Stupid Pollen
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Charlotte NC
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Stupid Pollen
Anyone else getting raped by the pollen? I had a date last night so I washed the vette, cleaned the wheels and everything. It looked great so I dried it off and drove about a mile home. Got there and it looked ALMOST as bad as before I washed it. So i drove to pick the chica up but stopped about a block away to dust the pollen off again 
so it looked decent when she got it. I noticed walking into the restaurant even your footsteps in the parking lot sent a little cloud of pollen up so theres no help till pollen season is over!
Anyone know when the pollen should let up?
so it looked decent when she got it. I noticed walking into the restaurant even your footsteps in the parking lot sent a little cloud of pollen up so theres no help till pollen season is over!Anyone know when the pollen should let up?
Race Director
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From: Newberry FL
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07
Buy a CALIFORNIA DUSTER, it will save your sanity. Having a BLACK car makes it a huge challenge for me and I am just so damn glad I have the duster.
Micah
Micah
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From: Virginia Beach VA
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Not soon enough...I rinse it down, but unless I have a show, I avoid at all cost wasting my time washing the Vette in pollen season...but I will say that canned air (for computers) works a wonder in quickly cleaning the yellow monster off the dash.
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Racer
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From: Raleigh NC
I hear ya - I'm in Raleigh, too. The yellow stuff is falling faster than you can wipe it off, literally. Not much you can do about it. Washing the car is a waste of time for about 3 weeks this time of year here. I wait until it's over then spend a day detailing, inside & out.
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From: Kerrville, Texas USA Hook 'em Horns!
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Oak pollen is terrible in Texas. It leaves a green film on everything. 
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Raleigh NC
Raleigh Too - Pollen Central!
Im in Raleigh too with a black C5. I gave up! Washed/rinsed it 3 times this weekend. I garaged it and put the car cover on it and will let it rest for a few days until the yellow pollution ends!
Ed
Ed
Drifting
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From: N.GA
Well it rained here yesterday, not hard, but enough to keep it from flying around as bad. I wiped my car off today, and it didn't get bad at all. I was AMAZED. The worst part is the rear fascia. It gets NASTY. And the tail light holder thingys (lol
) are freaking pollen MAGNETS!!!
) are freaking pollen MAGNETS!!!
