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Good morning, guys.
Does anyone have any recommendations for products that can lessen the effects of my car being covered in pollen? I've read some threads on Google, but they've been posted like 5+ years ago.
I'm not sure if this has any influence in product selection, but my car is a 2019 BMW X3 Mineral Gray. I've been using ONR for my wash and some old Four Star UPP occasionally. I don't have a polisher. The car is kept outside which definitely doesn't help the pollen accumulation.
Also, if those product recommendations can please be reasonable price-wise, that would be great. I understand that's very subjective, but if you think that's worth the price, then that's good enough for me.
Thanks!
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Not aware of any product, other than a garage, to stop pollen from covering your car.
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No; not stop pollen altogether because how can anyone stop Mother Nature?
But a product that works better with pollen. Carnuba wax? Something like the Four Star UPP? Ceramic spray wax?
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Anything to lower the surface friction, like a wax, sealant or ceramic/graphene coating, to make rinsing pollen off quicker/easier would help. Depending on what your water situation is, a drying aid may be needed to prevent a trade off from pollen to water spots.
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Originally Posted by
BurnsDetailing
Anything to lower the surface friction, like a wax, sealant or ceramic/graphene coating, to make rinsing pollen off quicker/easier would help. Depending on what your water situation is, a drying aid may be needed to prevent a trade off from pollen to water spots.
That is what I was thinking. A good quality sealant or coating will make the ordeal a bit more bearable.
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It's crazy here in central CT. Yesterday morning I went outside to try out some Griot's Spray-On Car Wash and had the car all clean by 10:30. I think by 1:15 there was already another layer of pollen, probably even worse than when I originally went outside to clean it.
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Forgive my ignorance, but what would be a good quality sealant or coating? Is Four Star UPP any good?
After applying sealant (or something similar), would it be really dumb if I washed/rinsed, but didn't hand dry? Instead, I would drive it around to dry it? Hmm... I bet it is at least not recommended, huh?
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I can’t help you with that particular sealant, haven’t used it. I’ve been using Optiseal and Optimum car waxfor a while. Just got some Griot’s 3in1 ceramic to try. There’s lots of good ones out there. As far as not hand drying, you’re likely to leave water spots behind, especially if you have hard water like we do here. The only way to do it is get a filter to make the rinse water the equivalent of distilled water. You could also use a blower to dry it; I don’t but some people do.
Have you ever tried rinseless products before? Might be something to look into. Been using optimum no rinse myself for about a decade.
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Water
Time
Garage
are the best things.
Seriously though.....coatings or anything that doesn't create static. Nothing special here for me as I tend to just deal with it for a few weeks.
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Originally Posted by
vaca22
It's crazy here in central CT. Yesterday morning I went outside to try out some Griot's Spray-On Car Wash and had the car all clean by 10:30. I think by 1:15 there was already another layer of pollen, probably even worse than when I originally went outside to clean it.
It is! I was just in Columbia yesterday on a dealer swap.
The blue car I picked up was a nice greenish/yellow. Lol
It is starting to get bad out here on the tip of LI as well.
To the OP: I have found that trying to battle pollen is like shoveling sand uphill. Fruitless.
It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.
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