Dust?

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billyharless

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I washed, polised, waxed my car last night. It looked great!!! Then this morning I went outside to walk the dogs and looked at my car and it is covered in dust. Seems there has been more dust in the air lately. Is this ragweed or just bad air we are breathing? I guess I need to buy a house with a garage or get a car cover.



By the way, I tried one of those california dusters? It just makes things worse. I found it easier to just use a mf towel and some Meguires Ultimate Quick Detailer to remove the dust.
 
Just be careful how much dust you have on there. If it very light dust, the QD should be okay. However, if it's any more than a little bit of dust, it's better to do a full wash.
 
When waxing you often build up a static charge and dust is more prone to attach itself to your car. Environment is a concern as well, if you live near an intersection or if there is construction nearby the only way to avoid it is a clean garage.



I have noticed slightly better dust resistance with FK1's 425 (which works wonders on your TV).
 
I don't beleive it is from a "static" charge, I think it is the wax itself that causes the dust to stick to the vehicle. Wash your vehicle again and you shouldn't have the dust problem. Also, using a spray LSP will help give your paint a slick finish that should repell dust. I noticed less dust accumiliation with Duragloss Aquawax.
 
mikebai1990 said:
Eh.. The static charge "theory" is more plausible than the "carnaubas are oily" theory.
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Word.



Why don't you just live with the dust until next wash? The more you mess with it the more you increase the chances of marring. Would you rather drive a car that's dusty a couple days of the week or a car that's swirled to hell all the time?



I garage my car and it still gets a light coat of dust on it. Nobody parks their car in a "clean room" so it's bound to happen.
 
Thanks for the feedback. My original point was that it seems lately there is more dust in the air than usual. Could be from the lack or rain or possibly ragweed dust in the air???
 
It probably depends on where you live. Yea, the lack of rain could probably contribute to dry surfaces and increased mini-dust storms.
 
Not to mention, dust sort of hunts down and attacks freshly waxed cars.



Otherwise, I'd go with static charge. The little "fingers" on a microfiber grab electrons as they drag across the paint so your car picks up a static charge. It makes a lot of sense considering your car sits on four great insulators which prevents it from stabilizing its charge while you buff.



What I've done is cut up an old cell phone charger, strip both ends, and while I buff, I tape one side to the ground, and the other I stick it under a bolt or use a magnet to attach it to the header cover or any bare metal surface. Basically a bridge for electrons to bypass the tires. And I've noticed that there is considerably less dust in the succeeding hours compared to when I don't use my grounding wire.



I've sometimes considered marketing a "Detailer's Grounding Kit" (Copyright © 2007, phamkl)
 
LOL, phamkl, does that really work? Does the stone/gravel really act as a ground? For example, I know the ground for electrical wiring usually involves spiking a copper tube 4-5 feet into the ground.
 
For things that need a large ground, you could run one deep into the ground or you could run numerous grounding points.



But you only need to ground the few electrons you buff off and touching the grounding wire to the floor would do it. If you've ever gotten shocked by your car, you essentially just grounded it. With the wire, I'm doing the same thing. What I used to do before I chopped up a phone charger was just use my non-buffing arm and touch the surface I'm buffing and touch the ground with my toe.



I did some non-scientific experiments and I'm pretty sure it works.
 
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