Car getting dusty REAL FAST

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Is there any way to reduce the amount of dust your car collects... if not, is there a way to remove this dust with out QD the entire vehicle.. like a cali duster or something and do those things even work ?
 
If your area gets as much pollen in the air as central IL, there is nothing that will keep it off of your paint. I suggest learning to live with it in between washes, or simply perform a rinseless wash when needed, but I would not use a car "duster".
 
Whatever you don't use a car duster, you'll end up scratching the paint...
 
that's what I was thinking... up here we don't really have trees... (North Dakota) so I don't know its mostly rockdust from sand and stuff used on the roads during the winter time that they haven't swept up yet... so yea... luckly I did just knock down all the paint this past weekend and polished black light sealed twice... and waxed 3 coats... looks awesome just attracting all the dust and their mother!!!!
 
Use a spray detailer and a high quality microfiber towel, making sure you only use each side of the MF for ONE SWIPE to avoid cross contamination. Buff with a clean MF once all dust is removed.
 
You'll still get dust on your car... whenever you rub a towel (or applicator or whatever) on your vehicle, you are creating friction which will lead to some sort of static charge on the paint. The static charge will attract other particles (ie dust)... it is just physics.

I suppose if you wanted to minimize this, you could simply wash the vehicle, treat with CarPro HydrO2 (a touchless spray sealant) and then blow the vehicle dry.
 
"I suppose if you wanted to minimize this, you could simply wash the vehicle, treat with CarPro HydrO2 (a touchless spray sealant) and then blow the vehicle dry."

I wonder if this causes less static build up than towel drying with a liquid drying aid; which in theory should dissipate static.

Even blowing the vehicle dry generates static as the air molecules rush over the paint.

I do not understand why a static discharge strap does NOT work? it has been discussed here and on other forums with no real answer.
 
Yeah - was just an idea, but like I told the OP, you'll always get dust on your paint.... there is just no way around it.
 
Yup, my car got its first "coat" of pollen today. One of the joys of Spring. Your best bet is to just live with it. If you leave it on the paint, you are not going to hurt anything.
 
Ao1051 said:
Is there any way to reduce the amount of dust your car collects... if not, is there a way to remove this dust with out QD the entire vehicle.. like a cali duster or something and do those things even work ?
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I use the CA Dustbuster and it works great! The other is the Metro Sidekick. The Sidekick blows the dust off.

The CA Dustbuster MUST BE USED CORRECTLY. If not, it WILL scratch the paint. Used right and it works great. To use the Dustbuster BARELY TOUCH the car. Just enough to where the strings are just hanging and gently brushing the car. It will remove the dust. The other is the sidekick blower. That can blow the dust off. If the dust does not come off, then you will need to wash the car (I foam gun 2-bucket wash) no questions.

It is possible to do a rinseless wash, however, a regular wash would be the preference.

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I'm using Wolfgang sealant with collinite 845. V07 is my QD
 
VikingDetail said:
Use a spray detailer and a high quality microfiber towel, making sure you only use each side of the MF for ONE SWIPE to avoid cross contamination. Buff with a clean MF once all dust is removed.
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That's how I do it too when it's very light dust. :dblthumb2:
 
Ao1051 said:
I'm using Wolfgang sealant with collinite 845. V07 is my QD
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This caught my eye. A couple weeks ago I applied DG 111 to my entire hood. I followed up with 845 on the passenger side to see if it added anything to the appearance. I could not see or feel an appreciable difference.

The next day I noticed a substantial coating of yellow pollen on the hood. Interestingly, the buildup was much heavier on the side I treated with 845 - I would estimate 2-3X heavier. I've seen discussions about wax attracting more dust/pollen than sealant, but was still surprised at how dramatic the difference was.

845 is great stuff, but maybe not the best choice if you live in an area with lots of airborne particulates. I've decided to stick with the pure sealant (DG 111) for Spring/Summer and use the 845 for Fall/Winter prep.
 
Kamakaz1961 said:
I use the CA Dustbuster and it works great!

The CA Dustbuster MUST BE USED CORRECTLY. If not, it WILL scratch the paint. Used right and it works great. To use the Dustbuster BARELY TOUCH the car. Just enough to where the strings are just hanging and gently brushing the car. It will remove the dust. The other is the sidekick blower.
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Good advice if you want to use the duster. I don't use it often, but when I do it is great and I have never scratched the paint - and I have two black cars, one with extremely soft paint.

Even so, I still prefer using a waterless wash or quick detailer. You can doing it surprisingly quick, just a bit longer than the duster. Unfortunately, dust is a part of life...
 
Kamakaz1961 said:
I use the CA Dustbuster and it works great! The other is the Metro Sidekick. The Sidekick blows the dust off.

The CA Dustbuster MUST BE USED CORRECTLY. If not, it WILL scratch the paint. Used right and it works great. To use the Dustbuster BARELY TOUCH the car. Just enough to where the strings are just hanging and gently brushing the car. It will remove the dust. The other is the sidekick blower. That can blow the dust off. If the dust does not come off, then you will need to wash the car (I foam gun 2-bucket wash) no questions.

It is possible to do a rinseless wash, however, a regular wash would be the preference.

:xyxthumbs:
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i use this method with the car duster as well. So long as I maintain my LSP, I fear no damage with this method.

Radarryan said:
Good advice if you want to use the duster. I don't use it often, but when I do it is great and I have never scratched the paint - and I have two black cars, one with extremely soft paint.

Even so, I still prefer using a waterless wash or quick detailer. You can doing it surprisingly quick, just a bit longer than the duster. Unfortunately, dust is a part of life...
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A California car duster can't get all the dust off, though. You need a waterless wash or at least a QD for that. Using the Car duster first knocks off the big dirt, and keeps the towels cleaner, and reduces the amount of rubbing potentially marring dirt on the paint to get it completely clean.
If I'm just going for a drive, I'll use the car duster lightly before I go on my garaged, covered car.
If I drove to a show, or was about to put the car under the cover again after driving, I would use the California duster, and then use a waterless wash.
I would not keep dusting the car off at the show with it.One speck of dirt has a greater chance of marring my paint than it does detracting from the appearance of the car.
 
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