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Title: DUST
Post by: hyland770 on 23 April 2009, 18:33

Dust  :angry: is there anyway to stop dust settling on my car after i have washed polished and waxed etc?  its such a shame i spent ages cleaning in and polishing etc then left in a carpark for a couple of days and the whole thing is covered in dust whihc means i got to wash it all over again! is just one of those lifes a b!tch things, or is there a product for this?

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: kdiz on 23 April 2009, 18:42

hmmm, well I dunno how much dust you mean but you can probably use that thing that they have at car shows to keep the car's dust free, like a feather kinda duster lol. Saves you washing it I guess.

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: hyland770 on 23 April 2009, 18:45

it was in a gravel car park so its fekin dusty!!! unfortunately i have no choice but to park it there  :sad: im sure a feather dusty will do the trick although ill have to hide myself whilst i do it lol  :grin:

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: Dan J on 23 April 2009, 18:58

if its minor amounts of dust you could use a very very soft duster or a very plush buffing cloth to remove it but keep in mind you could put scratches on the paint by moving it around on the paint surface.

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: hyland770 on 23 April 2009, 19:01

thats what i was worried about doing, maybe i shoul invent a repellant, could earn me a small fortune!

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: hyland770 on 23 April 2009, 19:03

maybe try this:

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf341768.tip.html

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: Dan J on 23 April 2009, 21:16

ive seen something like this before on the box but they did it on the tv to stop dust etc from being atracted to the screen but i doubt it would work on motors due to the outside elements and proberly isnt very friendly to your paint/clearcoat.

get yourself some good quality wax and build the layers up over a period of months (summer being the best time to do this as the heat will help it to bond better to the surface, i sealed and waxed my gti twice sometimes three times a week last year,now the dust just falls off when i wash it and i hardly have to use any shampoo.

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: kdiz on 23 April 2009, 22:00

(http://www.healthinajiffy.co.uk/images/mr-sheen-spring-fresh-aerosol.jpg)

? Just kidding  :grin:

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: Guy on 23 April 2009, 22:33

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W52PaiU_F_w/RwVUNFCQaHI/AAAAAAAAAAw/YeEwHnBderI/s400/Car%2BDay1%2B011.jpg)

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: monzablue16v on 24 April 2009, 00:41

California duster. The dogs for dust :)
Or Morrisons near me bang a quid in the jetwash and use the spotless finish, just nice filtered DI water so drys without leaving crap behind, QD out and a MF job done.

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/the-original-california-car-duster.php?manufacturers_id=18&osCsid=dae1dad6e98770fbdf57bb80e7e9ed73 (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/the-original-california-car-duster.php?manufacturers_id=18&osCsid=dae1dad6e98770fbdf57bb80e7e9ed73)

Title: Re: DUST
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 24 April 2009, 23:57

I just keep a microfibre cloth in the boot and dust it off when it gets too much.