Hello, hello

It's spring here and in Missouri I've been getting a crap ton of pollen all over my car. It's obsidian black and it looks really bad after only 3 days of not washing my car. Instead of washing it every day, is there any product i can use to prevent the pollen to stick to my car?

Thanks!

 

No you have to wash the car..............

 

+1

or a carcover.

 

Don't wax it, use a synthetic sealant. Pollen has tiny barbs that grab onto the tiny pores in the wax. Sealants lay flat, and as such don't have the minuscule pores for the pollen to grab onto. While there will still be pollen, it should be less and easier to wash off. Just be careful when removing the pollen, as the barbs give it an abrasive property.

Your best bet for removing pollen would be a product such as ONR, which will encapsulate the pollen(think of something inside a bubble) and help prevent the pollen from marring the surface.

 

california duster

 

Interesting.

 

Obviously you didn't read Darkstar's post. Pollen is abrasive and will scratch your car if improperly removed. ONR is a remarkable product, I use it for regular washes and have been for over a year. Almost no marring or scratches have popped up after switching to it.

Good info DS.

 

That will spiderweb your wax, as well as scratch your car over time. I have stopped using after I noticed it on my car....

What I do, is use NXT 2.0 on my car... When I get pollen build up, I get out the garden hose, and set my nozzle to "mist". Then I hold the nozzle 2" from the paint, and hose down the car... All the pollen melts off the paint... Then I bust out the leaf blower and dry her off.... Just as clean as a fresh wash... Works miracles for brake dust on my wheels as well.... If you notice the pollen/dust not coming off, or you're having a hard time flinging the water off the car, your wax has worn away, and it's time for a proper wash/wax.

 

HAHAHAHA a leaf blower. your neighbors probably look at you like your crazy.

im going to have to try that though

 

lol, only time I got crazy looks was when I got done drying my car, and packed away the leaf-blower, and left all the leaves on my driveway

But yeah, leafblower works wonders to dry your car without scratching it Just make sure you have wax on your car, otherwise the water won't fling off as easily...

 

It's important to clarify that NXT 2.0 is a sealant, with a wax it will not wash off as easily. Also, when using the leaf blower, make sure you are using sharp angle to push the water off the car as fast as possible, as trying to dry it straight on can cause the water to dry and spot your car. For most, that's not an issue since the water should be soft enough, but if you have an area where there is hard water it will etch into the paint and you will have to re-wash the car.

One more thing, you cannot spiderweb(aka swirls and scratches) the wax, the scratches are actually in your paint. The wax is only something like .0001 of an inch thick and will not protect your car from abrasive materials. Just clarifying some stuff, no offense intended

 

Cali duster!!!