Dust
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StevieC44

Original Poster:

6 posts

187 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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My Griff seems to be a magnet for dust, particles or whatever. Just as it is clean and shiny 20 minutes later - haze of dust. Is this some sort of static phenomenom or just because it is really obvious on a dark coloured car? Why wont it blow off while driving along - sure I'm going fast enough. So how to get rid of it (or avoid it) without causing microscratches in the paintwork. Infuriating.

V8Bart

788 posts

219 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Snap, same problem. Like the 7 road bridge painting, by time finish 1 end got to start other again! Even with dust cover.

MPoxon

5,329 posts

202 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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LOL - I am glad it is not just me that suffers from this.

griffdude

1,926 posts

277 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Out of interest, what do you polish your cars with? I used to use autoglym products & dust was a real PITA, then switched to Meguires & the car seems to stay dust free for longer.

stecozz

227 posts

194 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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MPoxon

5,329 posts

202 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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griffdude said:
Out of interest, what do you polish your cars with? I used to use autoglym products & dust was a real PITA, then switched to Meguires & the car seems to stay dust free for longer.
What meguiars products do you use?

Mr MoJo

4,698 posts

245 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Always had the same problem with mine. Thought it was just the colour showing it up more. Obviously not !!

I use Meguires. Three stage restorer/polish/wax. Great stuff. Also use the speed detailer spray if I'm away for a weekend (eg Griff Growl) but only if the car isn't in need of a clean.

Ironballs

363 posts

204 months

Thursday 30th June 2011
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Get yourselves on over to Detailing World or even the Detailing section on PH, there's always a few threads about cleaning and polishing regime. I used to use the Megs 3 stage system but now only use their paint cleaner, the general view is that the polish is more of a glaze and the wax not up to much. I've now swapped in Autoglym SRP and the results are most impressive and wax with Pete's 53 paste wax.

For washing when dusty, if you can give it a hose down first to remove loose material and then wash using the two bucket method to minimise swirls and scratches. And don't use a sponge or a chammy