Stuck pollen or dust wont come off - Nissan Murano

dylanursula · 09-26-2007, 12:52 PM

Hey all

I have pollen and or dust that is stuck to the paintwork and wont come off... I have tried the car wash and washing it myself.... any products that would help?

**njjoe** · 09-26-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by dylanursula
Hey all

I have pollen and or dust that is stuck to the paintwork and wont come off...

Do you happen to park your car near an atomic power plant? That must be some pretty potent pollen or highly magnetic dust.

Have you tried clay-barring your car?

-njjoe

rtking · 09-26-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by njjoe

Have you tried clay-barring your car?

-njjoe

Agreed with njjoe - use claybar. That'll pull up all the contaminants in your paint. Make sure you wax afterwards as the claybar does remove wax as well.

Bob

shelland · 09-26-2007, 03:59 PM

clay bar x3!

GripperDon · 09-26-2007, 04:25 PM

Wash well, with a wax stripping soap.

Rinse very well

Dry

Clay bay, following direction and use plenty of lubricant

Follow with a light polishing

Finish with Cononite Insulator Wax.

Stand back, put on sunglasses and grin.

dylanursula · 09-26-2007, 09:05 PM

Hey guys

What is clay bar?

Thanks for the info... the pollen went on last year and some how I didnt wash it apart to spray it off at the time.

**njjoe** · 09-26-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by dylanursula
Hey guys

What is clay bar?

A clay bar is a very particular grade of fine clay. It is used to remove hard contaminants from the surface of automotive paint and finishes.

All auto stores carry clay bars in their cleaning and detailing section.

Check out the detailing section of this forum for tips and info on clay barring your MO.

-njjoe

Jim D. · 09-27-2007, 01:49 AM

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Originally posted by dylanursula
Hey guys

What is clay bar?

Thanks for the info... the pollen went on last year and some how I didnt wash it apart to spray it off at the time.

It's an older Mothers vid, but the concept is the same no matter what brand you use.

http://www.mothers.com/reelworld/mothersclay.html

Wal-Mart has the best deal on Mothers Clay.

shelland · 09-27-2007, 07:14 AM

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Wal-Mart has the best deal on Mothers Clay.

I buy Clay Magic at Auto Zone for $9.99, which is by far the cheapest clay I've seen, regardless of brand.

I also read a post at another site a few years back from a person that tested several brands of clay - Mothers, Meguiars, Clay Magic, etc. His personal preference was Clay Magic - which is obviously subjective.

As mentioned, clay removes all wax from your car, so don't clay unless you know you can get a coat of wax on before you drive it again. It only takes one clay to become a believer!

Hopefully you have a gal to give you a back rub that night, because if you wash/clay/polish/wax, you're going to be sore. Normally takes me about 4 hours per car for the full works.

Do this before you start - it sounds stupid, but I still love doing it every time I clay. Grab a standard sandwich baggie, and put your hand in it. Rub your fingers (inside the baggie) across the hood of your car. Notice anything? Now clay that area and repeat the baggie. Heck, do it right now, and it might convince you to clay sooner rather than later.

special-k · 09-27-2007, 03:38 PM

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Do this before you start - it sounds stupid, but I still love doing it every time I clay. Grab a standard sandwich baggie, and put your hand in it. Rub your fingers (inside the baggie) across the hood of your car. Notice anything? Now clay that area and repeat the baggie. Heck, do it right now, and it might convince you to clay sooner rather than later.

Make sure the surface is CLEAN before you do this, otherwise you're just going to be rubbing dirt/grit into the paint.

This is part of where those "mysterious" scratches, swirls, and "cobwebs" come from.

Clear-coated paint is an interesting thing. It's very easy to put scratches in it, it's much harder to get them out.

shelland · 09-27-2007, 09:34 PM

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Make sure the surface is CLEAN before you do this, otherwise you're just going to be rubbing dirt/grit into the paint.

In case I wasn't clear - just lightly rub your fingers in a straight line for a couple inches. Don't firmly rub it around in circles like you're waxing the car or anything. A light swipe of a couple inches will give you the picture.

special-k · 09-28-2007, 01:07 PM

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In case I wasn't clear - just lightly rub your fingers in a straight line for a couple inches. Don't firmly rub it around in circles like you're waxing the car or anything. A light swipe of a couple inches will give you the picture.

Yeah that's fine as long as it's gentle. But a dirty surface might give you an inaccurate read anyway. At least if the surface is cleaned first you'll know that what you're feeling is bonded contaminants and not just surface dirt.

Just my preference... I always clean an area before testing to see if claying is needed.

shelland · 09-28-2007, 05:55 PM

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Yeah that's fine as long as it's gentle. But a dirty surface might give you an inaccurate read anyway. At least if the surface is cleaned first you'll know that what you're feeling is bonded contaminants and not just surface dirt.

Just my preference... I always clean an area before testing to see if claying is needed.

Understood - I just always get a kick out of how how you can feel 'crud' on the surface, even though it looks perfectly clean. And more importantly, how incredibly smooth it feels after you clay.

**Eric L.** · 09-28-2007, 06:11 PM

I'm inspired to clay bar my MO now too!

**Kris** · 09-28-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by Eric L.
I'm inspired to clay bar my MO now too!

When you do it make sure you first clay it....then bar it...

09-26-2007, 12:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
dylanursula Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 83	Stuck pollen or dust wont come off Hey all I have pollen and or dust that is stuck to the paintwork and wont come off... I have tried the car wash and washing it myself.... any products that would help?

09-26-2007, 03:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
shelland MO'ing since 5/16/07 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 341	clay bar x3! __________________ Scott '06 Merlot/Cafe Latte SE AWD - Touring package - Sunroof + deflector - Navigation - Intelligent Key - Factory DVD Entertainment System (and a 10 year old son) - 30% tint - Magnet bra, Cargo protector

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GripperDon Mr. 3 K, 3/3/5. 5K,10/5/7 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PB5-926 Posts: 5,077	Hate to be redundant but Clay Bar Wash well, with a wax stripping soap. Rinse very well Dry Clay bay, following direction and use plenty of lubricant Follow with a light polishing Finish with Cononite Insulator Wax. Stand back, put on sunglasses and grin. __________________ Previous Owner of, The Mod Mo, 05, SL, FWD, Platinum, Charcoal Leather, Touring, Technology Pkgs., TPMS etc. Chrome Wheels, Roof Rack Bbars. Cargo Protector. Extended Warranty, X-Tire, AutoMate. Leatherique treated leather. Diamond Window Tint, Tires 3 step balanced. Stainless Steel Laser Cut Grill. Glass VIN etch, Debadged. Silver Painted Calipers. 1300F Ceramic painted Muffler. B-Quite Supreme, sound matting. External Sound ndercoated. White Led Parking Lights. Led Front Door Entrance Lights. Yellow Ion Fogs. Silver-Amber Front Turn Signals. Hella 100 Watt @ 5000K Driving Lights. SAT receiver–Delphi XM Roady2 Hidden Antenna install. Fan cooled Inverter AC to Xbox. MTX 200 watt auto on Amp deciated power to Bose Sub Woofer. PAC-Niss dual aux in for Sat and X Box audio. Generator Labs NoNag modded Rear Camera. “NAV Box" W/Modded X Box X2 Chip. DVD’s, MP3 & JPEG pics ,160 gig HD / Wireless Lynksis 802.11G Ethernet link. Runs Xbox Media Center. rear Bumper Protector. Selectable Horns: OEM MO/WoLo air. Tinted Tails-Bright bulbs. Tweeters tilted + 19uf mod. Lower Grill Stone Shield. Front Floor Amber Courtesy Lights. Chrome over Stainless Rocker Bars. Wireless LED Turn Signal Mirrors. Top mounted Led Stop Light modded with The backoff.

09-28-2007, 06:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Eric L. Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 8,199	I'm inspired to clay bar my MO now too! __________________ 2003 Midnight Blue SE AWD w/VDC Colgan Bra, Mobil One, JWT POP charger PAC aux input adapter, hardwired Escort Passport x50, KUDA mount for MP3 player, Porterfield R4S brake pads (now Akebono ProACT), ATE Superblue Yokohama Envigor (much improved over stock Goodyears) Lots of squeaks and rattles.

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09-26-2007, 09:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
dylanursula Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 83	Hey guys What is clay bar? Thanks for the info... the pollen went on last year and some how I didnt wash it apart to spray it off at the time.

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