California Duster, do you guys trust it?

well i washed my car yesterday and it probably sat for 18 hours or so. there was a little amount of dust on my car so i decided to bust out the california duster. i must say that i am satisfied with the results. i used no pressure at all, i just let the duster barely touch the paint but even doing that, one stroke was all it took to take off the fine dust i had. i also shook it violently after every stroke for peace of mind. so far, i am happy with the results. i intend to use the duster only on light dust and never on spots that might contain dirt.



i really don't see how much damage this product can cause if it were to only be used on light dust. i think we do more damage when we wash our dirty cars and how our wash mitts would trap dirt inside. i know, some of you use a bucket of clean water to constantly rinse it off but i'm 100% sure that it doesn't take off all the dirt that can be in that mitt.
 
candy eg said:
..i think we do more damage when we wash our dirty cars and how our wash mitts would trap dirt inside. i know, some of you use a bucket of clean water to constantly rinse it off but i'm 100% sure that it doesn't take off all the dirt that can be in that mitt.
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Consider that some of us would never wash a vehicle without taking infinitely greater precautions than that ;) IF I were to wash without a foamgun/with one mitt/etc. I'd mar the paint up quite regularly (BTDT).



Again, *IME* (not saying that the experiences of others don't differ) this is simply a no-brainer: wash frequently with no consistent marring, CCD and instantly get (relatively) consistent marring.



I'm betting that a huge part of this is simply what constitutes the "light dust". If it just happens to be something highly abrasive, it's gonna be a very different story compared to some other situation (e.g. dryer lint). Could very well be that *that* is what happened with my Jag- a freak occurrence involving highly abrasive dust. But that's no consolation; had I not CCDed it I wouldn't have marred it.



As the situations will vary, I don't think there can be an across-the-board conclusion that it's *safe*, rather the conclusion has to be that it *might* not be safe (as you can't prove/guarantee a negative-result outcome and thus gotta err on the side of caution).
 
i use mine to dust the compounding dust off when i'm wheeeling cars; no problems and it makes the job that much faster
 
denalitwin said:
Those who don't like them, don't know how to use them.......!!!!!!

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.......enough said !!

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^^^This is 110% soooo true. Those who "hate" it or can't comprehend using it have either never really used or they don't know how to use it properly. I use it EVERYDAY and I mean EVERYDAY and I never have scratching or marring issues. For me the key is always having a slick surface as a base. Use it once the car is totally cooled off and then like others have said, barley let it touch the paint and gently brush the dust off. As long as it doesn't rain, I can go weeks without washing my car and you would think it was just detailed by the way I keep it. Every night when I get home and the car cools off, I do the above process and then I also QD the car to keep the slickness up. Works like a charm.
 
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