Quick dust removal?
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From: Edina Minnesota
Quick dust removal?
They are doing road construction near my home and everyday when I leave I get a fine coat of dust on my car. What is the best way to quick polish and remove dust with out re-washing? Is the best option to use Z6 and just wipe it down? Another thing I have read about is just using distilled water from a spray bottle and wiping down. My big concern is to not scratch the paint while removing. I don't really want to use a california duster. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
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I'm not sure I would want to use the QD to wipe out the dust. I find myself in that situation quite often. It doesn't really bother me that much, since I always wait until the weekend to wash my vette anyway. I think it will take as much work doing the whole car with a QD as it would just washing it and drying it; of course you can hit it with your QD afterwards to touch-up trouble spots.
I guess it's one of those things where you just have to pick your venom
I guess it's one of those things where you just have to pick your venom
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From: Bergen County, NJ Sarasota, FL
Originally Posted by Z06-Goose
I'm not sure I would want to use the QD to wipe out the dust.
That's not dust, it's abrasive particles.
Anything other than washing will invite major swirls.
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Originally Posted by DRJZ1974
They are doing road construction near my home and everyday when I leave I get a fine coat of dust on my car. What is the best way to quick polish and remove dust with out re-washing? Is the best option to use Z6 and just wipe it down? Another thing I have read about is just using distilled water from a spray bottle and wiping down. My big concern is to not scratch the paint while removing. I don't really want to use a california duster. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
I use distilled water in a spray bottle to QD my Rejex'd C6, sometimes followed up with a little OTC QD.
As far as spraying and wiping goes, I use enough liquid to float the particles then use many clean MF cloths to gently lift the particles off the surface of the paint.
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From: Huntingdon Valley Pa/ Town of Webb NY
As said construction dirt and dust is abrasive. I use compressed air, you can get a few cans of compressed air at computer stores, that will safely blow a lot of the dust off, when it gets bad wash the car, no sense taking a chance scratching your finish.
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I guess I will probably stick with washing. As most of you are, I am VERY protective of the finish on the car (well, the whole car in general). My wife thinks I am nutzo. Hahaha I don't want to risk even the smallest micro-scratch. Thanks for the help
