Morning dew problem

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MiamiS430

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I drive a black car daily, have no garage and live in humid South Florida. Every morning I wake up to a car covered in dew. This dries fast leaving ugly gray/white mineral deposits.



What would you do?



Dry every morning?

Dry then QD spray?

Quality car cover every night?



Thanks in advance,



Art
 
Don't lay/cover/wipe a single thing on your paint unless it's 100% clean. If you drive it 1/10 of a mile and it still looks clean, don't cover it. I think you're going to have to live with it, unless you feel the need to wash it every night before putting a cover over it?
 
If I were really "anal", I'd wash it every morning with QEW or ONR. It would be almost as fast as drying it and then using a QD.



Tom :cool:
 
You could invest in a cr spotless and hose it down and drive off. This might attract some dust but either way, dust is something unavoidable
 
I pretty much just live with it (similar climate, similar parking situation). It seems to occur a little bit less with a sealant vs a carnauba, but nothing seems to prevent it overall.



If you don't drive too much and you stay on relatively clean roadways, you could probably QD it off every morning in 2-3 minutes with a cleaning QD like Poorboy's Spray and Wipe. Keep an eye out, if you see swirls appearing you may need to switch to a more involved ONR wash.
 
Thanks, everyone, for your input!



Investing in a garage is not feasible as it would mean a major addition to the house. A shelter would not stop the dew from forming on the car.



I can't just live with it guys because it's really bad. I'm going to take a picture of it this morning and post it for you to see. Remember, this is a car I clayed, polished and sealed this Sunday. By Tuesday it looks like *$%).



At first I thought that a good car cover would keep the dew off. Therefore, a California Dusting stick at night followed by the cover would do it. However, I've been reading that a car cover isn't very effective against dew.



So, what I'm leaning towards is dusting at night and patting dry in the morning followed by a QD spray. I think this would be quicker than a wash in the mornings. I only really have about 5-10 mins most in the mornings.



I realize this may be slowly marring the paint but I'd rather do a light swirl removal procedure monthly than ride around daily with a black car full of gray spots.



What's a CR spotless?



Thanks again!



Best,

Art
 
Looked up the CR spotless. Thanks.



I may try a simple home version for non-professionals like me. I would get the following two items and just clear the dew with DI water then pat dry.



1. Large plastic watering can with a single spout; and

2. Aquarium DI kit from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals.



Total cost of the above should be around $40.
 
I don't know why people here don't say this much, but 2 plush MF towels and ONR at QD dilution going by scottwax's method.





EDIT** Or you could by a gallon of CG ONE.
 
OK Thanks. Will look at the CG products to see.



Here are these morning's shots, as promised.



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:shocked
 
Yep, you have a problem. Those spots will probably lead to etching if left on, especially on a black vehicle. Now you know why "black" is a life-time sentence.



I still think that a quick once over with QEW of ONR is the way to go. You could apply it quite quickly with a middle sized microfiber towel and then remove it with a couple more. It would be just as fast as what you are considering. Not only that both QEW and ONR leave a little bit of protection.



As an aside. I have to drive on eight miles of dusty gravel roads every day. Up until two years ago I always had black vehicles -- 30 years of them. I gave up and switched to white after driving on these dusty roads for over ten years. I'm a slow learner. I hope that you are smarter than I am.



Good luck.



Tom :cool:
 
MiamiS430 said:
Looked up the CR spotless. Thanks.



I may try a simple home version for non-professionals like me. I would get the following two items and just clear the dew with DI water then pat dry.



1. Large plastic watering can with a single spout; and

2. Aquarium DI kit from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals.



Total cost of the above should be around $40.
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That should work quite well to get the dust off, I sometimes get dust off by using a watering can and take the cap off so the water runs freely. If you have a good LSP, almost all of the water runs off, like with the sheeting method, but this is even more effective I think..
 
MiamiS430 said:
No, that is pure, South Florida dew.
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i live in south fl. also and up until mar. of last yr. i had the same problem. i wiped down the car every single day before i drove it. i used to spray pb's s&p on first, liberally, and wipe with a 24x24 mf drying towel. whilest my car is electron blue not black, this worked very well for me. once or twice a week i'd hit it with aw after initial wipedown. hope this helps.
 
That is bad. Before I had a garage, I kept my black vehicle outside (it was only for about 2 months after purchasing was I able to keep it garaged), but I remember coming out every morning and not only would there be dew on it, but the black car was suddenly green from all the pollen sticking to it.
 
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