Heavy dust

[Guittard22]

My car is been sitting for a while and I have noticed very heavy dust on the exterior of the car any good tips on cleaning it ??I'm afraid if I use a microfiber rag that I'll scratch the paint :confused:

[Zack]

Hose it off dude.

LOL is this a serious question?

[Guittard22]

^^^^ I was told that power from Water pressure machine can scratch the paint from the DUst Build up .

[fastblackmerc]

^^^^ I was told that power from Water pressure machine can scratch the paint from the DUst Build up .

Use a regular hose.

[Embassy]

You might want to consider getting a foam gun and some quality car wash.

Foam the entire car and let the suds help losen and remove the build-up from the paint.

Then use the two-bucket wash method to wash the vehicle. I use several different wash mits, replacing them as the get dirty with clean ones.

Then, get a good car cover to prevent this from happening again. ;)

[Zack]

You might want to consider getting a foam gun and some quality car wash.

Foam the entire car and let the suds help losen and remove the build-up from the paint.

Then use the two-bucket wash method to wash the vehicle. I use several different wash mits, replacing them as the get dirty with clean ones.

Then, get a good car cover to prevent this from happening again. ;)


You realize you just spent over 100 dollars of someone else's money?

A garden hose is good enough

[Embassy]

My foam gun was under $30 and the car wash (highly concentrated and will last long time) was $15.

You can pick up the buckets at Home Depot cheap.

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

So are you going to glue the windshield wiper rubbers, or just buy new ones?

;)

[RubberCtyRauder]

Dyson rollo ball

[loud2004marquis]

Hose it off dude.

LOL is this a serious question?


Use a regular hose.

^^^What they both said^^^

Just make sure to get into all the cre-vasses so the muddy runoff water doesn't build up. Then give it a good sudsy wash. Can't go wrong.

[MERCULES]

Blow it off with a leaf blower and help save the planet by conserving on water.:beatnik:

[massacre]

I usually just use a hose. How heavy is this dust?

Drive into lake, winch it out? :beer:

[88CuttyClassic]

This may a dumb question but if you were that worried about scratching the paint why didnt it have a cover on it?

[Accumulator]

Guitard22- The pressure washer won't mar the paint the way you're worried about. Plenty of detailers use a pressure washer for the first step on truly filthy vehicles.

An air compressor is safe too (no problems on soft single stage black lacquer so it'll sure be safe on Ford's basecoat/clear).

But unless it's got a thick "felt" of dust on it, I'd just wash it. The first step of the wash will be a thorough rinsing-off anyhow, right?

Embassy- Gee, guess it's no surprise that you and I agree on the foamgun. Besides the presoaking thing, I use mine in conjuction with a Boar's Hair Brush (spraying foamgun output at the point of BHB-to-paint contact to provide constant flushing and lubrication) for the first step of the wash, to get the "big stuff" off.

I ditched the pistol-grip hose attachment in favor of a shutoff valve, for some reason that pistol grip thing just didn't agree with me.

88CuttyClassic- IMO most people with car covers scratch their paint with them, even with covers that are "guaranteed not to scratch". Car and (underside of) cover both gotta be *perfectly* clean. Then, over time-in-storage, the cover gets dusty, and when folded up during the uncovering that dust gets all over, ready to scratch the paint when it's unfolded and put back on the car. Most people aren't gonna launder the cover all the time..

[Mike D Mechanic]

I suggest switching to silver birch ;) so much easier!