What's the best product to combat dust and pollen

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Coatings do well but for those not interested in applying a coating, what are some of your choices for combating dust and pollen that tend to be attracted to and stick to cars like glue? Black car owners especially want to know. :)
 
I've been really impressed with FK1000p's ability to handle dust and pollen. It creates such a slick finish that many times light dust just seems to blow off with normal driving. On top of it's normal slickness using FK425 as a drying aid adds even more slickness to the surface.
 
Actually I don't feel coating (cquartz UK 2013, opti-coat 2.0, opti-gloss coat) did much for me to combat pollen. Could be my area with the amount of pollen flying but my car is always covered in pollen by next morning. Maybe if the car was just cleaned the day below, I can blow off the pollen.
 
I think Blackfire Waterless Wash is antistatic so that may help, but I've never seen anything that really helps - especially for black cars.
 
Wolfgang Sealant Spritz really seems to attract less dust than anything else I've used. I don't say repel because I don't think anything really can.
 
ski2 said:
I've been really impressed with FK1000p's ability to handle dust and pollen. It creates such a slick finish that many times light dust just seems to blow off with normal driving. On top of it's normal slickness using FK425 as a drying aid adds even more slickness to the surface.
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I keep seeing people recommend this product. Have you ever compared it to Sonax PNS? I've heard similar comments about it's properties being coating-like and wonder how they compare.
 
Desertnate said:
I keep seeing people recommend this product. Have you ever compared it to Sonax PNS? I've heard similar comments about it's properties being coating-like and wonder how they compare.
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Never compared it directly, but have heard comments by PNS users that PNS doesn't produce a slick finish.
 
Have had good success with Kenotek Showroom Shine.....I'm convinced, however, that nothing can stop pollen
 
I have had good luck with showroom shine as well. works really well with a pollen coated car. I tried several other quick detailers and this by far performed the best
 
I just this morning used Meg's Ultimate Quik Wax to "dust off" my Camaro after almost 24 hours of pollen gathering. Worked great with no damage to the finish (no new swirls or scratches) .... I must have some soft pollen around here.

Ultimate Quik Wax vs the Pollen Tree
 
ski2 said:
Never compared it directly, but have heard comments by PNS users that PNS doesn't produce a slick finish.
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Thanks, but slickness doesn't bother me at all. I'm really looking at sheeting and dust/pollen shedding. From video's I've seen, PNS works like a champ in this department.

I'm not sure how it works, but it seems some of the most hydrophobic coatings/sealants aren't always have the most slick finish. 845 leaves an extremely slick finish on my vehicles, but dust and pollen seem to cling to it like crazy.
 
I don't think slickness is the major factor when it comes to limiting pollen and other issues of this nature. I think a lot has to do with the carriers that disperse the product and whether they are oily or not. To me liquid waxes are some of the worst as far as pollen attractors..

Just my theory...
 
MoBenzOwner said:
I don't think slickness is the major factor when it comes to limiting pollen and other issues of this nature. I think a lot has to do with the carriers that disperse the product and whether they are oily or not. To me liquid waxes are some of the worst as far as pollen attractors..

Just my theory...
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May have to test that out today. Maybe I'll clear off my hood and try a 50/50 with some products I have. Maybe even divide it into 4ths and test out several. Not sure how they will all differ in terms of resisting dust and pollen but I have some errands to run and it will be a good day to test them as it's sunny and dry. Although heavy rains did help clear the pollen from the trees.

May do a test of:

Crystal Seal Spray
Wet Diamond Polymer
Powerlock
Ultimate Wax
Maybe even nothing but just a ONR wipe down

I'll see what I have on the cabinet.
 
pdqgp said:
May have to test that out today. Maybe I'll clear off my hood and try a 50/50 with some products I have. Maybe even divide it into 4ths and test out several. Not sure how they will all differ in terms of resisting dust and pollen but I have some errands to run and it will be a good day to test them as it's sunny and dry. Although heavy rains did help clear the pollen from the trees.

May do a test of:

Crystal Seal Spray
Wet Diamond Polymer
Powerlock
Ultimate Wax
Maybe even nothing but just a ONR wipe down

I'll see what I have on the cabinet.
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Throw in WG sealant spritz if you have it. In terms of the WOWAs I can actually feel the static building when I use a MF towel to apply it.
 
Here's what I did quickly. Just ran out at lunch (working remote) and waterless washed her as she was very clean just dust covered.

Passenger side hood - nothing but Wolfgang Uber washed and then a more concentrated mix of it that I use as my detail spray
Driver side hood - Menzerna Powerlock sealant
Passenger side decklid - Chem Guys Blacklight as I read it's supposed to have an antistatic property
Driverside decklid - Blackfire Crystal Seal - although as Pheerix noted whenever I apply it on "glass" I feel the static. I don't feel it on paint but I'm assuming it isn't static free. I love the product and the look and feel but we'll see of these four completely random test spots if there's any difference.

Off now to run my errands and return with an opinion.....although I don't think there will be much if any difference at all.
 
As a follow up, there's absolutely no difference with any of the panels and the products used. I'm not surprised but hey, it was worth the few minutes to test it.
 
There is no "best product to combat
dust and pollen"...that is, unless you
can find a car-care product that produces
a negative charge.

Until then we just have to live with dust.

And rubbing MF-towels, laden with QDs,
over vehicles' dusty/polleny paintwork
does it more harm than good, IMHO.


Bob
 
As a point of comparison, same car mercedes obsidiam black... as a score out of 10 for comparisons sake... 10 being most dust / polllen / dust on paint.. 1 lowest (cleanest)

Perma guard (dealer applied) 5
Megs ULW 4
Pinnacle Souveran 7
Colinite 845 3
Optimum car wax (spray) 2

Summary the more caranuba the product the more dust sticking i have observed...
This is on black paint in Queensland in Summer.. perhaps the heat softens the wax and makes it hold dust more?

In general my fave ATM is ULW sealant topped with 845, then after weekly touchless wash a layer of the OCW..... same on the wheels..
 
FUNX650 said:
rubbing MF-towels, laden with QDs,over vehicles' dusty/polleny paintwork does it more harm than good, IMHO.
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Agree. I'm okay with the pollen and dust. Car shines right through it all anyways :) once summer arrives the dust is all I really have to deal with and that's easy to remedy. A quick blast with the hose when I pull in the driveway followed by a waterless wash with Uber solution and damp/wet MF Towels keeps her looking good.
 
Desertnate said:
Thanks, but slickness doesn't bother me at all. I'm really looking at sheeting and dust/pollen shedding. From video's I've seen, PNS works like a champ in this department.

I'm not sure how it works, but it seems some of the most hydrophobic coatings/sealants aren't always have the most slick finish. 845 leaves an extremely slick finish on my vehicles, but dust and pollen seem to cling to it like crazy.
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My PNS coated RS4 sat unused in the garage for 3 weeks during the pollen deluge but got completely covered anyway from opening the doors. I drove it this morning and have long streaks on the hood/roof/trunk as some of the pollen blew off.

However because of how well PNS beads, this time of year I make a point to topcoat my other cars that are driven in rain with 1Z Einszett Glanz instead as it sheets better. PNS beads so well that the pollen/water mess sits on the surface, dries, then needs to be polished to remove.
 
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