Dust is driving me crazy.

[Mike777G]

Picture this... you have just poured your hear and soul into a long 14 hour detail. You haven't missed one bit of grime or dirt on the car, the rims and wheels look brand new. You have polished the paint to produce mirror reflections. The surface has been coated multiple times with wax. She looks truly beautiful.

Now naturally you want to take the car for a drive so you start her up and cruise the city. As you drive, windows down smile on your face you watch the trees reflection whip over the hood. You feel great as you show off the shimmering panels that enclose you.

When you return home you get out and turn horrified at what you see: a thin film of dust spoiling the beauty you worked so hard to create over the past two days. :scared:



This has been a story I have experienced far to often. Are there any products to aid in my war against dust? As much as I would love to dust the car twice a day might there be a secret weapon?

 

[uzj100]

FK 425 will help some. IME, it cuts down dust accumulation by maybe 25%-50%? Also, have you considered another LSP?



I'm sure others will have some thoughts for you too

 

[Dan]

Using a really "dry" lsp will cut down on the dust by a huge factor. Oil rich waxes and some sealants attract dirt like no one's business. I've had really good luck with Zaino, Finish Kare (215 and 2180) and Optiseal for keeping dirt off the car.

 

[Scottwax]

DP's Poli-Coat Paint Sealant really is anti-static and resists dust build-up. I've even had a few customers comment on how much less dusty their cars get after I applied it.

 

[Accumulator]

[shrug] Life's not a car show; cars that get driven get dirty.

FK 425 will help some. IME, it cuts down dust accumulation by maybe 25%-50%?

It's never helped all that much for me, not sure why :think: Heh heh, some wit here once suggested that I must be "using it backwards" because my FK424'ed vehicles get so dusty :chuckle: Since my experience seems to be unusual, yeah...it's worth a try (along with using not-too-oily LSPs).

 

[Bill D]

I still find a place for a California Car Duster. Lightly, and mean * lightly* dust with it in the shade/indorrs,shaking it out after each pass, and the vehicle will be streak and dust free without marring.

 

[Accumulator]

I still find a place for a California Car Duster. Lightly, and mean * lightly* dust with it in the shade/indorrs,shaking it out after each pass, and the vehicle will be streak and dust free without marring.

You guys who can do that (and/or ONRing) without marring simply kill me....

 

[Bill D]

It's almost like getting into a meditative state to it right though.:chuckle: I've had the Accord almost 1 year now, soft paint , no marring, under halogens and all.

 

[Scottwax]

I still find a place for a California Car Duster. Lightly, and mean * lightly* dust with it in the shade/indorrs,shaking it out after each pass, and the vehicle will be streak and dust free without marring.

Mine never removes the dust that well, just kind of moves most of it into one area.

 

[RaskyR1]

I found Opti-Coat to attract far less dust than any other product I've ever used on my car.

 

[Bill D]

One thing about them, for example in the spring and heavy pollen season, they can only remove some of the dust at best, and they will do just that, move the dust into one area. You'd have to constantly shake them out and go again. Even for normal amount of dust, I have to overlap passes so it's something I can't rush. I admit having to use it to get it the way we want can be impractical. That's why it feels I like I have to meditate to use it how I want.

 

[TedFred]

I still find a place for a California Car Duster. Lightly, and mean * lightly* dust with it in the shade/indorrs,shaking it out after each pass, and the vehicle will be streak and dust free without marring.

I has a black t bird and I used the CCD (duster) every day. never had big problems with it. It made the car look great. I use it on my white and silver BMWs about twice a week. I think that it puts less pressure on the car than QD and a microfiber. Though I am probably not as detail oriented as Accumulator.

 

[Accumulator]

I has a black t bird and I used the CCD (duster) every day. never had big problems with it. It made the car look great. I use it on my white and silver BMWs about twice a week. I think that it puts less pressure on the car than QD and a microfiber..

Oh yeah, for sure. If you hold it up off the surface properly you can just *barely* make contact and keep that contact incredibly gentle. No argument from me there

... Though I am probably not as detail oriented as Accumulator.

Well, I do keep torturing myself with that SunGun



But I don't know why I have such issues with (admittedly very light) marring :nixweiss I mean...so many people here use CCDs, ONR, etc. etc. with zero issues and I can't imagine that all those folks are causing marring they don't see, or conversely using some inscrutible magic technique that somehow escaped my consideration. I'm 100% confident that I haven't missed anything, or botched the techniques involved, or otherwise "made a mistake". I simply can't explain the incredible YMMV aspect of this so I've quit trying. Just as I've quit trying to "master" approaches in this vein that simply don't work right for me. But I'm sure not saying that those approaches don't work fine for others.

 

[extrabolts]

I've got 8 different waxes on the hood of one of my cars right now and 3 waxes on the hood of another. I've noticed zero difference in whether any of them gather less pollen / dust than the others. Some will wash easier, but I haven't found anything that creates a dust forcefield.

 

[tonipieleanu]

It's never helped all that much for me, not sure why :think: Heh heh, some wit here once suggested that I must be "using it backwards" because my FK424'ed vehicles get so dusty :chuckle: Since my experience seems to be unusual, yeah...it's worth a try (along with using not-too-oily LSPs).

You're not the only one I've tried FK425 vs Zaino Z6 on my hood and neither helped with dust accumulation.

Split the hood in 3 parts, one with FK425, one with Z6 and one left untouched. After a few days they all had the same amount of dust, at least from what I could see...

 

[tom p.]

DP's Poli-Coat Paint Sealant really is anti-static and resists dust build-up. I've even had a few customers comment on how much less dusty their cars get after I applied it.

Scott, I don't see much discussion of this product, but it looks quite good. I bought a bottle last week and applied it over WS Prime. I'm a die-hard FK1000p fan, but this stuff is somewhat easier to use. I will say it doesn't have the brilliant appearance provided by 2 coats of 1000p, but it's far easier to remove.



I drove thru heavy rain last night and figured the car would be kind of a mess. I gave a quik inspection this morning and the car is just about spotless. Could this product shed better than 1000p :shocked ??



I just washed the car for the 1st time and it was effortless. I've intentionally done just a single coat. I need to be able to determine longevity with minimal effort applied. So far, it's looking quite nice Thanks for the tip on this one.

 

[lostdaytomorrow]

I would try switching LSP's and remembering it's just a little dust and the fun part is actually doing the detailing. It can also be better or worse depending on the season as well.

 

[Dan]

Could this product shed better than 1000p :shocked ??

You gotta go mad scientist and do half and half. I've been doing that for the past year and its really interesting and fun. I've been doing tires, LSP, and QD. Its amazing at the subtle difference of two products when they are on the same car at the same time. Probably not something to do on a customers car though.

 

[tom p.]

Well, now I've got a bit more time under my belt with this product and it's very good in terms of repelling dusting, probably the best I've seen of products I own. It doesn't shed quite as well as FK 1000p once the coating gets some miles. Overall, I like the product a lot and it's quite a bit easier to use compared to the 1000p.

 

[Nopstnz8]

DP's Poli-Coat Paint Sealant really is anti-static and resists dust build-up. I've even had a few customers comment on how much less dusty their cars get after I applied it.

Even less than KSG?