Removing Garage Dust

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What's a safe way to remove garage dust ? I'll spend several hours detailing my black car and then I'll park it in the garage over night . The next day I go out and there's fine dust and what not on it . So shoud I use a fine microfiber towel ? Leaf blower ?
 
Smug Monkey said:
I apologize, Nick. I somehow missed the most important part of your post...that the car is BLACK!!!! CCD would be a big no-no. :o

Mark
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I use a CCD on black with no problems. Just make sure it is feather light, dont press down on it, and shake it out regularly.
 
CCD for me also (black car).
Just use a light feathering motion. Also to add, just for dust, no 'dirt.'

Bill
 
The California duster is a good tool in the right hands. If you can "blow" the dust off with your mouth, you don't need to get out a detail spray or waterless wash and start wiping away. If you can't blow the dust off..then you should NOT use a California duster.

If you use a CD, some simple rules: don't wash it, don't store it in its original case (let it hang with bristles always down), don't spray anything on it, and NEVER get it wet. When you do use it, just barely touch the surface and be as light as a feather when you use it. I have NEVER scratched my paint when using these simple rules (again, if you can't blow the dust off...DON'T use it).

Used right, its a time saver (even before I can get out my waterless wash, I'm already done with the CD).

Again, its all about technique.
 
silverfox said:
The California duster is a good tool in the right hands. If you can "blow" the dust off with your mouth, you don't need to get out a detail spray or waterless wash and start wiping away. If you can't blow the dust off..then you should NOT use a California duster.

If you use a CD, some simple rules: don't wash it, don't store it in its original case (let it hang with bristles always down), don't spray anything on it, and NEVER get it wet. When you do use it, just barely touch the surface and be as light as a feather when you use it. I have NEVER scratched my paint when using these simple rules (again, if you can't blow the dust off...DON'T use it).

Used right, its a time saver (even before I can get out my waterless wash, I'm already done with the CD).

Again, its all about technique.
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What is purpose of not storing in original case?
 
OK, I have a black car and had the same issue. Here how you can greatly reduce the issue. Get a Broom, Leaf Blower, qt or 2 of muriatic acit, watering can and some epoxy and some regular paint.

Paint the walls and ceiling. If you have a foundation comming up the wall a foot or 2 dont paint this now, used the epoxy paint when you do the floor.

Sweep the garage well and remove debris. Blow the dust out of the garage starting high to low. Take Mutiatic acid mix 1:4 with water into watering can. Sprinkle on raw concrete and it will foam up. This allows the epoxy to stick and last with peeling. Once it foam the reaction neutralizes the acid. Wet Vac/Mop up the mess. You could hose it out but the mess could stain your driveway.

Next, Paint you floor with Epoxy, if you use a water based epoxy like I did the floor does not need to be dry. I did 2 coats and in the top coat I threw some confetti type plastic slivers to make it look nice and give the floor some wet traction. Be careful if you are very handy because you will never find the nut or washer you drop!

I did thie and it cout my dusting issue 99%. Now all I do Ocassionally is pull the car out-and way away, blow the garage out with a leaf blower and it had really helped.

I try not to wipe dust off a black car with anything but If I have to I have been using a hi ghly concentrated ONR mix and an euro shag MF cloth.
 
Flash Gordon said:
The best thing to do is leave it alone or re-wash IMO
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:iagree:Is pollen season over? That will marr the heck out of your car if you rub it with anything. Dust happens, I have a black car and it bothers me too. Is the bottom of your garage door sealed fully when closed?
 
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