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03-19-2012, 08:21 PM
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Pollen & Paint
Idk about any others parts of the US but here in GA....its pollen season...and no matter how good you clean the pollen off....Tomorrow its gonna be there!!!!
SO I was wondering if just leaving the pollen on the car will hurt the paint and if just rinsing it off every couple days will suffice Any tips would help Thanks |
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03-19-2012, 08:37 PM
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In Florida we started getting Oak pollen about a month a go. My cars sit outside 24/7, and I just wash them once a week. I think as long as you have a good base of wax on the car, you should have no issues with your paint.
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03-19-2012, 08:39 PM
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What he said.
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03-19-2012, 09:10 PM
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Pollen is not going to cause any damage. Just looks bad until you have a chance to wash it off.
We are just now starting to see signs of that "green dust" on our cars here in Mid Missouri. The Camaro is a daily driver, so I expect it. But my Vette even gets some on it just sitting in the garage. 
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03-19-2012, 09:15 PM
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Pollen is the least of your worries, but I wouldn't just wipe it off dry with a cloth, either. I'd pay more attention to (acidic) bird crap though; get it off ASAP as it could leave marks, waxed/polished paint or not...
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03-19-2012, 09:19 PM
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I am just rinsing off the yellow pollen during the week - no drying, and washing on the weekend.
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03-19-2012, 09:19 PM
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Sap is bad, pollen is mellow.
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03-19-2012, 09:20 PM
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here we have the pine pollen and within a hour after i wash it you can already see more pollen sitting on it. i rinse it off with the water hose about every day and wash it every few days.
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03-19-2012, 09:31 PM
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Just rinse it off an watch that yellow powder disappear. You should be fine, but a good coat of wax can't hurt.
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03-19-2012, 09:31 PM
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03-19-2012, 11:51 PM
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03-19-2012, 11:52 PM
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03-20-2012, 12:01 AM
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03-20-2012, 01:21 AM
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Yep. Just washed mine today before I went out to eat. 45min later, the car is green again. God I hate GA pollen.
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