ONR/Car duster questions

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Mom2Boyz9600

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I went to pep boys and they didn't carry ONR, is it something you need to buy online?

And, are those car dusters a bad idea? My car is Dark Blue and not garaged, just under an awning.



Thank you in advance, you all are GREAT!
 
Mom2Boyz9600 said:
I went to pep boys and they didn't carry ONR, is it something you need to buy online?
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There's another similar product called Quick and Easy Wash ("QEW") that's often available at RV stores. I've only seen ONR online.



And, are those car dusters a bad idea? My car is Dark Blue and not garaged, just under an awning.
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Noting that I'm *very* uhm...well, paranoid about marring my paint, I don't consider the California Car Dusters ("CCD"s) safe. I know that *I* can't use one without instilling a little marring and I'm confident that I'm not somehow overlooking/messing up something. That said, others here say they do OK with them.
 
Thank you, that's what I was thinking about the CCD when I saw it, but they had a microfiber one. Yet still leery due to scratching the paint with dust.
 
So any recommendations on what I can use in between my weekly washes to remove the dust? Or do I just have to live with it? My last car was white, so I never saw the dust or dirt lol.
 
Mom2Boyz9600 said:
So any recommendations on what I can use in between my weekly washes to remove the dust? Or do I just have to live with it? My last car was white, so I never saw the dust or dirt lol.
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Heh heh, yeah....a dark color sorta changes things, huh?



I'd just *not* touch it between washes. Better a somewhat dusty car than a scratched-up one. But again, that's just me.
 
Accumulator said:
Heh heh, yeah....a dark color sorta changes things, huh?



I'd just *not* touch it between washes. Better a somewhat dusty car than a scratched-up one. But again, that's just me.
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:hifive: Couldn't be more true.... I just did a black Tahoe, the owner used a air compressor to blow the dust off his car.... problem is we're in Vegas, there is no dust, only crushed rock. The truck looked sand-blasted:sosad
 
I have a car duster in every car and use them regularly. Have for over a decade. Now, I use it as the name implies. I don't try to remove 'dirt', water spots, etc with it and I apply zero pressure... just the weight of the duster.



I had one car that while it was mostly a garage queen, I did put about five thousand a year on that car. Since it was generally only driven in nice weather it was not unusual for it to only get washed once or twice a year. The rest of the year was duster followed by a QD. So, it only cleaning, which was regular, was with a duster followed by QD. Once a year I would strip all finish product from it for a really good cleaning. It never needed more then a last step type of polish and generally didn't need that... more quality garage time for me and the car. So, I think dusters can be used safely. Just remember, it is a duster and nothing more.



Some where around here in another thread I posted a pic or two of it up on jack stands where you can see close up the paint. That is a 26 year old single stage lacquer paint job that saw a duster every week.
 
I use a car duster too, with no ill effects. When you're QD'ing, you're taking a MF towel and RUBBING the dust/dirt across the paint, so how can lightly wiping away dust with a duster be any worse?
 
On my garaged black mustang I use a duster only when it is sitting with out a cover, or if I am at a car show and need to dust off followed by a QD as the judges are coming. I usually only use a finishing polish and she sees about 3000 miles a year.
 
Mom2Boyz9600 said:
Isn't QD spray for after you wash? I am confused, lol.
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That's the way *I* use it, but others use it like, uhm...Endust for cars and/or for cleaning off things like birdbombs between washes.



Note how the experiences vary with regard to this stuff. I can only speak from my own experience, and that's not to say that other people (maybe you) can't have *different* experiences. That said, I'd err on the side of caution..along the lines of "how lucky do you feel?"
 
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