Brush the dust away?

[nesslar]

Assuming any gritty material has been blown away or just doesn't appear to exist, is it safe to just brush away that bothersome, faint layer of dust without damaging the paint/wax to any degree? I want to probably buy the Pelican Parts brush/brushes for use.

[wcc]

I use that 'California Duster' very lightly to take off the dust. Seems to have worked well without scratching.

[nesslar]

Thanks for the quick response. I figured of course that if Wayne has it for sale it must be good!
The neighbors wonder about me when I stand over my 911 for too long a time with the leaf blower going. It doesn't get rid of that last film of dust anyway!

[Oh Haha]

+1 for the California Car duster.



Oh, I use the leaf blower to dry my cars off after handwashing. I can't stand water runs or drips. Gives me the heebie jeebies.

[t6dpilot]

I can't resist posting as a person in the car washing business. Using a duster is probably just fine if the dust is just a very fine, and I mean very light, coating. Rubbing dust off a car without water as a lubricant is really not the best idea. It could put very small micro scratches in the paint if it is a fair layer since you never know what foreign material is in the "dust." I would recommend hosing the car off with water first for safety. Then wiping it with a damp terry towel. The damp towel is much better than a dry towel for scratch prevention. That is what all car washes use for final finishing.

I own a car wash tunnel that contains the latest technology in washing equipment and is actually safer for your paint than hand washing. Yes, it is true, believe it or not. Ever looked at the bottom of the bucket when you have finished washing or the mitt after you have wiped it across a dirty car a couple of times. Lots of grit and grime. When I was researching getting into this business, I read a report done by the U. of Texas that studied hand washing versus a properly designed wash tunnel. Guess what... the hand washing produced more micro scratches in the car's finish than the tunnel wash.

I run my dark blue car through all the time and it has not harmed my car at all. I even run my 71T through also. IMO this is a much better solution than "dusting" a car, but I am biased remember.

[Oh Haha]

Scott,
I agree with you 100% but if you don't want to or need to dry your car the dusters are good alternative. I have actually not been so anal about even dusting mine before taking her out in the past year or so. I find the road grime gives it some patina. If mines real dusty I will use some detailer sprayed on a cloth to go over it.

[rouxroux]

The only thing I don't like about the dusters is the paraffin that sometimes transfers tothe finish. I use one every now & then on the "daily driver".

[kilodawg]

I've got and have regularly used a duster for light work but since I tried Optimum No Rinse (ONR) last week I'll be using the duster less and less. With ONR it takes one bucket, a microfiber wash mitt, a couple of quality microfiber towels and maybe 20 minutes to go over the whole car and get it squeaky clean. Safer for the paint in the long run and the car is washed...You don't need to go through a pre and post rinse just use the mitt with ONR and dry one panel at a time. A piece of cake....