pollen!

JaysBlueE92 · 04-27-2009, 07:21 PM

ugh it seems to be showing up all the time now! any tips for monaco blue preventitive? i'm obviuosly not just gonna brush it off?

335iPaul · 04-27-2009, 07:26 PM

I feel your pain my friend.

13N55135i · 04-27-2009, 07:35 PM

Yea man i feel your pain try using those swiffer dusters

FrankoQ · 04-27-2009, 07:36 PM

Same here.
Worse is when it rains a little on top of the film of pollen. Now my monaco blue looks yellow powdered and very sticky.

13N55135i · 04-27-2009, 08:03 PM

Where in jerzey u at?

twinturboa51 · 04-27-2009, 09:00 PM

if you have some coats of wax on it you can just dust it off then use quick detail, but if its been on there for a while then you should prob wash it

nasdakboy · 04-27-2009, 09:14 PM

Just noticed it this morning on my car. Usually I just hose the car down every couple days before I have to go somewhere. I hate pollen. Plus my allergies just started kicking my ass a few hours ago

JaysBlueE92 · 04-28-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by FrankoQ

Same here.
Worse is when it rains a little on top of the film of pollen. Now my monaco blue looks yellow powdered and very sticky.

this is exactly what is going on! I detailed all day Sunday..looked great until late monday.

Monaco is tough to keep spotless

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Originally Posted by 07-328i-E90

Where in jerzey u at?

hunterdon and union county

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Originally Posted by twinturboa51

if you have some coats of wax on it you can just dust it off then use quick detail, but if its been on there for a while then you should prob wash it

I have wax on there but i'm just going to wash more i think.

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 04-28-2009, 08:21 AM

it was bad this morning, i used the window washer this morning and it looked like a baby shit on my window lol

zaxjax · 04-28-2009, 10:28 AM

The pollen count here on Saturday was 4500+!

My car has been in the garage!

LiKWiD335xi · 04-28-2009, 11:27 AM

http://www.calcarduster.com/originalDuster.asp

The website is cheesy, I know, but this thing works. One of the guys that works with me has a '69 GTO that's never been washed, he just uses this on days he takes the car out. When you first get it, lay out some newspaper and put the duster on top of it (don't wrap it). That absorbs the extra wax on the duster. Best money you'll ever spend.

BK · 04-28-2009, 12:30 PM

Black + pollen = green.

As a clean car person, I hate this time of year. Crappy cell phone pic:

LiKWiD335xi · 04-28-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Joey Babs

I actually have one and i dont have the balls to use it. I bought it a while ago. It gives me hives just thinking about putting it to my car. I think they are decent for a straghit weekend car that hardly sees any kinda harsh conditions, but if theres anything stuck on the paint and that things moving back and forth on your car its scratching the clear and there goes your sanity. I dunno I would just wash it once a week and deal with the pollen for the next few weeks. It doesnt stay like this through the summer.

For sure. There's a time to wash and a time to use a duster. I just washed and waxed on Saturday and I've been using the duster to take off pollen since then. It's definitely not a replacement for washing. I only use it for a couple of days after washing to hold me over until the next wash.

I've never had swirl marks as a result from using it, just know when to wash and when to dust and you'll be fine

1N54E92 · 04-28-2009, 02:16 PM

I have a green/yellow car now. I just had it detailed by Raja.

twinturboa51 · 04-28-2009, 02:22 PM

california car duster is actually pretty good just make sure its not caked on stuff and you have a good wax on the car

jngjng72 · 04-28-2009, 03:02 PM

I just have to rinse the car everyday. It's really visible on the graphite metallic, not so much on the Tiag. Zaino? What zaino?? Yeah it's there under the green pollen dust...

cn555ic · 04-28-2009, 08:35 PM

Pollen is to the point I don't even get a chance to enjoy the top down...Friggin pollen everywhere and the allergies doesn't help...

DPritchett · 04-29-2009, 02:02 PM

I washed my (SG) car on Saturday am, and it was yellow again by two in the afternoon. I also did my wife's silver CRV, and even in the garage, it had a yellow glow by the next morning.

Delta0311 · 04-29-2009, 02:07 PM

My black stallion looked pimp suit green this morning thanks to the pollen.

1N54E92 · 04-29-2009, 02:21 PM

keep the windows closed at all times for next few weeks.

Delta0311 · 04-29-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 1ntense135i

keep the windows closed at all times for next few weeks.

I got 20% tint on my car so I keep my windows closed just for the look.

Taxvictim · 04-29-2009, 02:35 PM

I use the car duster. My E90 is sparkling graphite, and I've noticed no swirls or scratches. My prior rides were black, and I used the duster on them, too. No issues. Just wash the duster every few months, and don't use any fabric softener.

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JaysBlueE92 Mr. Monaco 155 Rep 4,197 Posts Drives: Slow.. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 E92 [5.00]	pollen! ugh it seems to be showing up all the time now! any tips for monaco blue preventitive? i'm obviuosly not just gonna brush it off? __________________
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FrankoQ Deny everything 217 Rep 11,378 Posts Drives: 2006 330i; 2015 X6, S1000RR Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beautiful MD iTrader: (5) Garage List 2015 BMW X6 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	Same here. Worse is when it rains a little on top of the film of pollen. Now my monaco blue looks yellow powdered and very sticky. __________________ I need a drink
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13N55135i Private 0 Rep 69 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Where in jerzey u at?
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nasdakboy Lieutenant 17 Rep 453 Posts Drives: 08' 328i coupe Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Just noticed it this morning on my car. Usually I just hose the car down every couple days before I have to go somewhere. I hate pollen. Plus my allergies just started kicking my ass a few hours ago __________________ 08' E92 328i coupe 07' Audi A4 Quattro S-Line 04' BMW 325Ci
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Kevin@AKMotorwerk General 290 Rep 28,154 Posts Drives: THE GUY YOU LOVE TO HATE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hillsborough, nj iTrader: (1)	it was bad this morning, i used the window washer this morning and it looked like a baby shit on my window lol
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zaxjax Major 43 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2008 Crimson Red 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Annapolis iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 335i [9.00]	The pollen count here on Saturday was 4500+! My car has been in the garage! __________________ Detailed Image
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LiKWiD335xi Anthony 10 Rep 274 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335xi Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (1)	http://www.calcarduster.com/originalDuster.asp The website is cheesy, I know, but this thing works. One of the guys that works with me has a '69 GTO that's never been washed, he just uses this on days he takes the car out. When you first get it, lay out some newspaper and put the duster on top of it (don't wrap it). That absorbs the extra wax on the duster. Best money you'll ever spend.
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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	Black + pollen = green. As a clean car person, I hate this time of year. Crappy cell phone pic: Attached Images __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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twinturboa51 Captain 20 Rep 637 Posts Drives: Mineral Grey F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	california car duster is actually pretty good just make sure its not caked on stuff and you have a good wax on the car __________________
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jngjng72 Private First Class 16 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LI iTrader: (0)	I just have to rinse the car everyday. It's really visible on the graphite metallic, not so much on the Tiag. Zaino? What zaino?? Yeah it's there under the green pollen dust... __________________ 2007 E93 335i Alpine White Auto/CPP/ZPP/ZSP 2012 CT200H 2009 X5 Workhorse/Kidmobile
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cn555ic 441 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	Pollen is to the point I don't even get a chance to enjoy the top down...Friggin pollen everywhere and the allergies doesn't help...
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Delta0311 Banned 7478 Rep 10,120 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335xi E92 2016 228xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	My black stallion looked pimp suit green this morning thanks to the pollen.
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1N54E92 Colonel 81 Rep 2,046 Posts Drives: BSM F30 M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mid-Atlantic, USA iTrader: (4)	keep the windows closed at all times for next few weeks.
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Taxvictim Private First Class 30 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 2008 328i, Titanium Silver 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wake County, NC iTrader: (1)	I use the car duster. My E90 is sparkling graphite, and I've noticed no swirls or scratches. My prior rides were black, and I used the duster on them, too. No issues. Just wash the duster every few months, and don't use any fabric softener.
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