textured dash question

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I just bought a 2011 Ford Escape and the dash has a golf ball dimpling texture. Usually I use a makeup brush or swifter duster to dust the dash while I'm waiting in the car for my wife. However it seems that the dust gets stuck in the dimples, almost sticking to the dash. Any suggestions for dry dusting?
 
Dust in the dimple...
Story of my life!! ~Kirk Douglas


Bob

Note:
-Static electricity can cause dust to be
re-distributed from the dusting tool(s)
to the dimpled-dash.
-Run a slightly damp cloth over the dash.
-That will greatly reduce the dumping-of-the-dust
into unwanted areas...at least temporarily.
 
In the past I used to just use a damp cloth with a TINY bit of dish soap, and then use interior wipes but my work schedule causes me to spend more time IN my car than ON my car. So while I'm on my break at work I like to dust the interior. But keeping a damp cloth in my car presents it's own challenges. I haven't yet found an interior cleaner that actually cuts down on the static:dunno:. If the answer ultimately is that I'm SOL, that's fine, I just wondered what else I should try for a dry wipe. It is my daily driver but the fact that I'm in it so much looking at a dusty interior really bothers me. (I'm a wanna be perfectionist)
 
I don't think there is a resolution besides wiping it all the time.I can see if you had any type of dressing on the interior that will attract dust,but in your post I wouldn't think so.
 
And dust has a static charge too. That's why they play nice together and stick.
 
Mike Honcho said:
And dust has a static charge too.

That's why they play nice together and stick.
Click to expand...


Correct.

The dust in the air has it's own charge. In fact I think pretty much everything has some level of charge including human beings.

Wiping a surface down with simple water will remove some of the "surface static electricity" but it will return in time.


Here's an article I wrote on the topic of static electricity that was focused on helping people understand why dust is attracted to a freshly waxed car but the same ideas apply to wiping any surface.

Static Electricity and Dust Attraction to your Car's Paint

static_balloon.jpg



:)
 
Maybe someone can tell me if this would work. Is there any way to take an anti-static wrist strap, like PC repair people use, and attach it to an area under the dash, and have it keep the plastic dash static free? Or would that not work because the plastic of the dash is an insulator?
 
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