Calif. Car Duster, which one?

I ve used CCDs from Walmart for years ,I've used both the grey and the red mops, I see absolutely no difference in their performance.As some have noted, however, occasionally there could be defective ones. I never had a problem with the mop head itself but on one the handle housing came apart. Haven't encountered that problem again. Overall I can say I'm quitesatisified with the CCD
 
Bill D said:
I ve used CCDs from Walmart for years ,I've used both the grey and the red mops, I see absolutely no difference in their performance.As some have noted, however, occasionally there could be defective ones. I never had a problem with the mop head itself but on one the handle housing came apart. Haven't encountered that problem again. Overall I can say I'm quitesatisified with the CCD
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Bill are you referring to the *actual* CCD. The one my sis had that was crap was a spin off brand sold at Wal-Mart in Cranbrook.
 
I use only the California Car Duster brand . Ive purchased them from WalMart, Target and Pep Boys ;as for the "knock offs", I have no idea how well they compare.
 
Well the ones i was looking at were the Original California Car Duster. So i guess i will be ok to buy one then.
 
vprdak said:
Well the ones i was looking at were the Original California Car Duster. So i guess i will be ok to buy one then.
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Yeep should be fine .. hers was a knock off ..
 
MBZ 500E said:
The wood handle CCD in only better because of the durability of the wooden handle. I've been using my plastic handled CCD for 6 years and the plastic is starting to crack. If Arthritis is an issue I'd go for the lighter of the two, $20 bucks is nothing to have to spend every 5 years if the handle breaks.
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Well, actually the wooden handled CCD has strands that are longer and textured differently. In terms of performance on horizontal surfaces the difference is negligible, but on vertical surfaces, the longer strands do make the process a tad easier.



My CCD is three years old and has pretty much turned completely black (except for the root area) and it still leaves visible parrafin streaks even when the surface is cool, however this is only noticeable in certain angles under good lighting.
 
Intermezzo said:
Well, actually the wooden handled CCD has strands that are longer and textured differently. In terms of performance on horizontal surfaces the difference is negligible, but on vertical surfaces, the longer strands do make the process a tad easier.



My CCD is three years old and has pretty much turned completely black (except for the root area) and it still leaves visible parrafin streaks even when the surface is cool, however this is only noticeable in certain angles under good lighting.
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Never noticed the longer strands, thanks for the tip! Mine is till OK but I now have two reasons to buy a wooden handled version. :xyxthumbs Regarding the paraffin streaks, I've only seen it on warm/hot paint I'm surprised you see it on a regular basis.:confused: It almost looks like swirl marks but a quick swipe with a good MF/CBT removes it so I know it's just the wax.



What color paint are you noticing the streaks on?
 
MBZ I get the streaking too .. I have a black car and I bought it to dust at car shows .. unfortunatly a lot are outside and in the sun so the paint gets hot and the CCD is then useless unless I use it then QD right after and then some QD don't like the 150+ deg of a hot black hood. I have alsi had a littl maring from mine so now it is barter stock.
 
Jesstzn said:
MBZ I get the streaking too .. I have a black car and I bought it to dust at car shows .. unfortunatly a lot are outside and in the sun so the paint gets hot and the CCD is then useless unless I use it then QD right after and then some QD don't like the 150+ deg of a hot black hood. I have alsi had a littl maring from mine so now it is barter stock.
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Yeah car shows and CCD's don't mix well because of the direct sunlight. I also get the streaking issue with QD's on heated paint, I usually need to apply the QD first to wet/cool the paint and a second time to remove the streaks. The things we put up with to achieve perfection.:o



If my CCD marred the paint I would be :grrr
 
I have black, I'll only get streaks if I put pressure on the duster.This happened to me only two times or so. I think I reduced the extra amount of paraffin originally put on the strands of the duster by letting it sit on newspaper for a good 10 days before using for the first time. Occassionally I would smear the duster on the newspaper and move it to lay in different spots on it. I saw the excess paraffin seeped into the newspaper. I would recommend doing this to someone with a new duster or someone who is using a duster and is still experiencing streaking problems



HTH
 
I've given up on duster's, it's too much of a hassle to maintain, and scares the crap out of me due to me religiously trying to keep swirls off. I just QD and microfiber my vehicle if it's not dirty.:xyxthumbs
 
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