Dusting

[Newguy]

So this past Tuesday the weather in Southern California was absolutley beautiful with no rain in the forcast. So i broke out my PC and put a coat of M105 and then M205 and for the first time ever used NXT 2.0 wax (which I am in love with!) This is the best my car has looked ever (sorry for no pics). I woke up today and the wind has covered my car with dust . I do not have a California duster and I am wondering what would be a good product to dust my car with and not remove the wax? I was thinking quick detailer but I would like to hear some input from the experts. Thanks

[Murr1525]

Re: Dusting

Quick Detailer, or similar spray products, are for light dust.

Of course there is no exact cut-off line for "light"....

[Newguy]

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Thank you sir. i wil try it out tomorow morning before my class. Nothing like making my car look good at 5 in the morning

[J. A. Michaels]

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Be careful. light dust. QD is good. heavy dust, better wash.

[Honda Fit]

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If price is a factor on why you don't have the California Auto Duster, they're like $10.84 or something at Target/Walmart. I use it for light dusting, but once I can tell the dust is caked on there I wash.

[yalerd]

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When removing dust using QD, remember to work with clean MF towels. Lubricate the surface well and don't over pass and "rub" the surface more than it need to. You don't want to ruin the work you did removing those swirls and other defects

[Michael Stoops]

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Meguiar's is also located in SoCal and our cars have the exact same dust on them that yours did. Many of us will routinely wipe down our vehicles with UQD and a couple of microfiber towels to remove a day's accumulation, without issue. Personally, I do this to my car almost daily once I get home and close the garage door behind me. There's almost always a bottle of M135 sitting on the bench right in front of the car, and it gets put to good use. Unless the bottle is almost empty, then Last Touch is called up.

If you're still concerned about doing this, read through How to maintain your car's finish in-between polishing sessions as that thread shows before and after shots of a car that was wiped down like this more than 150 times in a year (probably more like 200 times) and there's barely a mark on it. That thread is almost 2 years old and the car still looks the same.

You can safely and effectively wipe a car down after it picks up a day's worth of fallout, as long as you're careful about how you do it.

[DanDaMan]

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I didn't recall if you mention the color. I love my Cal. duster, however I only use it on my '04 Sienna, which looks as good as it did 6 years ago

The color is mica sand and I don't really worry about small swirls and such, as I can't see them. However, I am afraid to try it on my '10 Rogue, which is wicked black. In the latter case, I will prefer to wash whenever it begins to get dusty, then apply some UQD.