top (logo) side, rendered from the mold CAD, with a round close-up of the center of the back edge from below showing the small V-notch
Top view, logo side. Tap a dot or a part.Rendered from the mold CAD
Hard blades go on glass and ice only. Never on paint. For loose snow on any vehicle surface, use the Rubber Snow Plow.

4-INCH SCRAPER VS 18 IN BLADE18 inches of bull nose blade: 4× more removal per pass than a 4-inch scraper.

Chapter 2 · The holds

The hold controls the result.

No handle means your hands sit right on the platform. Four holds give you leverage, reach and control for each job.

Snow Clearing Hold: one hand flat on the logo side, the other gripping a 14 inch side edge near its far end

Hold 1 · Loose snow

Snow Clearing Hold

  1. Dominant hand on the logo side.
  2. Support hand on the nearest 14 in edge, as high as you can.
  3. Rubber Snow Plow leads, at 15–50°.

Leads Rubber Snow Plow

Windshield Ice Clearing Grip: both hands on the grip side, about shoulder-width apart, bull nose edge with its teeth leading

Hold 2A · Windshield ice

Windshield Ice Clearing Grip

  1. Both hands on the grip side, about shoulder-width apart.
  2. Primary 18" Bull Nose Blade leads, logo up.
  3. Push like you're opening a door.
  4. Thick ice? Thumbs behind the leverage pads, and push.

Leads Primary 18" Bull Nose Blade

Extended Reach Hold: The EDGE turned 90 degrees so a 14 inch blade leads, hands on the near 14 inch side

Hold 2B · More reach

Extended Reach Hold

  1. Rotate The EDGE 90°.
  2. A 14 in Extended Reach Blade leads.
  3. For tough-to-reach spots and tighter spaces.

Leads Extended Reach Blade · 14 in

Passenger Window Ice Clearing Grip: logo facing the camera, palms on the two leverage pads at the upper corners, bull nose edge down

Hold 3 · Side windows

Passenger Window Ice Clearing Grip

  1. Logo faces you.
  2. Palms on the leverage pads, thumbs up, fingers wrap under the sides.
  3. Think 10 and 2. Top of the glass to the bottom: the front half, then the back half.

Leads Primary 18" Bull Nose Blade

Hold 1 of 4 Swipe, drag or use the arrow keys
Ice holds: blade on the glass at 15 to 35 degrees GLASS 15° 35° BLADE

Hold it at 15–35°

In range: 15–35°

Snow Clearing Hold: Rubber Snow Plow at 15–50°. Ice holds: blade on the glass at 15–35°. Claw grip on the non-scraping side, hands about shoulder-width apart.

Rule 1 · Steady

Keep the platform stable: even pressure from both hands.

Rule 2 · Long strokes

Once snow or ice starts to release, use long, controlled strokes.

Glass only

Hard blades on glass and ice. Never on paint.

Any vehicle surface

Rubber Snow Plow for loose snow on any vehicle surface. Paint-friendly.

Chapter 3 · The All-Clear Method

Loose snow first. Always.

Snow first, then ice. Work top down in horizontal passes, so gravity helps. Wipers last.

Tap any step to pause on it. Press play to carry on.Zones: roof and hood, glass, body

Before you start

Find the peak.

Look at the car from the side: three zones, top to bottom. Roof and hood, then glass, then body. The peak is the high point of the roof, near the middle on most sedans and nearer the back on most SUVs. Snow moves away from it.

The All-Clear Method, at a glance

  1. Snow off the sidesStart at the roofline. Horizontal passes, top down: side glass, then body. Rubber Snow Plow.
  2. Peak to the frontFrom the peak: roof, then windshield, then hood. Push it away from you and down.
  3. Peak to the backBack to the peak: roof, then rear glass, then the back of the car.
  4. Windshield and rear glassBlades on the glass, top down, in horizontal passes: upper, middle, lower.
  5. Side windowsPassenger Window Ice Clearing Grip. Top of the glass to the bottom: front half, then back half.
  6. Wipers lastWiper Blade Clearing Groove, top of the blade toward you. Clear the wiper channel.
Clear each glass section fully before you move onWork top down, so gravity helpsHard blades on glass only

Chapter 4 · Stow it

Stow it so it stays ready.

Three ways to keep it in the car, easy to reach for the next storm.

The EDGE lying flat, logo up, on a car trunk floor Flat

Stow it flat

Lay it flat on the trunk floor or the back-seat floor, where you can grab it.

The EDGE standing upright against the side wall of a trunk Upright

Stow it upright

Stand it straight up against a flat trunk wall, so it stays put and is easy to grab.

Snowy boots resting in The EDGE, turned logo side down on a car floor so it works as a tray Flat, upside down

Flip it, and it catches the mess

Turn it logo side down on the floor. The raised edges catch wet boots, melt, slush and road dirt, and help protect your interior.

Flat, upright or upside down, The EDGE stays ready for the next storm.

More ways to use it

The clear is done. The tray keeps working.

Flip it over and the raised edges make it a tray. Tap a card to see how it helps between storms.

The rule

CLEAR means the whole car.

We'll never call a peephole clear. When we say CLEAR, we mean the whole car: all the loose snow and ice off, and every window scraped, before you hit the road.

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