Pollen removal

[694doorbird]

My wife brings her shiny red Charger home. Comes in the house saying that it's all covered in yellow. I realized that it's got a fine coat of pollen. This is what I did:

Blew it off with the air compressor,

Dusted it with the California duster,

Wiped down with WW.

 

What do you think, proper procedure, or should I do something different?

[The Ryan]

Sounds like you did a pretty good job to me... I don't have any experience with pollen, just dust. But that's what I would do for dust.

 

[Sooners]

Hey Mike, the wind sure was blowing here in OKC yesterday, so I'm sure it was the same up your way. Plus, there was a ton of crap in the air. My wife's car was outside all day. When we got home, I cleaned the glass, and my blue glass towel was covered in yellow when I was done. I assumed it was pollen as well.

[Chris@Adams]

Pollen is better than snow!

[Junkman2008]

As long as it is not stuck to the clear coat, you should be fine.

[694doorbird]

As long as it is not stuck to the clear coat, you should be fine.

The air compressor gets some of it off. The duster gets it down to about 90%. After the duster, the only pollen I see in in the nooks and crannies. The WW gets the rest of it off. This week it has turned into a full time job, but there is less and less showing up. Maybe after tonight's storms the pollen will be gone.

[WaxOnWaxOff]

In Portland, OR we have the same problem right now - when it's not raining! Last Saturday was a rare sunny day. So I got out the PC and "MSW'd" my wife's car.

 

Wouldn't you know it- an hour later the white Acura was greenish-yellow from the pollen. However, the next day it was raining. All the other cars were a nasty color from the rain and pollen. The white Acura with MSW... perfect!

 

The layer of MSW kept the pollen off the paint and the rain washed it away...

[Superdutytd]

I only wash cars with lots of pollen on them, pollen is really abrasive from what I've heard.

[Z71_Denali]

and tomorrow it will be covered in pollen again! good excuse to detail the car!