Tweet
Sup guys, got a quick question. There is alot of pollen that is falling on my car outside, yellowing it in the process. Now, I just washed and waxed my car on Monday I beliece, and haven't taken it out until yesterday. Would a whole wash n wax be necessary again (to get rid of the pollen) or can I just quick detail it? I want to quick detail it, but I'm wondering if the pollen (little yellow white dust) will swirl up my car? Thanks.
- If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
-
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
I think pollen is a soft material, but the only way to know if it will swirl paint or not, is by doing a test in a very inconspicious area. if it swirls it with QD and a MFT, then wash the car to prevent any more swirls.
Hope This Helps
" Sometimes logic is your friend (Mike-In-Orange)" -
Re: Pollen Woes...
Thanks Chex.
Anyone else got some input on this? Or previous experience?Comment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
I live in the Houston area and know exactly what you mean. I have used a California Car duster to remove pollen ONLY when the vehicle is clean, dry, very fresh coat of was, has not had the dew set on it, and not extremely hot. If any of these criteria is not met, I will use a qd. You can use Final Inspection or the qd of your choice. I lood forward to this "flourescent green" season to end soon.Bubba
98 Chevy Xtended Cab (Supercharged)
69 Camaro
57 Chevy
01 Suburban (wife-mobile)Comment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
I also have used qd to remove pollen. It worked great for me.quality creates its own demandComment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
Yeah, I'm in Houston too and the pollen is bad. Hope it ends soon. Thanks again both of yall.Originally posted by bubba57-chevy View PostComment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
If there is a lot of pollen, I would be wary of QD-ing. I didn't have time to wash last weekend and I had lots of yellow pollen that made my car look awful. I used the QD. Now, I can't be positive about this because my car is a dark red metallic and (fortunately) swirls are harder to see on it. But I think I swirled my paint with rubbing the pollen off. It seems like now I can see those spider web looking things all over my hood.
Perhaps you might want to spray with hose really quickly and then QD. After I get my G100 and use some M80, that's my plan whenever I QD with that much pollen present.
Just my two cents....Comment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
Slick - Resign yourself to the fact that you can't stay ahead of it. It's like trying to keep a car dry in the rain. You don't have to rewax, though. If you applied a coat of wax before the pollen started falling, it will get you through the season. What I do a couple of times a week is take my cars to the DIY car wash (with the wands), set the selector to rinse and rinse the car off, then switch to the spot-free rinse and finish it. No water spots and you don't have to touch it. Once a week I do this just before I wash it (by hand) to lessen the chances of marring the finish with the pollen. I don't wax during the pollen season because there's no way to avoid rubbing the stuff into the paint.
_____________
E-JagComment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
If i get pollen on my car its an immediate wash. Pollen from my understanding my be soft, but it is extremely abrassive. Not worth the risk, I wash each time.Comment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
Well that explains those microscratches that showed up during a scratchX session this week.......Originally posted by Immaculate View Post
Comment
-
Re: Pollen Woes...
I just use a car cover on my car this time of year. It's just easier. they're pretty inexpensive now. I got mine from empire covers.Comment
Comment