Best product to stop dust attraction

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What is the best product to use to stop my black car from being a DUST MAGNET?

The car has been sealed with wdgps and waxed with Fuzion
 
unclestu said:
Feed back please
What is the best product to use to stop my black car from being a DUST MAGNET?

The car has been sealed with wdgps and waxed with Fuzion
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All of us on here are always on the hunt for a product that helps with the dust.I've been using Fk#425 and been very happy with it.And now that Ag carries it that makes it alot easier to order some.
 
I have to second FK 425. Killrwheels tried FK 146 and had equal success, but it is not the cure all for dust. Just merely cuts it down a bit.
 
christian900se said:
I have to second FK 425. Killrwheels tried FK 146 and had equal success, but it is not the cure all for dust. Just merely cuts it down a bit.
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I am quite impressed with Finish Kare 146 .. maybe it was just the weather this week, but I have seen a reduction.
 
FK 425 works great. I've been trying Dodo juice red mist tropical. It leaves a nice slick finish also. The static is being cause by you wiping it with the microfiber. Just use a QD after the sealant or wax is cured.
 
maybe someone should try using a dryer sheet for their final wipe down. That person should definately have a black car.

FWIW that was a joke, but I wonder if there's a way to use the same principles that make a dryer sheet work,to help with reducing static on auto paint? It probably sounds stupid, but I'm not really sure what about dryer a sheet removes static.
 
maybe you can put a dryer sheet behind the first layer of your MF towel!!!!... sounds good huh??
 
having a black car, you really get a great shine and look but those are some of the cons.
 
Here is my solution to dust: wipe down with QD when I get home or before I take the car out every time, at least thats how I do it. :)

Also, I'm not sure about the durability of FK 425. But I noticed that my car is significantly less dirty than before in terms of a set distance in the rain. It also seems to have made water spots wipe away effortlessly; normally they require a bit more effort to get off completely, but 425 does a great job. Streak free FTW.
 
I also have a black car and have noticed that if I use a less plush microfiber towel when QD'ing I generate a lot less static. I have recently started using my Cobra waffle weave guzzlers when doing a GENTLE (in one direction) wipe down with FK 425. The static generation and dust accumulation has been considerably reduced for me since I started using the WW guzzlers w/ my FK 425 wipe downs.
 
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There's a manufacturer that makes 2 varieties of anti-static QDs but it' not a company that AG sells products of, so I can't really discuss it here.
 
trichard said:
I also have a black car and have noticed that if I use a less plush microfiber towel when QD'ing I generate a lot less static. I have recently started using my Cobra waffle weave guzzlers when doing a GENTLE (in one direction) wipe down with FK 425. The static generation and dust accumulation has been considerably reduced for me since I started using the WW guzzlers w/ my FK 425 wipe downs.
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I know exactly what you mean. As soon as I touched the really plush mf towel to the paint I could literally hear the static electricity crackle.
 
Like just mentioned most of the static is from you rubbing the paint with the microfibers. This can be cut down alittle by the way you dry your towels.
 
trichard said:
I also have a black car and have noticed that if I use a less plush microfiber towel when QD'ing I generate a lot less static. I have recently started using my Cobra waffle weave guzzlers when doing a GENTLE (in one direction) wipe down with FK 425. The static generation and dust accumulation has been considerably reduced for me since I started using the WW guzzlers w/ my FK 425 wipe downs.
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That's a good point. I never thought about how the nap of a towel would effect the static. I've got a few of the newer non-cobra waffle weaves from AG that I don't really car for (as far as drying goes), so they might make a good qd towel.

Thanks for the tip!

ASPHALT ROCKET said:
Like just mentioned most of the static is from you rubbing the paint with the microfibers. This can be cut down alittle by the way you dry your towels.
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For example?
 
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CTS-Veo said:
That's a good point. I never thought about how the nap of a towel would effect the static. I've got a few of the newer non-cobra waffle weaves from AG that I don't really car for (as far as drying goes), so they might make a good qd towel.

Thanks for the tip!
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Just be careful. I trust the Cobra WW's to be of high quality and I only use them for QD'ing when my car is CLEAN. I also watch after each wipe to ensure there is nothing trapped in the towel that may mar the paint. Be sure to wipe GENTLEY, and only in one direction. I wipe in the direction that the air flows over the car.
 
I find the best of both worlds are the Cobra green detailers towels (small ones), which have enough plushness to allow for some protection against marring but don't have the deep nap that seems to create static.

Now if I try to use my shamrocks, forget about it!
 
christian900se said:
I find the best of both worlds are the Cobra green detailers towels (small ones), which have enough plushness to allow for some protection against marring but don't have the deep nap that seems to create static.

Now if I try to use my shamrocks, forget about it!
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I just went to the store link and looked at the Cobra green detailers towels (small ones) and they look great for what we are trying to accomplish here.. I'll have to try them!!
 
CTS-Veo said:
That's a good point. I never thought about how the nap of a towel would effect the static. I've got a few of the newer non-cobra waffle weaves from AG that I don't really car for (as far as drying goes), so they might make a good qd towel.

Thanks for the tip!


For example?
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Never use any heat in the dryer to dry the towels. If at all possible tumble dry them and right before they are completely dry air dry them. This will cut down alot of the static problem.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
Never use any heat in the dryer to dry the towels. If at all possible tumble dry them and right before they are completely dry air dry them. This will cut down alot of the static problem.
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:iagree::iagree::iagree:

Also sometimes I will take them out of the washer and just hang them up on a hanger and let them totally air dry..
 
I also noticed some brands are alot worse than others. I use the Pakshak towels and they do not cause me any problems at all with static. Some others that were given to me to try out, and using the same washing and drying methods had static problems.
 
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