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One of the waterless products should be okay. Have a friend that use Chadwicks and loves the results.
I live in FL and went to a car show yesterday. Sure enough car has dusting of pollen. I use my California duster and realize it might be introducing some minor scratches. However, I don't consider my car show quality.
One of the waterless products should be okay. Have a friend that use Chadwicks and loves the results.
I live in FL and went to a car show yesterday. Sure enough car has dusting of pollen. I use my California duster and realize it might be introducing some minor scratches. However, I don't consider my car show quality.
JB
I've dumped the duster and use Chadwicks as a quick detailer with great results. Takes a little longer than the duster but really worth it...
Like mentioned Waterless Wash or Detail Spray is a much safer option in removing dust and pollen. The key to scratch free dust removal is using a quality MF towel along with DS or WW.
Pollen is indeed abrasive .... just remember that some dusters use paraffin wax on the ends which lock in the pollen. That could mean reapplication even outside of pollen season.
A good detail spray, or rinseless wash is an option. Just make sure your towels are soft, and you use several. I use ONR and mix up a bottle or bucket depending on whats needed.
Funny, I was going to post this in here this morning and I'm glad to see others are getting it too. Here's yesterdays pollen in South Carolina... this is only 9 hours worth as I dusted the car before driving in. Believe it or not it wasn't the worst car in the lot. I used the California duster on it last night and it worked very well.
Funny, I was going to post this in here this morning and I'm glad to see others are getting it too. Here's yesterdays pollen in South Carolina... this is only 9 hours worth as I dusted the car before driving in. Believe it or not it wasn't the worst car in the lot. I used the California duster on it last night and it worked very well.
Haha yeah welcome to the low country I went out a few minutes ago for something out of the car and it already looks almost as bad. I cleared a little spot and within 10 minutes it was covered over like ronkh57's picture above. It can get so bad that you see it in the air like a thin fog. After 7-10 days it'll be done for the year....hopefully. It's actually started twice this year already cause it got up into the 70's this past January for a few days. We are unseasonably hot so far as it's suppose to hit nearly 90 this week
I'm not even going to wash my car till this is done, did that Sunday and it was covered in pollen while sitting in my garage just from opening the door while getting yard tools. The California Duster gets 90%+ of it so I'm happy with that.
That is some nasty pollen I'm seeing in some of these photos. We don't get it as bad here in South Florida but it's still mildly noticeable.
I would advise against using a car duster. Any time you wipe something across the paint dry, it'll always make a larger risk of swirls than if you had a lubricant of some kind. If it's super heavy, I would do a traditional wash, and if you have mild pollen covering the car, you should at least use a waterless wash.
03-06-2016, 08:19 PM
Pollen & Dust = Calif Duster ?
I went out a few minutes ago for something out of the car and it already looks almost as bad. I cleared a little spot and within 10 minutes it was covered over like ronkh57's picture above. It can get so bad that you see it in the air like a thin fog. After 7-10 days it'll be done for the year....hopefully. It's actually started twice this year already cause it got up into the 70's this past January for a few days. We are unseasonably hot so far as it's suppose to hit nearly 90 this week 
