Wondering of the two options of a daily duster: (a). lambswool or (b). ostrich, which is better to use?

Both comes in a feather-like duster style and found at the local hardware stores. I think both offers the slight electrical or cleaning property to take off the daily dust, soft enough to not scratch the paint job and able to hard-shake the dust off (away from the car) to keep it clean. The car is garaged but still attracts the usual dust from being outside.

I don't think those dusters with the impregnated wax is a good one. I feel the wax will just pick up more dirt and comtaminants and simply add to the paint job sooner or later. I don't feel like having to wash it out (yea, call it lazy).

 

ok, that's are red flag right there. if you want to dust your car, best to check out the california car duster.

 

Yep, what kenchan said......nothing works better (or safer) than a California Duster. I've been using them for over 20 yrs (stay away from the fake no-name ones and remember....the dirtier it gets, the better it works, you would only wash it once a year, if that)

Feather and lambswool will only push the dirt around, they will do much more damage to your paint, than a California Duster ever will.

 

I've always been afraid of the California Duster. Are they really safe? Wish I had somebodies car to try one on for a year or 2. I guess if I didn't scratch their paint after a year or 2 of using it almost daily on their car I might feel ok about using it on my own car.

 

Kenchan is an excellent source of information on Car Detailing...heed his words!!

 

Chaney, Trust me, do yourself a favour and get one, they're amazing for light dust. I'm a detail "Nut" ........... I'm one of those guys that figures no one can clean my vehicles as good as I can. In fact my friends make fun of me because my garage looks like some sort of Detail Department store - point being that I wouldn't use anything that would scratch the paint. I've got a black Dakota and a black Harley Road King, the California Duster has never put a single scratch or swirl on them. It does exactly what it promises - it lifts the dirt off intead of pushing it around, like a regular duster will do. Like I said, I've been using these for over 20 years and it's one of the best products I've bought.

Geeezzzzz California Duster better send me a free duster for this

Things to remember;
1) it works better as it gets dirty.
2) You would only wash it once a year or less. the rest of the time you just shake it out, the same as a feather duster.
3) The first few times you use it, a few spots of paraffin wax may get on the car, but it wipes right off and it's only because it's new. After a few uses it never happens again and if you use it lightly like you are suppose to, it may not happen even when it's new.
4) Don't buy it unless it says "California Duster" (I've bought the fake ones and wasted my money)

 

yes they are safe, otherwise i would not be using them...

but there is a catch.... your car must be clean and well waxed under the dust you are about to remove...and if your paint got wet at all (even mist or morning dew) dont use the calduster and use QD/soft MF towel instead.

before using the calduster, make sure you place the mop on a newspaper or wrapping packaging paper for at least a week. turn the mop around from time to time. there's excess paffrin(sp?) wax on it that needs to be removed before use. otherwise it will streak over glass and your paint.

 

Good tip ken, I was just letting mine air dry for a couple of weeks (just sitting it upside down on my work bench), which does the trick.........but I like your idea much better.

 

actually it's really not my trick... it says so on the instructions from California Duster that you lay it on old newspaper for 3-4 days or something and move it around from time to time.

but i found that a week is better than 3-4 days.

 

Okay, I'm sold on the CA Duster now and good to hear from real users. It's on my Wallymart shopping list, if they carry it, on my next trip there.

I guess the one person who told me of the "swirl marks" left over may have just been the excessive wax issue mentioned, but solved by prepping the duster as Kenchan says.

 

LMAO, I haven't read that little instruction sheet, that comes with it, since I bought my first one 20 yrs ago (and apparently I didn't read it that well back then) Like I said, I was just letting them air dry. I've got a new one out in the Mini, I have to go read it now. Amazing what you can learn in this forum. I have an old one in the back of my truck that I bet is 10 yrs old and the thing still works.

Yeah Steve, Walmart carries them (at least up here in my part of Canada and so do the Walmarts in Maine, when I cross the border to get my stuff cheaper ). The swirl marks he was talking about must have been the excess paraffin wax (now we know how to fix that). I'll tell you, the factory paint on a Harley scratches very easily and the California Duster has never put a mark on my bikes.

 

>1) it works better as it gets dirty.

Why is that?

 

Kemo-

Rw- the strands separate and work more efficiently after its aged.

 

Thanks Ken. I wish I worked better as I aged