MIsnowman
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- Jun 17, 2015
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Hey guys, I have a truck that sits for long periods of time (months) in a finished workshop without being driven and there is a lot of dust that accumulates on it. The truck is black and I'm basically having to wash it every time I want to drive it because it looks like crap with all the dust on it. This has caused me to drive it even less than I normally would because I don't want to take the extra time and effort to wash it before going somewhere. To be honest I'm not entirely sure where all of the dust is coming from, but I'm thinking a lot of it might be coming from the relatively new concrete floor. It hasn't been sealed so I'm thinking some of the fine concrete particles on the surface are sloughing off. I've also been doing quite a bit of woodworking in the shop lately so I'm sure that has contributed to it as well.
Anyway, I'm looking for the best way to prevent and/or deal with the dust that doesn't involve washing the truck every time I want to drive it.
- I'm afraid that a cover would cause marring and scratches and would also be difficult to install/remove on a large truck. Anyone have experience using a cover on a crew cab truck?
- Do you think some type of canopy over the truck would help reduce the dust? I'm thinking this would prevent a lot of the dust from settling on the truck.
- Would backing it out and blowing the dust off regularly help? I wonder how often I would need to do this? When I blow the dust off after it has sat for long periods, there always seems to be a thin layer of dust that remains. I'm wondering if doing it more often would prevent this?
I appreciate any ideas you might have. TIA
Pictures attached are of truck after sitting since March.
Anyway, I'm looking for the best way to prevent and/or deal with the dust that doesn't involve washing the truck every time I want to drive it.
- I'm afraid that a cover would cause marring and scratches and would also be difficult to install/remove on a large truck. Anyone have experience using a cover on a crew cab truck?
- Do you think some type of canopy over the truck would help reduce the dust? I'm thinking this would prevent a lot of the dust from settling on the truck.
- Would backing it out and blowing the dust off regularly help? I wonder how often I would need to do this? When I blow the dust off after it has sat for long periods, there always seems to be a thin layer of dust that remains. I'm wondering if doing it more often would prevent this?
I appreciate any ideas you might have. TIA
Pictures attached are of truck after sitting since March.