Getting dust off

[land864]

Other than tripping on down to the local car wash and having a quick 'water only ' high pressure spray and then a chamois , is there a safe way off removing dust that won't damage the duco?

Just that I live on a dirt road

[JBT]

The only way that won't damage the paint with swirl marks etc. is to wash it off.

[93_Clubman]

how about an electrostatic cloth?

[Wuey]

I use a very fine and fluffy lambswool duster which works extremely well.

[drifter]

There is NO alternative to a proper wash. Do it right or you will just add more swirl marks.

Don’t wash car at self serve places or get your car hand wash by anyone but yourself.
Don’t use a chamois. They scratch up the paint.
Never “dry” clean your car are use any sort of duster.

This is MY basic car wash/detail.

Only wash your car when it’s cool/warm and in the shade. Avoid windy weather if possible.

1. Rinse your car with a standard hose.
2. Use the 2 bucket method. One with car wash of your choice, the other plain water.
3. Use a lamb’s wool mitt and splash the soapy water all over the cars paint so it can loosen and lift the dirt before you make any contact with the paint surface.
4. Refill the bucket with more soapy water and wash the car with the lamb’s wool mitt from top to bottom avoiding the very bottom of the panels for now.
I prefer to run the wool mitt in only the horizontal direction to avoid swirl marks. Small horizontal marks look less ugly than cobwebs of round swirls (in the sun).
5. Rinse the mitt in the other clean water bucker after every panel. Don’t double dip the soapy bucket. Drain and refill this second bucket at your discretion.
6. Wool Mitt back in the soapy bucket and repeat.
7. Do the bottom of the panels and under bumper etc last because they have all the dirt and grit that’s likely to scratch the paint.
8. Rinse car with hose.
9. Fill a bucket with fresh water and pour it over the panels and watch the water just glide off leaving very little water drops. This makes drying the car very easy.
10. Wheels should be clean before drying the car. Use a different cloth/mitt. Special tyre cleaners are not necessary if you wash everything on a regular basis.
11. Dry the sills/inner-door and under the boot and bonnet first.
12. Now dry the rest of the car with a waffle-weave microfiber cloth. Run the cloth in one direction. Horizontal. Drying the car is very easy when there is very little water drops.

This might sound like a lot to do and a bit anal but it becomes second nature and only takes a fraction longer than a crappy wash. It’s the little details that make the difference.

Regardless of how meticulous you are, swirl marks are unavoidable but they can be dramatically reduced.

All this effort to keep my Black NB8B clean for a few hours

[Alex]

you could try using a good leaf blower on high power maybe??