Sealant vs Wax (for dust gathering on paint)

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jaged

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I've heard dust gathers on paint faster with a wax. If this is true, which sealant would you suggest?
 
from my experiance waxes do seem to be a bit of a dust magent



plenty of good sealants are available...whats your budget? and do you want over the counter stuff or mail order
 
From my experiene. Using a nuba in the past I attrated a lot of dust, even if it was indoors. Since I've been using a sealant, very little dust will settle on my paint, and it will be gone when I drive off.
 
I had been using Natty's Blue, and this season, I tried Opti-Seal, after using Poli-Seal via PC to get rid of some minor marring. I think that the car is a little less dusty with the OS.



And, welcome, jaged!
 
IME they both attract about the same amount of dust.



When I have used carnauba the dust would tend to stick to the paint because of the oils in the wax. When I have used a sealant I've noticed a serious static charge developed on the paint. The static would attract dust and cause it to stick.



So, either way you get dust.
 
I experienced sever dust magnatism with Megs #26 as well.



AW on my other ride has not bee near as bad. They are both garaged.
 
I use a sealant and I still get dust although it sits in a covered parking. Im thinking when we have those yard guys during a weekly maintenance are the cause of these problem.They might had used a freaking leaf blower and the dust end up in my SUV. Darn people!!!!
 
I use a sealant and I still get dust although it sits in a covered parking. Im thinking when we have those yard guys during a weekly maintenance are the cause of these problem.They might had used a freaking leaf blower and the dust end up in my SUV. Darn people!!!! Have any of you experienced these.
 
So is there any way to ground the sheet metal? For instance would it help any if you attached one end of a jumper cable to the undercarriage and one to like, a tree or something...
 
phamkl said:
So is there any way to ground the sheet metal? For instance would it help any if you attached one end of a jumper cable to the undercarriage and one to like, a tree or something...
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Seems like too much effort when you can just ONR or QD your car. If you get really good at either, you can do it in 15-20 minutes tops.
 
Denzil said:
Seems like too much effort when you can just ONR or QD your car. If you get really good at either, you can do it in 15-20 minutes tops.
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It should take only a few seconds to clamp one end of a jumper cable to the car and the other end to the ground and if that works, buffing won't generate a charge. I'll try it next time. I'd rather take a few seconds extra than unnecessarily taking 15-20 minutes for an extra step. This'll be tough to test though...
 
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