Pollen
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Melting Slicks
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Pollen
Just detailed my car yesterday and came out this afternoon to give the wheels a second coat of wax and final buff the body. To my surprise the car had a nice coat of pollen all over. Beautiful green tint red mist. Close to HGM. Yes, it has been inside the garage. Oh well not gonna wash her for a while as it’s of no use. @Bird67
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^^^^
Funny our pollen was over a month ago. BUT it lasted over a month. I learned with my 1st Vette, a 1988 never take the top off during pollen season.. We have lots of pine trees and it's yellow all over.
Didn't have a significant issue wit my 5 FE Vettes but sure do with the C8. The engine and compartment are covered. The stuff is sticky as well. When it stopped falling I washed the car AND engine. Used soapy water and a mitt. Did not use the hose soaper I use on the body BUT did rinse with a slow stream of water. Blew it mostly dry with a battery power leaf blower.
Funny our pollen was over a month ago. BUT it lasted over a month. I learned with my 1st Vette, a 1988 never take the top off during pollen season.. We have lots of pine trees and it's yellow all over.
Didn't have a significant issue wit my 5 FE Vettes but sure do with the C8. The engine and compartment are covered. The stuff is sticky as well. When it stopped falling I washed the car AND engine. Used soapy water and a mitt. Did not use the hose soaper I use on the body BUT did rinse with a slow stream of water. Blew it mostly dry with a battery power leaf blower.
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Just detailed my car yesterday and came out this afternoon to give the wheels a second coat of wax and final buff the body. To my surprise the car had a nice coat of pollen all over. Beautiful green tint red mist. Close to HGM. Yes, it has been inside the garage. Oh well not gonna wash her for a while as it’s of no use. @Bird67
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Pollen
@Corvette03051 the worst thing about the pollen is that the individual bits are pretty coarse like sandpaper!
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Pollen
^^^^
Funny our pollen was over a month ago. BUT it lasted over a month. I learned with my 1st Vette, a 1988 never take the top off during pollen season.. We have lots of pine trees and it's yellow all over.
Didn't have a significant issue wit my 5 FE Vettes but sure do with the C8. The engine and compartment are covered. The stuff is sticky as well. When it stopped falling I washed the car AND engine. Used soapy water and a mitt. Did not use the hose soaper I use on the body BUT did rinse with a slow stream of water. Blew it mostly dry with a battery power leaf blower.
Funny our pollen was over a month ago. BUT it lasted over a month. I learned with my 1st Vette, a 1988 never take the top off during pollen season.. We have lots of pine trees and it's yellow all over.
Didn't have a significant issue wit my 5 FE Vettes but sure do with the C8. The engine and compartment are covered. The stuff is sticky as well. When it stopped falling I washed the car AND engine. Used soapy water and a mitt. Did not use the hose soaper I use on the body BUT did rinse with a slow stream of water. Blew it mostly dry with a battery power leaf blower.
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Yes, I only use my California Duster for interior dust / lint (non-abrasive for the most part) from sitting in the garage after car has been washed, never after it's been outside and has outside dust/pollen on finish which is very abrasive for the most part.
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i know the old guys haha i'm 56 around here spray pledge on a cloth to help pick it up. I do have a california duster it worked great on my black rose car just try and find the wooden handle one they are better its the older one.
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the pollen having edges would mean the paint scratches no matter what you use. I’m just gonna wash and wash again haha 😜
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The pollen in MA is brutal right now. I've been washing my car every weekend, not much point now,it's yellow the next day. Not sure how the heck to get it all out of the interior. May try the leaf blower that I use when I wash
Try living in the woods of Louisiana! 
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I'm sure if that car is still living, the owner is saying what is this yellow stuff on the carpets, behind the seats, deck etc! Nope don't remove my roof during pine pollen season!
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I keep my C8 in a 30X30 metal building that is detached from the house. Our heavy pollen season in Georgia is pretty much over but I never had an issue with the pollen and I did drive the car a lot during the pollen months - usually the end of March until the end of May. My car is ceramic coated so I wonder if that helped. 
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Ceramic
I keep my C8 in a 30X30 metal building that is detached from the house. Our heavy pollen season in Georgia is pretty much over but I never had an issue with the pollen and I did drive the car a lot during the pollen months - usually the end of March until the end of May. My car is ceramic coated so I wonder if that helped.