Car dusters

[6thgear]

I haven't seen much talk about them on here. What do you guys think of them? Are they bad for the paint?

[Robbiek]

I stay far far away for them im sure there are people out there that use them and it works for them.

[erichaley]

I think the original "California Car Duster" works great as long as its used properly.

I use it on my black car to remove light dust, always following it with a detail spray, and haven't had any issues with scratching.

I shake it out after every pass before making my next pass, and I always wrap it in the plastic it came in and store it in the bag.

Do not use it for anything more than very light dust and you'll be fine.

[t-topTA]

I have used the California duster before it works ok, the other one called the pacific duster just sucks badly, I bought it just to get off light dust, and it left red lil hairs all over the car, i even washed it after that to see if it would help it, i followed the directions and still left lil red hairs on the car, so i just stop using the dusters and stuck with microfiber towels and detailing spray.

[Christopher.Brown]

Just the topic made me cringe a little.

In my view id avoid like the plague...

I personally dont like to push dirt around encouraging marring of the paint as it eventually layers itself over and over on each stand of the duster

. Id rather remove it by lubricating it with a QD and using a clean surface of a MF towel to capture it off of the paints surface

[SlowWRX]

I dont use the california duster. they are not very good. only type I use are the wool dusters. like this
http://www.glisteningperfection.com/WebForumPics/Products/zymolduster.jpg
they have a nice static charge and you barely have to touch your paint with it..just glides over the surface. plus you can wash them so after a while if you feel its getting dirty a quick wash and its like new.

[zmcgovern45]

I haven't seen much talk about them on here. What do you guys think of them? Are they bad for the paint?

If you utilize the forum search function, you will find that there are TONS of threads that have asked this exact question. This will save a lot of time and effort for others seeking information if we try to consolidate this new info into existing threads instead of creating another redundant source of information.

Search results: Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum - Search Results (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/search.php?searchid=4173653)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/53179-opinions-california-duster.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/58183-car-duster-good-idea.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/63481-california-duster.html