Dusting your car?
Racer
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I have had several black auto's...dust with CA duster and then detail spray with microfiber. Several companies have come out with a new ceramic spray wax that may add some additional protection between dusting and detailing.
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No offense intended. Just saying if I don’t understand a phrase or an acronym, Google usually has an answer. Of course the internet is not always correct. My interpretation is that a ‘Baller’ is one with plenty of $$$ and is also associated with professional ball players, but that’s just IMO.
I did not see the smiley face, old eyes. My bad, have a great Thanksgiving!
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Melting Slicks
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Do NOT use a CA Duster. It can push grit across the paint and cause swirl marks. A good product as a compromise between a detail spray and full-on hose washing is a rinseless wash as indicated by Joe. I use "No-Rinse" that I get from Autogeek, but they're probably all similar. I like it because there's a lot more liquid used than when using a detail spray so the dust floats more rather than being pushed, which still occurs to some extent with a detail spray. Also, embrace the black. I had 2 darker blue cars and, yes, not as bad as black...but the contrast between dusty and clean was remarkable. Now, with Watkins Glen Grey, washing the car doesn't improve it that much.
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I, too, have a black Vette. If the dust is light, I use this:
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
If it's a little bit heavier, I use a waterless wash detail spray:
https://www.wolfgangcarcare.com/wolf...less-wash.html
Between the two methods, I have only had to actually wash my car once, after attending the IMSA race at Mid-Ohio (go Corvette Racing!). It had rained the day before, and the grass infield parking area was very muddy.
Good luck with your black Corvette!
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
If it's a little bit heavier, I use a waterless wash detail spray:
https://www.wolfgangcarcare.com/wolf...less-wash.html
Between the two methods, I have only had to actually wash my car once, after attending the IMSA race at Mid-Ohio (go Corvette Racing!). It had rained the day before, and the grass infield parking area was very muddy.
Good luck with your black Corvette!
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I, too, have a black Vette. If the dust is light, I use this:
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
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From: Palm Desert CA
I, too, have a black Vette. If the dust is light, I use this:
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
If it's a little bit heavier, I use a waterless wash detail spray:
https://www.wolfgangcarcare.com/wolf...less-wash.html
Between the two methods, I have only had to actually wash my car once, after attending the IMSA race at Mid-Ohio (go Corvette Racing!). It had rained the day before, and the grass infield parking area was very muddy.
Good luck with your black Corvette!
https://www.chemicalguys.com/dust-mo...er-duster.html
If it's a little bit heavier, I use a waterless wash detail spray:
https://www.wolfgangcarcare.com/wolf...less-wash.html
Between the two methods, I have only had to actually wash my car once, after attending the IMSA race at Mid-Ohio (go Corvette Racing!). It had rained the day before, and the grass infield parking area was very muddy.
Good luck with your black Corvette!
I had a Camaro with a dark blue paint (so dark most people thought it was black). Coated it with Crystal seal and used the wool duster every few days, never a swirl. BUT - you should wash the duster after each use in warm water with Woolite (same as with a wool sweater), let it air dry. My method is to first dust the interior and then the exterior and then wash it. As for the CA duster, it never made sense to me that something that retains dirt and grit would be good to use repeatedly as it got even dirtier.
I am very concerned with dust in my area. Las Vegas is built atop a primordial seabed which means our dust is sand which in turn means silica (as in glass). Not ideal for preventing scratches. For my new Stingray, I coated it with ceramic and use the wool duster, and a detail spray made from rinseless wash.
Melting Slicks
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This is what you want. https://www.calcarduster.com/
Rich
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^^^
I agree with everyone that says that anytime you touch your paint you can introduce micro-abrasions (swirl marks), even with a detail spray and microfiber and esp. with the duster. And for those that think the duster doesn't cause swirls...well, professional opinion says otherwise. I use detail spray after I wash my car with a hose to completely dry the surface after blow drying most of the water off of it. But I'm tellin' ya: the second best thing to a real wash is using the no-rinse or what they call a waterless wash. You can even do it in a garage. Since you use a dampened and even almost saturated microfiber, there is more liquid than when using a detail spray, so the paint is subject to less abrasion. And it's relatively quick. I can wash my car with a hose, blow dry, and then detail spray it in about 45 minutes...but with the no-rinse method it's only about 15-20 minutes.
I agree with everyone that says that anytime you touch your paint you can introduce micro-abrasions (swirl marks), even with a detail spray and microfiber and esp. with the duster. And for those that think the duster doesn't cause swirls...well, professional opinion says otherwise. I use detail spray after I wash my car with a hose to completely dry the surface after blow drying most of the water off of it. But I'm tellin' ya: the second best thing to a real wash is using the no-rinse or what they call a waterless wash. You can even do it in a garage. Since you use a dampened and even almost saturated microfiber, there is more liquid than when using a detail spray, so the paint is subject to less abrasion. And it's relatively quick. I can wash my car with a hose, blow dry, and then detail spray it in about 45 minutes...but with the no-rinse method it's only about 15-20 minutes.
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I find it odd that peeps that think they are awesome for not using a california duster that has been used since the late 80s and been proven over time but rejoice in that they blow dry their cars....and then detail with micro fiber. Blowing a metric **** ton of dirt on your car after wash.. 
Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own.
Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own.
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I think the only answer is never wash your car, thus causing no microswirls.
Wash it once before right before trading it in for a different color, thus impressing the dealer with a perfect paint job.
Solid logic, right?
Wash it once before right before trading it in for a different color, thus impressing the dealer with a perfect paint job.
Solid logic, right?
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I find it odd that peeps that think they are awesome for not using a california duster that has been used since the late 80s and been proven over time but rejoice in that they blow dry their cars....and then detail with micro fiber. Blowing a metric **** ton of dirt on your car after wash.. Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own.
Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own."Rejoice?"
You certainly read a lot into posts simply expressing a variety of opinions. And there are far more than the two camps your post suggests.
Ah, well, to each his own.
Last edited by Elk; Nov 29, 2019 at 12:04 AM.
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Well, you could very well be on to something radical...
I do know I could make that green Corvette look really good...
Not that it doesn't already. It may need a sconce of help to pass the blue one though.
Last edited by hawkgfr; Nov 29, 2019 at 11:04 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I dust my car as well (WGG) but I also have XPel on my car too so I don't worry as much about abrasions, haven't seen any issues. Only thing I would say is if you're going for a duster, don't get a red one as it will leave red lint on the car, window seals, etc. I wish I saved where I bought mine as the black ones are very hard to find it seems....but I can't find a link.
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I find it odd that peeps that think they are awesome for not using a california duster that has been used since the late 80s and been proven over time but rejoice in that they blow dry their cars....and then detail with micro fiber. Blowing a metric **** ton of dirt on your car after wash.. Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own.
Sort of like driving it to dry it. Ah well to each his own. Just sayin'
To each his/her own.