OXO Duster

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Jayray

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Has anyone used the oxo dusters? I can't believe how much parafin wax comes off these dusters. It leaves streaks all over my car. I have had them sit on newsprint for 3 days to get excess out, but it still streaks paint with wax. I've been told to get them dirty and they will work better, but I really don't want to dust my new car and get wax all over it until it gets dirty. Not a very good design and they came highly rated.
 
I bought one last year and after a day of the newspaper trick, it worked fine in that it didn't leave streaks of wax or anything.



I haven't used it this year and am not sure I will as being on this site has made me paranoid about touching my paint more than I have too. I feel safer doing an ONR wash than using the duster so I have been just trying not to get too upset at the sight of any dust until I have a chance to do a real ONR-cleaning.



but coming back to your concern, your situation sounds unusual. maybe they made a mistake. Have you tried washing it?
 
I bought it last year and after the first use, I immediately returned it as if left a bunch of really fine scratches on my paint. If you have a soft cc, forget about it.
 
So far no scratches but streaks of wax. I have never gotten scratches using dusters but the wax problem seems like it will go away when I soak all of the wax out
 
Don't know how I knew to do this, but I have always bucket washed it before using it the first time. Whip-dry them, wipe them over terry-cloth towels and hang out to dry. Haven’t had a problem after this technique.
 
IF you're SURE that the white streaks are wax, not scratches, wrap the brush in newspaper and leave it outside in the sun on a warm day. Change the newspaper each day and do the same thing for a couple to three days. That should reduce the wax on the brush strands.

Caveat: The above is just me guessing how to fix the problem. I've never done it myself.
 
detaildoc said:
I bought it last year and after the first use, I immediately returned it as if left a bunch of really fine scratches on my paint. If you have a soft cc, forget about it.
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There are a ton of posts here about people having the same problem with these dusters as detaildoc. It's alot like using a jellyblade or waterblade to dry your car... you might get away with it for a long time, but *eventually* you're gonna scratch your car. Might not be worth the risk for the small benefit you get from it. If your car is dirty, *wash* it, don't dust it... if it's just lightly dusty, run it through a touchless automatic wash. You're guarenteed to not scratch your paint, and it'll look better than it would from a dusting.
 
I used a duster all last summer and it works PERFECT if you know how to use it. Couple key factors. Only use it on your car when the car is totally cool to the touch. Make sure you have a good wax or sealant on the car to help with the slickness because dust will come off SOOO much easier. If you don't garage your car I wouldn't use a duster. When you leave your car out overnight, the dew from the night/morning "sets" the dust on your car and then it's harder to get off and you'll have a greater chance of scratching the paint. When you do dust your car off, barley let the strands touch the paint. Obviously you should be using NO pressure at all. Hold the duster above the car, lower it until the strands just touch and that's all you need. I just waxed my wifes car yesterday and it sat out for a while and got a lot of dust on it, and it's black. I broke out the duster and it went over the paint like butter, removed ALL the dust and didn't leave a single swirl or mark of ANY kind. I'll wipe the car down every other day with a QD to keep the slickness up so when I do dust there are no issues. I've swirled up my paint WAY more using ONR than using a duster.
 
Nevergone,



Just put a sealant on the car today. Feels very slick. Will follow your advice re pressure and light touch. Car is garaged and usually very clean. Will just have to wait for dirt to cling to fibres and hopefully this will reduce wax streaks.

thanks,

john



Saintlysins,



Will try your suggestion if above fails.

thanks,

John
 
"NEVER GONE" gave advice I didn't think about; 'temperature'. I only use mine if the car has been in the garage for a while. It's never too hot or cold in there, and I'm sure that would have an impact on both the OXO’s treated duster and the dust on surface of the car.

Good luck with it John.
 
I have one and have used it with no issues. The key is using the duster properly. As stated in this thread, I barely let the strands touch the surface and shake after each panel. If the car is even remotely dirty it gets washed.
 
I use a California Duster often - This is one product that I just can't drop. I use it lightly, and mainly for pollen. It glides around like butter because of the LSP on the vehicle. Leaves no marks that I can can detect. Considering I have to wipe it down once a day or so, it is well worth it imo.



Of course a MF towel is just as effective, but more time consuming.
 
Legacy99 said:
I've swirled up my paint WAY more using ONR than using a duster.



Did you use water with ONR??
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Did you use ONR straight up?



I have the Cali duster and use it when my car is dusty. I've been using it for a long time, and never witness any scratching.
 
Macruz19 said:
Did you use ONR straight up?



I have the Cali duster and use it when my car is dusty. I've been using it for a long time, and never witness any scratching.
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I couldn't imagine anyone using ONR "straight up". That would get very expensive real quick considering you'd probably have to use a whole bottle to be able to soak your entire wash media in.
 
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