BTW folks, if you had forgotten, its BACK

3/30/2009 7:49:56 AM

get ready for additional yellow hues on your paint

3/30/2009 8:30:47 AM

california car duster FTW.

3/30/2009 10:24:18 AM

god dammit.

3/30/2009 10:54:36 AM

I put a coat of Meguiars Yellow wax on the 4Runner yesterday so the pollen will wipe right off.

3/30/2009 1:04:48 PM

i might wash my vehicles after it goes away. MIGHT.

3/30/2009 4:43:11 PM

thought about pollen 2 days ago when it was raining

3/30/2009 4:45:04 PM

Quote :

"california car duster FTW."

does this scratch ?

or do you not notice swirls in your paint?

3/30/2009 6:26:51 PM

california duster is bad for paint, you are sliding dirt and debris against the surface without any lubrication to lift them up off the paint.

3/30/2009 7:01:43 PM

i hired chuck norris to stand outside my truck and scare the pollen off

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 7:26 PM. Reason : had to pay him overtime for taking a shit on a dog that was pissing on my bushes]

3/30/2009 7:26:11 PM

Yeah I'm now washing my car at least every week if possible. Of course not two hours later I noticed pollen on the hood

Oh well, the pads are so dusty the front wheels get dirty every week anyway.

3/30/2009 7:48:59 PM

^you mean your car doesn't get washed weekly normally? i thought that was a requirement.

3/30/2009 8:13:18 PM

You use the California duster very lightly. It has wax in the fibers to lift the dust off the car without having to use any pressure. I really don't think it'll hurt anything, but if you're one of those insanely anal people I guess you might not want to use it. I only use it this time of year, but I keep a good coat of wax on the car and the pollen lifts very easily.

3/30/2009 8:18:08 PM

^^well, before daylight savings there wasn't time to wash the car during the week before loosing the light, and as it rained on the weekends quite often I wasn't able to keep her clean on a weekly basis.

Since daylight savings yes she's been washed on a weekly basis, it just happened to coincide with the pollen's arrival so I guess its just trivial (with the exception of having to clean the interior more often due to pollen as well)

3/30/2009 8:25:21 PM

dont let that honda miata get dirty man!!! you paid civic ex money for it!


kidding

3/31/2009 8:06:11 AM

Quote :

"does this scratch ? or do you not notice swirls in your paint?"

nope, doesn't scratch. i have dark paint, so you can see swirls or scratches easily.

i have two dusters. one with pariffin wax and one that i wash and coat with silicone. they both work, except the one i can wash doesn't carry around dirt.

i also use the in between spray that breaks up dirt and dust allowing me to wipe it off.

it's not that big of a bitch once you have a good coat of wax on it and it really becomes a spray on/wipe the whole car down thing. it's better than having to wash the thing all the time.

3/31/2009 10:18:47 AM

If you want to make a little difference in the pollen, waxing with a "Sealant or Synthetic" is a good idea. Carnauba wax attracts dust, so that will make it worse. Mothers Syn Wax or Duragloss #111 are good locally available sealants.

Also, if you want to make a bigger difference in the amount of pollen that lands on your car, consider an anti-static quick detailer. http://www.fk1usa.com offers FK425. Its a wipe on/wipe off quick detailer that has anti static properties. Once applied, it wont prevent pollen from landing, but it will drastically reduce the amount that does land.

4/2/2009 1:42:54 PM

or just wait for the rain to wash it off

4/4/2009 6:02:15 PM