Does anyone use the cal-duster? I have to wipe my car off every evening when i come home from work, it's so flip'n dusty here in bakersfield. (doesnt help that my car is black either.) I dont mind putting in the elbow grease with a black car, you cant beat the shine of a freshly detailed black lexus! So i currently just use m.f. to wipe the car down but all it seems to do is drag the dust? no bueno where can i get me a cal -duster?
thanks!

 

You can use Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer
and a Microfiber drying towel, to both quickly and efficiently remove
the dust without scratching or swirling your paint finish, I use that
when I'm really trying to keep the car clean for the week.

I find that the m.f. towel they sell at Target is nice, big, and plush to pick up
the dirt and shine up the car after applying a spray of UQD

My advise on not making your paint magnetic towards dirt is apply the spray
wipe with one microfiber cloth, then spray another cloth just once lightly and
buff where there's reminding UQD and it doesn't build static, I've UQD the car
before to the point where one hour later there was a layer of dirt from all the
static the paint built up from buffing to a shine with a dry microfiber cloth.

 

OMG you're in Bakersfield too? I'm in Bako, and yes I know how dusty it gets. I have a California duster. I got mine at AutoGeek

 

If you get a duster, do this:

get a piece of clean paper, and let the duster sit on it for a few nights. Let the paper absorb the oils that may be on the duster.

 

does the duster scratch your paint? it sounds harsh.

 

^^Nope. I use mine on a weekly basis. Sometimes it leaves wax spots on your paint (it comes with wax in the fibers) that can be buffed out with a m.f. towel.

 

for those who have used cal duster, how to use it? just wipe it on the paint and the dust is gone?

autogeek sells it for 19.95..good buy IMO

 

Let it sit out a few days after you get it. Make sure to not apply too much pressure, shake before and after use. Great for a quick touch up if it's only dust.

 

Dust shows up very easily on SGM and at first I used a microfiber also. I got tired of it quick and I fell in love when I discovered the cal duster. It's very fast, easy, and effective. Got mine from autozone.

oh and i bet this thread gets moved by the morning.

 

is there a knockoff brand for california duster? I see there are The Original California Duster and California Car Duster Co

are those 2 different?

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Calif...0605602&sr=8-3

is this the real California duster you guys are talking about?

 

I prefer the Meguiar's Gold Class duster-- seems to have been lasting me longer than the California dusters I have gone through for some reason....



I got mine at Longo Lexus (same price as the California duster)

 

I finally tossed the two I owned as they were clearly mariing my black paint. They also left small sleeks of paraffin wax occasionally. I tried wrapping them in newspaper for weeks at a time and lots of wax and oils were transfered to the newspaper but they still sleeked no mater how **** I was at gently dusting. They get laden with dust and grit that you wind up dragging over the paint again and again. The only safe way I've found to remove light dust is with QD and several microfiber towels. Maybe you won't notice the marring with a lighter color but if you can see it on black you have to know it's doing the same to lighter colors too.

My opinion is that these things suck.

 

Since everyone has their own scenario, weather, temps, type of dirt, etc., and then how much is on the vehicle.

The biggest thing you have to remember about this is that the surface has to be cool, not warm, not hot, cool, to the touch for the duster to work correctly. I have found that this is best done the next morning, in the garage. Coming home, parking it, trying to dust it, is only going to make you crazy. Yes, the paraffin will melt off the fibers and will get on the paint if the surface of the vehicle is warm.
Next, you need to decide how much is dust, and how much is dirt stuck to the paint that really needs to be washed. This is not a wash substitute either. If you start with clean paint and get to garage your car, it will stay pretty darn clean between washes if you dust it every time before you take it out.
They selll these in a few different copies, the original has a wooden handle and it really works.
Another thing, you dont press hard on it to dust the vehicle, you just lightly press it and watch what you are doing, and it will remove the dust that is not stuck to the paint only - remember, you are "dusting" it, not washing it..
The Quick detailer might be a great way to wash it after you have removed the dust on the top of the paint.
Keep in mind that alot of waxes, etc., leave the type of finish that attracts dust, etc., and it kind of sticks lightly to the finish. This is why I only use Zaino products now, they dont attract dust as much and have zero oils, etc..
And lastly, keep in mind that anytime you rub anything across your paint, you may leave light scratches, etc., on there that eventually may have to be polished off. Its all up to how detailed you are about this. Look at the finish in the bright sun sometimes and you can see what is happening to the paint, or if you have some good halogen lights, in the garage, you can see this too.
Been using these dusters since the 70's and they have never failed to do what I want them to do, provided you follow the rules.
Good luck, thanks for taking care of your cars so well - I just love seeing them all nice and clean !! DanF

 

ill be perfectly honest, the cal duster is the best 10 dollars i ever spent having a black car.

just remember when you get it, lay it out on some newspaper with the strands facing up to let it air out and let the paraffin really set into the strands overnight. then you should be good to go. if you're using it and see what looks like fine scratches, don't freak out because its just a little wax coming off of the strands and will wipe off.


direct answer to your question? BUY IT. it will save you tons of time and headaches down the road. obviously quick detailer and a MF towel will always work better but it takes you all of 5 min to wipe your car down with the duster.

 

works well on the glass too...