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Engine hoods have an insulation layer in a fire blanket.
Unless you’re running your vehicle for an hour or longer without moving, it’s not melting snow. And when moving, it’s being cooled too fast to melt.
Brush the snow off, you’re supposed to anyways!
My car will literally boil rain on the hood in slower traffic lol
For what’s it’s worth, a warmed up vehicle will usually be warm and melt fresh snow. But if there’s an inch of snow, it’s just gonna melt the bottom into ice and restick to the hood. Snow is a fantastic insulator, so it doesn’t take much for it to protect the rest.