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=Stephens= · 05-11-2011, 08:45 PM

Anyone use this? Any pros or cons to them? I was contemplating on getting one and wondered anyone else's experience with it.

Adam's Polishes · 05-11-2011, 08:48 PM

As with anything they're fine as long as they're used properly... but use them incorrectly (as you see 99% of people at car shows grinding them into their paint) and they'll cause damage.

Allow the fibers to only lightly touch the finish, they should dangle full length with the tips just barely touching.

Work from one end of a panel to the end, shake out, repeat. Don't do back forth or anything else.

=Stephens= · 05-11-2011, 08:50 PM

thanks Dylan

lets_go_bills · 05-11-2011, 09:03 PM

I use the mini for my interior. Works great.

DarkneSS · 05-11-2011, 09:09 PM

Should only be used for pollen and light dirt as Adam described, and thats it. But for those things, very useful.

IROCanSS · 05-11-2011, 09:12 PM

ZERO pressuse. Like it's not touching... You're DUSTING not sanding. I've used them for years with great results as long as it's just light dust.

Sin · 05-11-2011, 09:17 PM

Clean it after a few dustings.

h2oplay · 05-12-2011, 06:47 AM

I use it all the time, but do it properly or you'll cause damage as dylan stated.

I hardly have the need to wash because of it.

Does anyone know the proper way to clean the CD?

SSOOCH · 05-12-2011, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sin

Clean it after a few dustings.

I've been using the same California Duster for the last nine years over multiple cars. I've never cleaned it. Works like a champ. Just like everybody has said. Use it properly and you won't scratch anything.

Johnny1 · 05-12-2011, 07:56 AM

I've always used one on the cars I've bought with no problem. And as cheap as they are when after a few years its feeling really heavy and I think its just got to be to dirty I don't clean it I just throw it away and buy another one.

cruznls · 05-12-2011, 08:59 AM

The ones with the wooden handle seem to be better
than the plastic handled ones....
The mop head is thicker...
watch for streaking when you first use it .
They claim the dirtier it gets , the better it works ~

Sir Nuke · 05-12-2011, 09:28 AM

YES, I have one, had one for MANY years.....if used PROPERLY, they are gerat. even The Junkman has and uses one, and if you look for it, he has a vid of how to properly use it.

lets_go_bills · 05-12-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSOOCH

I've been using the same California Duster for the last nine years over multiple cars. I've never cleaned it. Works like a champ. Just like everybody has said. Use it properly and you won't scratch anything.

It's funny because they say it actually works BETTER as it gets dirtier.

Baldman · 05-12-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruznls

The ones with the wooden handle seem to be better
than the plastic handled ones....
The mop head is thicker...
watch for streaking when you first use it .
They claim the dirtier it gets , the better it works ~

Also read the instructions when buying it new, it says to place the duster on a newspaper for 24 hrs so as to get the oils out of it. I had a friend who used it after he got it and had oil streaks all over his car. It's really great for pine pollen and light dirt.

05-11-2011, 08:45 PM	#1
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,541 View My Garage	California Duster? Anyone use this? Any pros or cons to them? I was contemplating on getting one and wondered anyone else's experience with it.

05-11-2011, 09:03 PM	#4
lets_go_bills Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS CGM M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 815	I use the mini for my interior. Works great. __________________ 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT/RS Cyber Gray Metallic

05-12-2011, 09:28 AM	#12
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,330 View My Garage	YES, I have one, had one for MANY years.....if used PROPERLY, they are gerat. even The Junkman has and uses one, and if you look for it, he has a vid of how to properly use it. __________________

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05-11-2011, 08:48 PM	#2
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	As with anything they're fine as long as they're used properly... but use them incorrectly (as you see 99% of people at car shows grinding them into their paint) and they'll cause damage. Allow the fibers to only lightly touch the finish, they should dangle full length with the tips just barely touching. Work from one end of a panel to the end, shake out, repeat. Don't do back forth or anything else.

05-11-2011, 08:50 PM	#3
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,541 View My Garage	thanks Dylan

05-11-2011, 09:09 PM	#5
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	Should only be used for pollen and light dirt as Adam described, and thats it. But for those things, very useful.

05-11-2011, 09:12 PM	#6
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	ZERO pressuse. Like it's not touching... You're DUSTING not sanding. I've used them for years with great results as long as it's just light dust.

05-11-2011, 09:17 PM	#7
Sin Drives: DEAD Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 348 View My Garage	Clean it after a few dustings.

05-12-2011, 06:47 AM	#8
h2oplay Winners find a way Drives: 2010 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,137	I use it all the time, but do it properly or you'll cause damage as dylan stated. I hardly have the need to wash because of it. Does anyone know the proper way to clean the CD?

05-12-2011, 07:56 AM	#10
Johnny1 Drives: Would only drive GM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 190	I've always used one on the cars I've bought with no problem. And as cheap as they are when after a few years its feeling really heavy and I think its just got to be to dirty I don't clean it I just throw it away and buy another one.

05-12-2011, 08:59 AM	#11
cruznls cruznls Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 260 View My Garage	The ones with the wooden handle seem to be better than the plastic handled ones.... The mop head is thicker... watch for streaking when you first use it . They claim the dirtier it gets , the better it works ~