GriffFX4

Well it's that time of year...when everything outside turns yellow and you can see tire tracks and foot prints on parking lots. When it rains the runoff is looks like Mountain Dew.

Today's count is 2216. Anything over 1500 is considered extreme. Couple years ago we hit a record of 9369.

My truck and a car in the parking lot...

SJP

Yes it sucks. I'm so damn ready for this stuff to end....hopefully it want be too much longer.

joe mcmillan

Get a real California Duster. I say real because there are many fakes and other brands. They do a fantastic job of removing dust or pollen as long as the vehicle is not wet.
I've had mine for over 25 years. It looks dirty but still does a great job.
Takes about 2 minutes or less to dust the truck and then it looks like it has just been washed.
No paint damage - just removes the dust.

duxslayer

Looks like mine in the Austin area.....Nasty!

jgiddy

I can't bring myself to dust my paint anymore. I used to have a Cali car duster for my Ranger but I started noticing ultra-fine swirls even after following the duster instructions to a tee. So nowadays I'd rather let it go and just wash it once a week or more if conditions are really bad.

IMHO, I don't think there's any way to dust a vehicle's paint without putting swirls or microscratches in the clear unless you're using compressed air or a leafblower. When you use any kind of material to remove a layer of dust, those particles along with the material get dragged across the clear before getting removed. The more dust you're working with the worse it will be. Even if you don't see it at first, after years of weekly dusting your clear has to get swirls in it from that process.

Dan M.

The Sandhills of NC has to be the worst place in the country for pine pollen.

Reflections Detail

DONT dust the truck, wash it off! Pollen has sharp edges and will micromarr you paint over time.

Also some quick detail sprays will attract and help stick pollen to the paint, so during this time don't use QDs sprays

Cheers,
GREG

yanki01

dang, that sucks.

EcoScrew13

Mine had probably half an inch on it of pollen and junk. I live in middle TN. Power washed it last night and went out to do some errands and it already is starting to get a light yellow coating.....MAKE IT STOP

ThomasM

Well I feel ya there West TN area is beating the crap outta my tuxedo black screw. I washed it last week and now its black with a shade of yellow clear coat... Good times.