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Originally Posted by Bullwinkle
How do you afford that being such a lazyass? 
Skyboi, my california car duster says it won't scratch the paint, and it hasn't as far as I can tell. I bought it because my truck gets a layer of dust on it after a day because the area I have to park in at work is dirt. I dust it the first few days after I wash it to enjoy a clean vehicle at least for a few days. Is this not a good idea? Will it damage the paint over time? I wax my vehicles every 6 months, so should I wax more often if I dust it frequently? |
Bullwinkle...Great question here.
My take is this...Anytime you touch the paint whether with your finger, wrag, duster whatever, you're going to leave a microscopic scratch in the clearcoat. Now, repeated touches will compound those little scratches and over time you will dull the clear coat. Since the Clearcoat is like a lens to the color, when it is scratched and cloudy, the vehicle looks dull. Then the only fix is buffing. This will take a long time but will eventually happen.
My advice: If the dust really bothers you and you feel like you have to wipe it off, Try these tips.
1. Try compressed air if you have it...works great and is gentle
2. Flow some water over it from a hose with no nozzle but do dry it (unless you hand wash it)
3. Very lightly use your duster and keep it clean. Don't listen to the myth that "the dirtier it gets, the better it works" the dirtier means more coarse abrasives you're wiping with
4. Wax it more often to give yourself a microscopic layer of wax to ride on.
One word on buffing... RUN from anyone that promises "swirl free". Can't be done.
Anytime you run a machine on your paint, you will have machine marks..PERIOD
A person that is expert in buffing(uhhum) can minimize and pull the track marks out so there are less of them. But you will have a wave in the paint forever. Waxing often fills in the swirl marks and little imperfections...When the wax dries out and decays from the elements the swirl becomes visible again. Waxing often greatly helps your paint.
Hope this helps...Good luck!