05-10-2023, 01:23 PM | #1 |
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Are Camaros natural dust magnets?
I have had my car since last July and it was stored 6 months all winter but in the short 1200 miles I have had it this thing is always covered in dust. It has never been driven in rain either. I just washed Sunday and 1 trip 12 miles of driving it is covered in dust. My truck on the other hand will take atleast a week of driving to have some dust but it never gets as much as my car. Both are ceramic coated with CQuartz UK 3.0 and topped with CQuarts SIC. I wash with Car pro reset and was using a California car duster last summer on the car followed by Echo2 detail spray in detween regular washes. I was told the duster created a static charge so I washed Sunday and the car is still covered in dust after only 12 miles. SOme people say some cars naturally will generate more static charge than others but I dont know.
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05-10-2023, 01:56 PM | #2 |
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Are you saying our Camaros are electric?
Kidding aside, I think we just notice it more because we love these cars. Depends on the color, too, the darker the paint, the more noticeable light surface dust is.
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05-10-2023, 04:52 PM | #4 |
It seems like my car attracts dust pretty quickly. But I also work next to an active gravel pit.
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05-12-2023, 06:02 AM | #5 |
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The zl1 is low and has wide tires, maybe it stirs more dust.
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05-12-2023, 08:26 AM | #6 |
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Mine is just dirty.
All depends what you coat your car with. Any slimy armor all like products will cause dust to stick.
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05-12-2023, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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Yes I agree that these cars somehow collect more dust. I use the same products on mine and my other car. Both are dark color, Camaro = green, other car = black. Camaro definitely collects dust more, on all body panels. It's a phenomena.
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05-12-2023, 01:46 PM | #8 |
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My wheels collect brake dust like crazy...
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05-18-2023, 02:14 PM | #9 | |
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If I were do to do it again, I'd PPF the whole car so I wouldn't have to sweat holding back the itch to "de-grit" the sand off the rear end every trip. Solution for wheels: Powerstop Z26 pads and a good ceramic+hydrophobic coating. Makes no dust, and no dust sticks to it at all. |
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05-18-2023, 09:50 PM | #10 |
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Be glad you don't have the first gen ground effects they make a nice shelf for the dust to lay on guaranteeing you'll be cleaning after every trip...lol...
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Holy sh*T, this thread is hilarious!
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06-04-2023, 10:29 PM | #12 |
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Brake dust is huge with the OEM pads, I use a California Duster on mine, but I hold it up so it barely touches the paint (just let the end of the fibers touch the paint), works fine and mine is a very dark color (Shadow Gray Metallic) and it doesn't create any scratches... If the layer is really heavy, it gets a foam canon and a 2 bucket wash...
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06-06-2023, 09:10 AM | #13 |
I can attest the Black ones are dust magnets!
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06-12-2023, 05:18 AM | #14 |
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I can deal with the dust, it's the pollen that pisses me off, it gets so bad here in Louisiana that my Hot Red turns into bright yellow.
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