How to Safely Remove Dust from Your Z - The Videos!

Gaiiden

if it's just dust even better is to use a swiffer!! Seriously, I use one all the time on my MB Z and never leaves a scratch. Watch out for the plastic handle tho! Best to just hand wipe

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Drew Sikora
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Junkman2008

You need to see my introduction thread.

Guys, a QD and microfiber towel is only effective if the dust is loose and you need to remove as much dust off the paint BEFORE you go that route. I am led to believe that if you think it can be done any other way, then you didn't watch the videos.

As for the Swiffer suggestion, your method definitely will scratch and swirl the paint to death. You don't have to believe me, you can see it for yourself. Take your camera and set it for macro mode. This will enable you to take a picture of your paint from less than 12 inches. Then, shoot the flash off into the paint and capture it in the picture. I will bet the house that this is what you'll see (because I do this all the time and have never lost this bet ).

This guy swore that his paint was flawless. This is what he saw:




This is what I showed him:




This is what it looked like after I fixed it:



His daughter (in the picture) was going to get the car when he croaked. She made him buy the stuff necessary to fix the car.

How about some more examples.

















I would love to see a macro burst shot of your paint...

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Gaiiden

My definition of "scratch" is anything that will not buff out. I've owned three black cars and have swiffered stuff off all of them to no permanent ill-effect. Altho, I also cover them with Zymol Vintage from the detailer (60% carnuba) twice a year so I'm not to worried about even touching the paint with a swiffer.

Realistically speaking tho, my car's a daily driver, not a show car or a weekend ride. I have no illusions as to the damage it'll take over time. If anyone really wants to take the extra time to keep their car as pristine as possible (and don't drive it often), then by all means skip the swiffer. For me tho it quickly reaches a point of diminishing returns in the time spent maintaining the car's condition vs. the time spent on the road getting it all dirty again.

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