Dusting a car

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dennis50401

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Hi. everyone. I may have asked this question before but the answers given did not help much, so I will give a bit more detail this time. I have two vehicles, both black. I plan on washing one vehicle at a time, on different weekends. I want to wash and then dry it with a Pakshak microfiber drying towel, and then put car in garage to let it finish drying. Since I live in Iowa dust is a fact of life even in a closed garage, so unless I would have a hermetically sealed garage, dust will happen. I want a duster that will get most of the dust off the vehicle because I want to clay, compound, polish, and then wax it. So do I really need to dust it since I am going to do the above listed steps. I really do want to get the little bit of dust that will accumulate overnight. Your suggestions on a duster. I DO NOT want to use a california duster so WOOL or MICROFIBER? Thanks.
 

I personally don't like or reach for a duster as they can hold onto the dust and dirt and scratch the paint when you use it later down the road.

I would highly suggest a waterless wash like UWWP. I use a garden mist sprayer to mist it on and then wipe everything off with a plush MF towel.

I usually only do this for the dust you are talking about, or as a post wash drying aid.
 
I also live in the dust bowl of Iowa. I would do like mentioned above and use a Waterless wash to take off the overnight dust before you start your work. You can also then use said WW after Claying and before your compounding.
 
Spray & Wipe from Poorboys would be your friend IMO. I clean both of my cars with it every week. Have for years and my 17 YO Camry still looks as good if not better than some of the newer models.

Just a side note the CA duster if used properly is not a bad tool, I have for some time now...and I do not see any real marring to the paint that my fall and spring polishing doesn't take care of
 
TroyScherer said:

I personally don't like or reach for a duster as they can hold onto the dust and dirt and scratch the paint when you use it later down the road.

I would highly suggest a waterless wash like UWWP. I use a garden mist sprayer to mist it on and then wipe everything off with a plush MF towel.

I usually only do this for the dust you are talking about, or as a post wash drying aid.
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What ^ he ^ said
 
If the dust has accumulated over a few days, or there is pollen I just use a rinseless with a presoak. Works like a charm.

Qd if the car gets dusty while I'm polishing it. Otherwise I don't really like using one especially since my car sits outside.
 
Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I will go the waterless wash route.
TO: 07gtcs--nice to have someone else from Iowa on here!
Thanks. Dennis
 
Iowa here too, so I know exactly what you are talking about. When I did my first clay job a few weeks ago, I think I just washed the car and then straight into closed garage to claying with no dry (since you spray clay lube anyway). Re-washed after clay, then dried good and went right to compounding. I went right into each step one after another the whole day, so I am maybe not helping with your question. A rinseless wash would be quick and easy though and you can do it right in your garage (I just did tonight since it's cool and windy) and takes about 30 minutes and very little RW on the garage floor. If it's just sitting in the garage overnight so the paint is otherwise clean other than dust, then a WW is probably even quicker and less messy than the RW.
 
Beemerboy said:
Spray & Wipe from Poorboys would be your friend IMO. I clean both of my cars with it every week. Have for years and my 17 YO Camry still looks as good if not better than some of the newer models.

Just a side note the CA duster if used properly is not a bad tool, I have for some time now...and I do not see any real marring to the paint that my fall and spring polishing doesn't take care of
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Same here!!! S/W and also never had any issues with the duster that could not be corrected without any trouble and I have 3 black vehicles and one deep red.
 
A lot of dust can be removed with a leaf blower or MetroBlaster. I use both to get much of the dust and pollen off. I'd say the AirFirce blaster can remove 70% of it if the car is clean. Then you can wipe it down with a waterless or rinseless wash.
 
California Duster is my go to. I work at wood working plant and the car gets sawdutered every day. When I get home takes few minutes to get clean. Never had any issues with scratches or anything . Vehicle is 2001 Grand Prix DD wellaintained.
 
CrispyGP2001 said:
California Duster is my go to. I work at wood working plant and the car gets sawdutered every day. When I get home takes few minutes to get clean. Never had any issues with scratches or anything . Vehicle is 2001 Grand Prix DD wellaintained.
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We have seen more people throw away California Dusters after they ask us to look at scratches on their vehicles and we tell them how they got there.

Doing anything on your vehicle's paint without some sort of lubrication is looking for trouble .. it may not happen the first or 20th time, but when it does, it will be too late ...
 
Poorboy said:
We have seen more people throw away California Dusters after they ask us to look at scratches on their vehicles and we tell them how they got there.

Doing anything on your vehicle's paint without some sort of lubrication is looking for trouble .. it may not happen the first or 20th time, but when it does, it will be too late ...
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Agreed..i try to warn my car club friends..they Love their cali dusters, parafin wax, self induced swirls, and all.
 
I cringe during pollen season when I see people with black cars scrubbing the car with the cali duster

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Crispy,

Are you a Paramedic by any chance


You are certainly reviving these Dead Threads!



BTW, just kidding. I have never understood why people's feathers get ruffled by revived threads


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