Pollen...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Sausalito CA
Oh yeah...pollen, the "bane" of black colored cars.
Yellow pollen in my area.
Wind and even highway excessive speed does not blow off or remove the pollen.
Best answer to paint pollen issue: California Duster
Yellow pollen in my area.
Wind and even highway excessive speed does not blow off or remove the pollen.
Best answer to paint pollen issue: California Duster
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Left Coast, San Diego
Pollen is the worst here in San Diego it has been in years. Record rains are probably the reason. Yellow everywhere!
Safety Car
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2016
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Yeah - it's bad for our three black vehicles in Idaho, too.
That said, I would never use a duster to deal with this stuff - well unless you want to risk scratching your clear coat. But hey, it's your car, do what works for you.
That said, I would never use a duster to deal with this stuff - well unless you want to risk scratching your clear coat. But hey, it's your car, do what works for you.
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From: Washington Township Michigan
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here's what it looks like...........sure don't want to drag it across my paint.............
Racer
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 476
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From: Belleville IL
Green here in the MidWest. I only take short drives during April and May so the pollen doesn't have a chance to fully cake the car.
If you're wiling to put the time into making your paint truly look good, never use a duster. They're half the reason why detail shops are in business. I've seen year old black Vettes with swirl marks that made me want to cry because of these dusters. They are convenient, and not using them does take a lot more time to properly wash a car, so just know what you're getting into and make your decision of convenience vs. swirl marks.
If you're wiling to put the time into making your paint truly look good, never use a duster. They're half the reason why detail shops are in business. I've seen year old black Vettes with swirl marks that made me want to cry because of these dusters. They are convenient, and not using them does take a lot more time to properly wash a car, so just know what you're getting into and make your decision of convenience vs. swirl marks.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Lincoln CA
I sold my son my black '97 Camaro and bought a pewter '00 Camaro because I wanted an LS1. He worked for me at the time and every Friday in the late afternoon we would wash both cars. On Monday morning my pewter car still looked freshly washed and his black car looked like he'd been 4 wheeling in a mud hole. Both cars were not garaged. I had nearly worn out a California Duster on the black car in the three years I owned it. Lesson: Never buy a black car unless you can garage it. Pollen is not a problem if you hose it off the car and apply a quick chamois to avoid water spotting.
Last edited by RagTop69; May 9, 2017 at 01:44 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Arlington Texas
Not too long ago I had a conversation with a private car collector. He had about 20 cars that an employee of his scratched the heck out of with a California Duster. It was a terrible thing to see with Ford GT's, old GTO's, split window coupes all scratched up. It cost him about $4000.00 to have all the scratches buffed out again. She is no longer an employee there anymore.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2016
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We own three black vehicles. One lives outside ALL the time, one is outside all day most days of the year, regardless of heat, rain, snow, or ice, and one only wanders out when it's dry. All three look great most of the time. To the point that when a coworker of my wife bought a new car, they wanted to know what we do to keep hers (110K miles) looking so good.
Owning a black vehicle doesn't have to be a pain, but is going to be more work than one that's silver, to be sure.
Owning a black vehicle doesn't have to be a pain, but is going to be more work than one that's silver, to be sure.
Safety Car
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Not too long ago I had a conversation with a private car collector. He had about 20 cars that an employee of his scratched the heck out of with a California Duster. It was a terrible thing to see with Ford GT's, old GTO's, split window coupes all scratched up. It cost him about $4000.00 to have all the scratches buffed out again. She is no longer an employee there anymore.
