Car Duster`s : Friend or Foe?

[MArko343]

Well At my new job we have a unpaved back lot, and lot`s of Semi`s driving and trucks kicking up dust left and right, park in a dif spot now so it`s not as bad but I keep the car duster in my car and before I leave for work I dust as the car warms and when I get home from work, and I Notice very fine swirls on the hood and roof in a pattern I dust the car :( :soscared:



I`m guessing it`s the intial dust I pick up from the dust that`s settled and it makes very fine scratches.



Hoping Sunday I can hand apply some polish and NXT Wax for a month till it gets warm enough to work in T-shirt and shorts I`m doing a full Dawn wash, and reg wash, Claying, Klasse AIO and Glaze,(do I polish when using Klasse?)then P21S Caranuba with a least 2 coat, this is just to hold me over till I can get it all ordered. :hifive:



And would it be safer to dust with a coat of wax on the car seeing as it`s been 3-4 months since last wax.... :doh

[SilverLexus]

I tend to avoid the car dusters...I`ve seen too much micro-marring.




do I polish when using Klasse?



Only if you need to. Test the surface (under flourescent lights) and see if you have swirls....if not skip the polishing and apply AIO by PC.

[Accumulator]

I too would avoid the duster. I know some people use them without problems, but if you see marring then that`s that IMO. "Safer" wouldn`t be safe enough in my book. I never touch my cars unless I`m doing a full wash.



Since you see marring, I`d say a polishing *is* in order. AIO won`t remove such stuff. Make sure you use a polish with some abrasives in it, too many people buy stuff like Meg`s Deep Crystal Step #2 or #7/#81 and expect it to take out marring.



Remember that the AIO will clean off anything your polish leaves behind.



I wouldn`t bother with the Dawn wash, it won`t strip AIO or even a healthy coat of wax anyhow.



I wouldn`t top the SG with wax until you have a few layers of SG built up. I`d add one more after each wash for a while and consider topping it later (I no longer top my SG as I like to add more from time to time).



Oh, and I find incandescents and halogens a lot better for swirl-spotting than fluorescents.

[SilverLexus]

Oh, and I find incandescents and halogens a lot better for swirl-spotting than fluorescents.



Good point. I would agree. I guess I meant to say a powerful light source more than anything...

[MArko343]

so with the Sealant glaze I can just add to it after a wash and not have to go through the whole production everytime, that`s perfect for for me!



I thought u top it with a wax after it all, so does it shine better and protect then the wax and u can just buld on it every wash then top it with wax after a say 5 coats of more?