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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Pollen.. the yellow stuff..

Is it okay to leave pollen on the car for couple days?
Car is dirty, but it will be raining soon and i don't see myself washing it everytime it gets all yellow.
Do these stuff stick to the paint or leave some kind of mark?
don't really want a yellowed out white top in years to come.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 06:13 AM
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In our area, the yellow pollen (which is mostly tree pollen) coats everything. Unless your car is garaged 24 hours a day, it's going to have a yellow coat on it.

The only precaution I take is to spray wash the car thouroughly before putting a cloth or wash mitt of any kind to the paint. The pollen is a bit abrasive and will scratch the surface if it's rubbed in.

So, I use a fairly good stream of water from my garden hose to rinse the car well before I wash.

Anyone else????
 
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Old May 22, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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Maybe the electric blower vac is the solution to the yellow pollen problem!?

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Old May 23, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by vagt6
In our area, the yellow pollen (which is mostly tree pollen) coats everything. Unless your car is garaged 24 hours a day, it's going to have a yellow coat on it.

The only precaution I take is to spray wash the car thouroughly before putting a cloth or wash mitt of any kind to the paint. The pollen is a bit abrasive and will scratch the surface if it's rubbed in.

So, I use a fairly good stream of water from my garden hose to rinse the car well before I wash.

Anyone else????
I'll second that! Generally the heavy yellow stuff is pine pollen. Seen under a scope it looks like tiny golf ***** with spikes all over. Wiping the stuff off is a bad idea. Blowing it off works, but can be mildly abrasive if your approach is fairly aggressive. Best way is copious amounts of low pressure water.
 
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Old May 23, 2005 | 04:56 AM
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Some thing down here. Just hose it off - the stuff doesn't stain. On the bright side though, we all have LY MINIs during Spring! You can also keep on top of it by using a California Duster each morning when the build-up is still light. Tricky to get off of the black bits but it at least keeps everything presentable.
 
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