How much QD is too much QD??

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Since my first full detail is done, OCD is setting in. I find myself walking outside, inspecting my work and grabbing my MFiber as soon as I see a hint of dust. That soon turns into me grabbing the QD and doing the panel... which turns into me at least hitting the roof/hood/trunk with the QD. This has become an unintentional daily routine.

Can any harm be done by QD'ing this often, aside from my wife hurling large objects at me for what I've become??
 
I don't see why it would hurt. I pretty much do the same thing, but only for very very light dust.
 
The most harmful thing I can see is something rather large and heavy inbound at a high rate of speed....
 
Good to hear. So the biggest adjustment I would need to make is buying QD in 5 gallon containers rather than the typical serving sizes, check.

Black cars do NOT do dust well.
 
I suspect a very high percentage of AG members to be in OCD denial. I always recommend finding a QD you like and buying a gallon minimum. Some people do not QD, but for those that do; it can be a great way to keep that clean and shine going for weeks.
 
Hey don't feel bad about the excessive QD use. I maintain two black DD, so I know what you're up against. One thing that I've found to be very useful in day to day maintenance is the California Car Duster. In the evenings, I'll give the cars a quick dusting and then follow up with a QD. The more dust you can remove from the car before QDing, the better. Too much dust and you'll find yourself having to do multiple passes to get the result you want.
 
Excessive QD or anything involving touching the paint(washing) reduces the life of the underlaying LSP. It also increases the chance of marring. Once you've finished polishing your paint and applying an lsp of your choice, try not to touch if any more than you have to.
 
As much as I'm tempted to hit the car daily with a waterless wash I have come to the inevitable conclusion that washing and hitting it with a QD once per week is best for my car and my sanity. Unless a bird bomb needs my immediate attention I let the car go until next week's cycle starts again (ie) the less I touch the paint the better. It's got the slickest surface I can create so it has to go the entire week as best it can. Yes it has dust after a few hours outside. So be it. If it rains and has road spray on it I'll wash more than once per week but I've given up getting out the QD everytime I notice the slightest dust
 
I pretty much agree with silverforx on this one! After a while, especially if you own a black car, you have to say it stays this way till the weekends wash. I do QD from time to time, and use the CA duster, but I also realize that the less I touch the car the better, both for the car, and for my sanity!
 
For those of you that don't want to do the daily QDing, the California Car Duster may be just what you need to bridge the gap. After you've made the slickest finish you can, most of the dust is just sitting there but will bond more and more the longer it remains. A quick dusting will make the weekend wash that much easier.
 
I use it every other day to remove bugs on my vw I drive daily. I haven't noticed any issues, I think the bugs decaying on my car would be more harmful than too much qd or micro-marring because of qd'ing it
 
I used to be the same - whipping out the QD any time I noticed some dust or some marks (handprints, etc) on the car. Lately however, I've been learning to control myself, and just leave it until the next wash - I've begun to subscribe to the train of thought that the less often you touch your paint, the better. If I really can't stand it, I might do a mid-week rinseless wash, but otherwise, I trust my LSP to protect the car for the week in between my regular washes. The only time I use a QD nowadays is to remove bugs, bird droppings and tree sap, and as a drying aid.
 
Like a couple people stated earlier in this thread, the less you touch the car the better.

This is very easy to understand once you have gone through a full weekend slaving to machine polishing out every blemish on your paint.

I learned my lesson with my last car. I spent hours upon hours polishing it out , only to swirl it up again shortly there after because I couldnt stop using new product and touching it.

For me QD gets used after the car is washed. If I must insist on touching the car before a full wash, I do a rinselss wash with ONR or DP. Waterless wash products get used in my doorjambs and for when I take day breaks between polishing the car and it sat overnight.
 
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