Dusting your car?
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I will use a California Duster to remove interior dust (fabric/carpet fibers etc) from my Blade Silver GS between washings. However after it's been outside and accumulated exterior dust (the damaging kind, dirt/sand particles) then no California Duster until next wash.
Exterior dust combined with compressed air equals a sand blaster.
Exterior dust combined with compressed air equals a sand blaster.
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Le Mans Master
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Big fan of the Bead.You say everyday.Have you tried a delicate light furniture duster? You may save some time and Bead?Black is not for the Lazy.It also depends how Fussy you are.Must have slick surface.Cool surface temps are crucial with Black.No sun when your cleaning.
The Ceramic Club may chime in.Maybe a Ceramic coating then a lightly furniture duster to maintain?Or just don't be so fussy and drive it.
The only product I have on the car is the Bead Maker. Never wax it or have a coated it. It is a smooth and shinny as could possibly be. If I didn't do it every day I would apply a wax or coating of some sort.
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To each his/her own. My GS is ceramic'd, with the hood, fenders, and doors PPF'd. The dust that accumulates slides off easily with a detail spray or the "no-rinse" wash...and I still won't use a duster. Plus, if you're going to use a duster and then use a detail spray?...probably better to spend the time with the no-rinse wash. You can put that stuff in a spray bottle diluted as a detail spray, and really saturate the surface more than you would with a detail spray, thereby saving money on using up the detail spray.
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This is what you want. https://www.calcarduster.com/
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As with many topics discussed on this forum, whether a California Duster scratches paint finishes or not is subjective. Some may look at a car finish where a California Duster has been used regularly and say it looks fine, others may pick it apart.
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I used a California Duster on my '99 a lot and everyone would ask me how I keep my TR paint looking new ! I will have no problem using one on my '19 LGR GS !
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After having a number of black Corvettes while living in central Minnesota during planting and harvest time I suggest that you should never detail spray and wipe a black car without dusting it first. I don't care how inefficient it may be, using the duster first will produce a better result than attacking dust directly with a spray and wipe. There are a number of good dusters on the market but I believe the California Car Duster is by far the best.
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My C5 was black, and my daily driver, so I used a Calfornia Car Duster almost every single day, thinking it would be gentle on the finish but it definitely was not! I paid a mobile detailer $400 to buff out all the scratches and then bought my own buffer and learned to do it myself in order to keep scratches at bay in the future. But no matter how careful I was, those scratches came back and I kept having to buff them out. Torch Red is a dream compared to black (and compared to LeMans Blue, the color of my C6)
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^^^
I had a LeMans Blue C6 and an Electron Blue C5. I had to "settle" for a Watkins Gray C7 even after the 2017 models finally came out with a decent blue in Admiral Blue (sorry to the other C7 blue owners) because that color was not available anymore when I bought the car. And I did the same thing as you...learned how to buff with the C5 and then graduated to a Flex buffer. And although Kevin said there are always differing opinions on the Forum, the fact remains that there are also wrong opinions in here. LOL. But as I said, to each his/her own. Personally, I didn't spend an s-load of $ on my ceramic and front end PPF to then add swirl marks. The air causes enough as it is going 100 mph.
Main thing is, we are all driving awesome cars, and we care about...and care for...how they look. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I had a LeMans Blue C6 and an Electron Blue C5. I had to "settle" for a Watkins Gray C7 even after the 2017 models finally came out with a decent blue in Admiral Blue (sorry to the other C7 blue owners) because that color was not available anymore when I bought the car. And I did the same thing as you...learned how to buff with the C5 and then graduated to a Flex buffer. And although Kevin said there are always differing opinions on the Forum, the fact remains that there are also wrong opinions in here. LOL. But as I said, to each his/her own. Personally, I didn't spend an s-load of $ on my ceramic and front end PPF to then add swirl marks. The air causes enough as it is going 100 mph.
Main thing is, we are all driving awesome cars, and we care about...and care for...how they look. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Clear bra the whole car! That’s how I solved the black paint problem. Had the paint corrected and had the whole thing covered. Just take a damp miracle cloth and wipe her down. No worries about swirls etc. takes about 10 minutes and looks like I just waxed it. YMMV!
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This is what you want. https://www.calcarduster.com/
Ask any professional car detailer about those and you'll get the same answer.
Funny answer indeed
, but it doesn't work well.Last edited by FX VETTE; Nov 27, 2019 at 05:23 PM.
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10 Summers using the California Duster and no issues so far. Pass it lightly over the car and it will pick up the dust easily. I use filtered air from our Compressor to blow out the Duster after every couple of uses and change it completely after 3 Summers.
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For the first two years I did not wipe the dust off with any product because it will create microscratches and the more microscratches the more you will begin to see them but after two years I gave in and now occasionally use a California Duster. Even using Beadmaker WILL drag the (abrasive) dust and dirt particles across the paint.
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I wouldn't even use that on my dd. Ask any professional car detailer about those and you'll get the same answer.
This is what I do. Not the best method, (washing is actually best IMO) but it's my solution in between washes and I use lots of these - EAGLE EDGELESS 500 ULTRA PLUSH MICROFIBER TOWEL from the Rag Company when I do it.
Funny answer indeed, but it doesn't work well.
True, black cars are beautiful when they are clean, but they are doomed with the dust.
Probably the best solution of all, especially if topped off with a good ceramic coating. But you almost have to be a BALLER to afford this, IMO, as it is very pricey. I wish I was a Baller, I wish I was a little bit taller -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw
Ask any professional car detailer about those and you'll get the same answer.This is what I do. Not the best method, (washing is actually best IMO) but it's my solution in between washes and I use lots of these - EAGLE EDGELESS 500 ULTRA PLUSH MICROFIBER TOWEL from the Rag Company when I do it.
Funny answer indeed
, but it doesn't work well.True, black cars are beautiful when they are clean, but they are doomed with the dust.
Probably the best solution of all, especially if topped off with a good ceramic coating. But you almost have to be a BALLER to afford this, IMO, as it is very pricey. I wish I was a Baller, I wish I was a little bit taller -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw
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