This is the second black car I have owned, so this isn't my first rodeo.

However, not nearly 48 hours of owning this car...it's COVERED in dust. I work for a vitamin and supplement company where the manufacturing warehouse is right next to the parking lot. The exhaust for the buildings shoots up in to the air and vitamin dust rains down. It's not a terrible amount (the EPA would have a cow I'm sure) but enough where I am considering a car cover (another guy here has a black '10 camaro he keeps covered).

Now, I've always been told car covers are a very bad idea; as they scratch the paint (fabric against a dirty shiny surface). However, I have heard there are some very nice ones (and unfortunately expensive) that "supposedly" do not scratch the paint. Also, some people have recommended a CA duster

So I have a couple of options:

1. Live with it
2. Wash the car every day
3. Car cover?
4. California Duster?


Any thoughts?

 

I would look into buying a CA duster and see how it does. I might buy one this spring

 

Call the EPA. Tell them you have a black Camaro and that you're tired of cleaning all the pollutants and airborne chemicals off your car on a daily basis and ask them what the hell you pay taxes for.

Then grab a coffee, sit back and see if magic happens ...

 

I'm guessing a CA duster and frequent "detailing" wipedown.

 

If you buy a cheap cover then it might scratch the paint but spend a few bucks and get a good one and it won't.

Keep the car waxed well and dust and dirt won't stick to it, as soon as you start driving all the dust will blow off. The worst thing it will do is clog up your pollen filter.

 

Wash it every day or drive it dirty I don't live or work at a plant but this is my 4th black vehicle and it's not even 48 hours till it's all dusty again it's the next day!! or buy a beater to drive to work that's what I did....but if you wax the car every month or two all you need to do is give it a quick spray down to get it clean again.... Just something you have to live with and plan for with a black car

 

A good coat of wax will help a lot.

 

This is an obvious second step after you call the EPA.

 

Would using a product, such as 3M Chip Guard Film, on the car make it easier to clean it with a California Duster without fear of scratching the finish?

 

3M has a new product.
VitaminDustGuard

Sounds like its right up your alley

 

just live with it, unfortunately all answers arent great for the paint. california duster (with the wooden handle, and I dont know why that one works better than the cheaper plastic one but Ive had better luck), is probably the easiest solution. a car cover no matter how nice wouldnt work in your situation. we have a couple of those expensive car covers here but they are really made for garage queens. covering a car outdoors that you daily drive will become a real ***** and after the first use the car cover will be dirty and second use your car gets all that **** on it.

 

Another vote on the California duster. It was the only way to keep my previous black mustang clean. In the end i got tired of cleaning it every few days and got a grabber blue instead.

 

I got a black 02 gt and even when i park it in the parking lot at my high school its absolutely covered in dust! It really gets annoying especially after soening hours cleaning it up on the weekends
Gonna get a cali duster here tomorrow cuz ive seen it in use and **** it works great.,

 

Wiping or dusting the car everyday will only bring on scratches and marring over time. The best thing to do is use a anti-static wax or sealant that repels dust and wash it once a week by hand followed by a detail spray. Your situation is unique because of where you work but black cars and dust attraction is not. I have a saying "Blacks not a color its a part time job". Its just something you have to get used to with a black car. I would not cover a dusty and hot car due to more scratching and heat under that cover. Then theres the brake dust that would get on the cover and so on. Plus with any wind at all the dust will find its way under the cover while at work. The only reasonable thing to do (if you can afford it) is to park the Pony and buy a beater for work. Or pay the Camaro guy for gas and car pool. Good luck.

The Cali duster works well for general dust but this situation is different and I have seen dusters scratch because of the type of dust or dirt on a car.

 

That is one color I'll never own, it's like having a part time job!

Use a California duster too much and you're gonna have a bunch of micro-marring. I don't recommend them at all, actually.

 

The last thing you want to do is call the EPA. They might shut the plant down and you find yourself out of a job.

 

Well guess what i just bought............................................ ................"As seen on TV, The Original California Car Duster" $13.99 from my local cars parts store. I'll be ready for this spring when all the pollen starts flying .

 

I forgot to add this. My California Duster is made in a town called 'Korea'. It says so on the handle. Is that near L.A.?

 

Very true.

That would suck way worse than dying from breathing **** suspended in the air.

 

Better vitamin dust than some other things though. There is some type of a fungus or something that is in the desert dust out here. Since grass or any regular ground cover does not grow due to the 3 or 4 inches of annual rainfall we get, every time the wind blows strong you get a lot of fast moving dust. When a farmer plows his field in any one of the many farms around here in the west valley of the Phoenix area, you can see a dust plume for miles. And unlike many areas of the country, they can grow stuff year round here. Oh and don't forget about our wonderful dust storms each summer. Here is a picture of one haboob (really big wall of dust) that we had here. They come in the summer in the evenings as the thunderstorms are creating a lot of wind.



You know, there has to be a good way of protecting against dust. I dread the day my Lava Red 2012 GT gets stuck out in a sandstorm.
I think hopefully if I get a good wax on above something like blackfire?? wet diamond, maybe it should protect it against the sandblasting effect of dust storms. I should not complain too much though. At least rust is not that big of a problem here.