Jasssc Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Alright so after I finish detailing ( all pre-Adams products at this point) it looks good for about a day. After that, if it is parked outside for anything longer than an hour, it will be absolutely covered in pollen. It makes the car look terrible. So my question is: why is my car such a pollen magnet? Will the use of Adams products cut down any of this? Also, is pollen a waterless wash or two bucket wash kind of problem? Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasssc Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Haha super technical! But thank you nonetheless I'm hoping that this is just because spring is around the corner and it is just a phase and want last to long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Pollen is seasonal. We have yellow pine pollen around this time and it shows up well on both of my vehicles. The only thing I plan on doing is washing once a week. I would be wasting Adam's product trying to keep airborne pollen from collecting. The wind blows pollen everywhere here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XQIZT Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 One tip that has been kicked around here for dusting of any type on a car: once you are done with all of your polishing and waxing and rubbing, finish with a wipe down of Waterless Wash. That will cut some of the static built up on the surface from the aforementioned polishing/waxing/rubbing. That should cut down a little on how much sticks to the surface. But generally, if a car sits outside in an area where pollen is an issue, you just have to deal with it really. A Waterless Wash wipedown anytime would be ok, as long as the car hasn't been in the rain or had grit dry up on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Detailing, LLC Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I thought you were in the DC area when I read pollen. That mess just started showing up this week here too. It's not as bad as it's gonna get soon. I've seen it so bad that before I've even finished drying my car I have yellow beads of water. That's on those days we I can actually see it flying through the air. I have a dark color car so it shows way more than my last two cars which were white. It is soft but when it gets caked up on a towel I will wipe in one direction only and turn the towel to a clean section. DX on too many different ROMs to keep updating my signature - via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 It's a pollen magnet because the positive ions in the pollen react with the negatice ions emitted from your car. When the hypotenuse of the quantum bubblenautics theory polarizes to -10 to the nth... oh no I've gone crosseyed. haha. But as for pollen we dont get too much pollen here but there are a few plants and trees around my house that give off some nasty pollen, along with some pines with nasty crap they leave on our cars. I have been using detail spray to neautralize it and it seems to help for the most part, mind you in the summer my car rarely gets more than a layer of dust on it. There are alot guys here that live in the high pollen areas, think they may have some 'cheats' haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipolley Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 It's a pollen magnet because the positive ions in the pollen react with the negatice ions emitted from your car. When the hypotenuse of the quantum bubblenautics theory polarizes to -10 to the nth... oh no I've gone crosseyed. Thank you Dr. Shelden Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveVY Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 If the car in your avatar is the car in question it's because it's black. Everything shows up on black more than any other color. Also, Mike mentioned waterless wash wipedown after a two bucket wash to help remove any static build up. I have had some success with that. But overall I have come to just accept that this is my season that the car is just going to look like crap. Those in the snow belt have the salt spray during these months and we have pollen to deal with. I'll take the pollen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Also, Mike mentioned waterless wash wipedown after a two bucket wash to help remove any static build up. I have had some success with that. But overall I have come to just accept that this is my season that the car is just going to look like crap. Those in the snow belt have the salt spray during these months and we have pollen to deal with. I'll take the pollen Static smatic. Pollen is automatic. It sticks to anything horizontal. I even see streams of yellow pollen when it rains here. Sometimes the top part of a heavy coating blows off when I drive down the highway but the thin film stays there until it is either removed with a duster or washed. I would not waste any WW on mine during pollen season. I would save it for the bird crap during cardinal mating season. That's a whole different topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigaudiofanatic Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I was thinking something like Sidekick blaster California duster WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasssc Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have always heard that pollen is not "super duper soft" and it will actually harm the paint if you just use microfibers/California Dusters/etc to remove it without any lubricant I used my CA duster (the proper way) and got tons of micro scratches and some swirls. As soon as I saw that I posted this thread up because I needed a new approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateGoat Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yea, pollen is one of those things I have found you just have to live with for the month or so that it is falling. Lucky for me my car is yellow so its not as noticeable on my car as it is on most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveVY Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Here is what the pollen looks like here in the Tampa area right now. This is how the car looks within a day or so of washing! When I last washed the car I could watch the pollen accumulate on the car between the initial blast and using the wash mitt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Here is what the pollen looks like here in the Tampa area right now. This is how the car looks within a day or so of washing! When I last washed the car I could watch the pollen accumulate on the car between the initial blast and using the wash mitt! The Florida effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 One tip that has been kicked around here for dusting of any type on a car: once you are done with all of your polishing and waxing and rubbing, finish with a wipe down of Waterless Wash. That will cut some of the static built up on the surface from the aforementioned polishing/waxing/rubbing. That should cut down a little on how much sticks to the surface. But generally, if a car sits outside in an area where pollen is an issue, you just have to deal with it really. A Waterless Wash wipedown anytime would be ok, as long as the car hasn't been in the rain or had grit dry up on the surface. :iagree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasssc Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Here is what the pollen looks like here in the Tampa area right now. This is how the car looks within a day or so of washing! When I last washed the car I could watch the pollen accumulate on the car between the initial blast and using the wash mitt! THIS is exactly what I'm dealing with! My CA duster did some lights scratches on my car even after I watched the proper junkman way and still messed it up, so I will need to work on that! I guess I will just deal with it. Thanks for all your input! My first question here, and I am very impressed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The rain washed mine off this morning and I just finished my two bucket wash for the weekend. Going to remove some DIS this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCMedic Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have always heard that pollen is not "super duper soft" and it will actually harm the paint if you just use microfibers/California Dusters/etc to remove it without any lubricant or something to "encapsulate" the particles. When you google pollen, this comes up under images for a microscopic look at it. My first thought is: "That looks like it could damage my paint..." I would think that it would be necessary to wash the car to safely remove the pollen from the surface of the paint. I know I hate the few weeks that we deal with the yellow rain here is SC. See ya on the road, Matt:burnout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have seen those microscopic pictures before, and I agree, that does NOT look paint friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCMedic Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Yeah...it definetly looks like it could do some damage to the paint. See ya on the road, Matt:burnout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Pollen here in NC is crazy. I just rinse and go lol. No need to even wash unless it goes to the garage. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alright so after I finish detailing ( all pre-Adams products at this point) it looks good for about a day.
After that, if it is parked outside for anything longer than an hour, it will be absolutely covered in pollen. It makes the car look terrible.
So my question is: why is my car such a pollen magnet? Will the use of Adams products cut down any of this?
Also, is pollen a waterless wash or two bucket wash kind of problem?
Thanks guys!
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