I'm not sure if you guys face this problem or not, but i tend to get alot of dust on my car. Usually going to school and going through to a limestone parkinglot or limestone road to the soccer field. Is there an easy way to just wipe off dust without scratching the clean coat and/or paint? Washing the car every week does not seem, to me, to be healthy for the paint job either.
Would it be better to just rinse and wipe with a shammy? Also, i just waxed my car about 4 days ago if that counts for anything.

 

Don't just wipe off the dust or even use one of those duster's. If your car is a dark color you need to use water, actually you should use water for any color IMHO. Washing the car often is fine as long as you use a mild car wash soap. I also mist mine with Wax As You Dry, when the car is wet then dry, takes an extra two minutes and it keeps it super shinny, and sooo smooth. I never lose that just waxed feeling.

 

I agree. If you vlaue the paintwork, NEVER wipe with a dry cloth unless you've just finished washing or waxing your car. Water's a hassle, but it's much safer. Also, always hose off the car to get the lose dirt and grime and dust off before doing anything.

 

Although I never used it, California dusters are made for exactly this purpose.

Meguaires makes a better one and I just ordered one online.

 

Those duster's are best used for car show's and vehicles that sit in a closed enviornment that gather DUST not sand, and road grime etc. I don't care what the manufacturer says, as it's trying to sell it's product.

 

The various detail sprays are made for exactly what you're talking about, assuming your talking about a fine layer and not a thick build-up. If you have a good base coat of polish/wax, the detail sprays work well when used with a microfiber or 100% cotton towel. My Viper has 8 or 10 coats of Zaino on it and I haven't washed it in 3 years. I wipe it down with a detail spray after every drive and that's it (it's never driven in or just after rain). No scratches or swirls either. But if you're talking about a really thick coat of dust I'd wash it.

 

Its pretty much a thin layer of dust everytime i head to school, but if i leave it on for a week or 2 it gets pretty bad. One day some girls wrote something in the dust and when I washed my car i could see what they wrote from the scratches. (I wanted to " choke a @%*&!) Not only words, but a large smiley face..... luckly when i waxed the i got it out by focusing on it a good deal.

 

Another thing, have you guys ever dealt with bug splatters that are harder to remove even by washing and elbow grease? I thought about maybe bug solutions but i hear it can remove the clear coat or paint on cars. That issue is for my dad's E-class, drives it alogn highways and interstates that go from cities to small towns to bridges that have nothing but water and bugs around them. Not to mention... mosquitoes can be a pain in Louisiana.

 

I dodge the bugs -- works for me. LOL

 

The newer polymer based polishes like Zaino or Menzerna are so slick I actually get less bug splatters and the ones I do get are easier to get off (I also don't let them stay on more than a day or two which helps). I've heard of guys using a thin coat of Pam or other nonstick spray on the front facia but I've never tried it (they swear it works but it sounded kind of messy to me; definitely a wash-off situation and not for a detail spray). On your dust situation it sounds to me like you need to wipe the car down with a detail spray every day or every other day, and keep a good base coat of polish on it.

 

Does anyone here have experience with zaino products? My sis and her husband want to buy some of the products for my b-day. Which products of zaino are actually most useful?

 

Zaino makes some excellent stuff, and lots of people wouldn't use anything else. Check out their website and it will explain the different products and what they're used for. You might want to try one of their complete kits.

www.zainobros.com