millertime150

I just purchased a new F150. Here in Georgia, the pollen is starting to coat everything outside with a yellow coating. I,'ve heard that pollen can be very damaging to paint if your not careful when you wash because it is a bit abrasive. If I wash my truck, I'm worried that once I start the process of clay baring, polish, and then sealing, all ill be doing is grinding in the pollen that has fallen since the wash. Even if I start immediately, the pollen is already in the air and falling on the paint.

Should I wait a few months for the pollen to die down before I wax?

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Yes.. you have a brand new truck.. just rinse the truck off with water first then wash. I hose mine off every am , then air dry it on the way to work.

millertime150

So wash but no wax?

techrep

iTrader: (1)

You can wax if you want.. gonna be hard not to wax in pollen right now.. I would wait.

chickenwire

I'll second Tech's advice. Wash very frequently now until you get enough of a break to do the whole wash, decontaminate, polish, and seal.

Even inside my garage in Michigan I've been amazed at how much pollen settled onto my 150 overnight with the doors closed. Ended up re-washing the next morning and going "full cycle" with everything closed up. Made for a fairly long day, but was done right.

acdii

If you think pollen is bad, try being around where I live during planting and harvesting seasons, especially when the ground is dry. Abrasive dust is an understatement. I have a car in my garage that I washed once last spring, and has been parked ever since and has so much dust and dirt on it you would think it sat in a barn for a decade.