California Car Duster

California Car Duster. Friend or Foe?

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Just like any other tool it depends on the user. If you gently dust the paint you'll be fine. If you have dirt and mud on the paint and dig the duster into the paint, well you'll get swirls of course. You may see something that looks like swirls for the first few times but that is just residue that can be wiped clean with some QD. IMO it's a great deal for dusty clean-ups on well maintained vehicles.
 
Looking good for the CCD right now. I personally am afraid of using it. I think of wiping dirt all over the car when using it even though I may not be.
 
To say that it does not induce marring would be untrue. At least in my own use of the CCD.

To say that it not a good tool would be untrue as well.

I use one everyday while in Alaska during my construction season. I do get by using it because the surface of my paint always has a good coat of wax over the paint. Another thing that I would stress is that when using the CCD the paint needs to be cool. In other words you need to have parked in the shade prior to use of the CCD. You start moving the CCD over paint that is in direct sunlight you will see marring from moving the dust about your vehicle.
 
I use one all the time. Let the weight of the duster do the work, and so far it's been great. Also, as some have already mentioned don't use it if your car is anything but dusty (i.e. if it's rained).

Oh, I also dust in a direction perpendicular to what I do when I wash/dry/buff, so I'll know if any minor marring is caused by the California Car duster.
 
I use one all the time. I've never had any problems with marring. Of course i been detailing since before i could drive so i know how to use it. People get confused at what its supposed to do. Its only for light dust, anything else and its going to cause some problems.
 
I'm not really sure why, but my neighbor was driving around the other day with a CCD on his roof. I stopped and let him know it was there. He responded "yeah I know" and kept driving. Think that induced marring?
 
CCD is one of the best detailing tools I have ever spent money on. Having a black car CCD is my best friend. Keep in mind its for dusting. If the car gets dirty or it rains I don't recommend using one. Make sure if you get one that you lay it on newspaper for awhile to absorb some of the oils in the CCD. If you don't the first few uses will leave smudges on your finish.
 
Budman3 hit the nail on the head. It pretty much depends on the user. I have one, use it quite often, and don't notice any more marring with it than I would just using a QD. Any type of rubbing over the surface of the vehicle has the tendancy to induce some sort of marring, however slight. Friction = Physics 101. You can reduce it, probably even to where the naked eye cant see it, but on some microscopic level it's there.
 
cwcad said:
To say that it does not induce marring would be untrue. At least in my own use of the CCD.
To say that it not a good tool would be untrue as well.
I use one everyday while in Alaska during my construction season. I do get by using it because the surface of my paint always has a good coat of wax over the paint. Another thing that I would stress is that when using the CCD the paint needs to be cool. In other words you need to have parked in the shade prior to use of the CCD. You start moving the CCD over paint that is in direct sunlight you will see marring from moving the dust about your vehicle.
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Agreed. Love my CCD.
 
My experience was not so pleasing. I had pollen on the car and took out a new CCD and barely touched the surface fo the car with it. The pollen was gone but I did notice new light spiderweb swirls on my hood and fenders.

What do you do with these after a few uses to clean them? Is it disposable?
 
lonewolf0420 said:
CCD is one of the best detailing tools I have ever spent money on. Having a black car CCD is my best friend. Keep in mind its for dusting. If the car gets dirty or it rains I don't recommend using one. Make sure if you get one that you lay it on newspaper for awhile to absorb some of the oils in the CCD. If you don't the first few uses will leave smudges on your finish.
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Does the duster pick up ink from the newspaper?
 
I have one in both my cars for road trips and one in the garage as my daily user:lmfao

As stated will it cause some marring....some...not any more than would be caused by anything that you use to clean the surface, washing, S&W, QD.

The trade off is it can take allot of surface dust off the car in minutes with minimal marring, leaving you a clean enough surface to use S&W and QD to work with.

I have been using this process for years on my cars and have never felt that its married my cars any more or any less than if I was washing the car every day.

Its a great tool in the to have and would not want to be without one.
 
jdoria said:
What do you do with these after a few uses to clean them? Is it disposable?
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Nothing. the more you use them, the better they supposedly work.

And, no, they don't pick up any ink from newspaper. That is recommended to "soak up" some of the extra wax on the duster.

Bottom line, at least in my case, the CCD will cause no more marring than using Poorboy's S&W & a MF - if you use it correctly and with a little common sense.
 
JaredPointer said:
Nothing. the more you use them, the better they supposedly work.
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The one in my garage is over 5 years old used daily during the summer months and is still working like a charm....Looks real dirty but the instructions say to never wash it...works for me!
 
Beemerboy said:
. . . I have been using this process for years on my cars and have never felt that its married my cars any more or any less than if I was washing the car every day.

Its a great tool in the to have and would not want to be without one.
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Since my biggest problem seems to be the microscopic dust that blows onto my car on a daily basis at work, I have found the CCD to be a real work-saver.:bigups Just a quick once over with a very light hand removes 95% of the dust, then I can hit it with PB's S & W & S & G and it looks like new again. :) And after using this regimen for the last two years, when I did my full detail the other week, I could not find any marring to be polished out. :D

But as CW says, don't try it on a hot surface - I didn't find that it induced "marring" per se, but rather, it seems to draw the "wax" out of the duster & leave streaks that resemble marring. :confused:
 
Let me start off by saying that this tool has the potential to cause problems. That said, if used properly it's another helpful tool in the arsenal.
 
GearHead_1 said:
Let me start off by saying that this tool has the potential to cause problems.
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Good point. But so does the PC, rotary, microfiber towels, Quick Detail Spray, and any other tool that's used incorrectly or without due diligence. Some tools can cause problems even when the user does practice caution.

I used to be against the CCD until I went out, got one, and gave it a try. That's about the only true way to find out if something works or not. I wouldn't let others' totally sway me from trying a new product. Rather, just use the opinions as helpful info. I didn't believe in Poorboy's S&W until I tried it. :)
 
JaredPointer said:
I didn't believe in Poorboy's S&W until I tried it. :)
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I agree 1000% with you on this one...no one could convince me that you could spray something on a dirty car and wipe it off without scratching the heck out of the car.....I'm buying in by the 5 gallon bucket now!
 
might be an odd question to ask...but how good is it for dusting INSIDE the vehicle? I was thinking of picking up a californian mini from Canadian Tire to clean the dash of my Accord, which has started to get kind of dusty...
 
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