California Duster on New Paint?
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California Duster on New Paint?
Just had my 02 painted (f..... vandals) and was wondering if I could use a California duster on the paint? The paint job is about a week old and the car unfortunatly collects quite a bit of dust in the garage. Anyone know?
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I have one but I don't think I used it more then a couple of times. There are a lot of pros and cons on them. I cannot answer your question with 100% certainty, but I don't think I would do it. I suggest that you check with the painter for what you can and cannot do.
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At this point I would only was with the proper equipment and always blow dry!
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The gloss black in my hood gets all kinds of swirls in it if I use a duster.
I stopped using it and problem went away
My car sets covered in garage 95% of the time and is never dirty so its always a light dust from a car show.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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One think with the duster that you don't want to do is to simply lay it on the car and start rubbing it around. It should only make light contact with the paint surface and gentle go in one direction , such as front to back. Now with that said, if you only have light dust on the surface, I would go with a quality detail spray. Most of the top brands will not cause the dust to do any harm as it is a lubricant and also use a quality micro fiber towel.
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One think with the duster that you don't want to do is to simply lay it on the car and start rubbing it around. It should only make light contact with the paint surface and gentle go in one direction , such as front to back. Now with that said, if you only have light dust on the surface, I would go with a quality detail spray. Most of the top brands will not cause the dust to do any harm as it is a lubricant and also use a quality micro fiber towel.
I use Pinnacle Souveran Carnuba wax and the Souveran detail spray
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If the clear coat has been color sanded & buffed a duster won't hurt it. It is fully cured before this stage of finish work. Look into a quality sealer while the finish is flaw free, then wax & maintain as you normally would.
