new car = static cling?
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new car = static cling?
Well, I picked my car up last thursday, and of course it rained that day. So I finaly got around to washing my car yesterday. I bought that Mr Clean auto-dry. Initially, very easy to clean, drying went well, had to touch a few places with a towel. Anyways, later that night it was dusty again, I could run my finger through and see the dust streak. the next day it has dust everywere again, sigh. Also, the hood, front bumper, and "valance <sp?>" are vary staticy to the touch. Is this normal for a new car or is the xb just gonna be like this forever?
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Seems to me you live in Arizona. Proably not the best environment for a darker colored vehicle. I lived with my brother in Clovis, New Mexico for almost 6 months, and I couldn't keep my car clean for more than a few days without it being dusty again. As far as static cling goes, I recall reading another post on here earlier today that had to to with static cling. Not sure what it was titled but it stuck out in my mind. Try searching for it.
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living in the desert your gonna come accross a lot of static electricity , that comes from the dry warm air and everything to do wtih that science stuff. plus with a large metal object like a car your gonna get static cling, You cant do much about it except keep it waxed so you can minimize dust buildup and wear
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I also have static, but mine comes in the form of a spark EVERYTIME I get out of the vehicle I get a shock... I have never had this problem before and I was born here... I have been thinking I would try some static guard to see if it would help... any thoughts??
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I would recommend investing in a "California Duster". I hear they work quite well and very quick for getting dust off your car. Several people in the maintenance forums swear by them. You can use it every other day or whenever you start noticing the dust on your ride. Just zip it over your box and you are in business.
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Originally Posted by THansenite
I would recommend investing in a "California Duster". I hear they work quite well and very quick for getting dust off your car. Several people in the maintenance forums swear by them. You can use it every other day or whenever you start noticing the dust on your ride. Just zip it over your box and you are in business.
Also, let the TIPS of the duster do the work...you should NOT be putting the full weight of the handle (as little as it might be) aganist your paint.
It keeps your paint looking very clean, and it can be done in under 5 minutes.
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The Mr. clean contraptions leave a funky residue on your paint. I tried it and then later couldn't wax it properly and ended up having to rub out the whole car to get the residue off so I could properly wax it. It's fine for extreemly lazy people with used cars but not for Scions with really soft paint that require constant maintance to keep them looking good. If dust was an issue where you live you should have gotten PW as a color. JMO
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Kozak cloths are good for removing dust. I have used them constantly on my cars since 1959. From http://www.kozak.com/.
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look into aviation accessories.... you can get a static wick and screw it directly to the frame under the car and it acts just like the spikes above the rear windshield on a mitsubishi lancer evo MR edition, it dissipates the static into the air
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also look into this post https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...713&highlight=
here is a quote from it
here is a quote from it
Originally Posted by Tomas
There used to be 'grounding straps' or 'antistatic straps' available at auto parts stores to combat this problem. I used them on a number of cars that were quite nasty, and the straps did actually work well.
The straps were about a foot to foot and a half long and made of a conductive rubber about 1/8 inch thick, and an inch wide. At one end was a brass eyelet or metal tab with about a hole in it for a mounting screw or bolt.
What one did was mount the strap to a convienient place under the car (making good contact to the metal) and trim the length so it was about 2 or 3 inches longer than needed to reach the ground.
This bled off whatever static charge the car gathered without creating a bunch of electrical noise. (Was especially nice if one had two-way radio gear inboard.)
I haven't looked for those straps for quite a while, but they might still be around.
If I had the ZZZAAAapppppp! problem when I got out of my box, I'd try to find me one of those straps, AND some antistatic spray for the interior...
(The problem is two-fold - the static charge your polyester leisure suit makes sliding across the seat before you get out, and the natural static charge the car builds up while in motion...)
The straps were about a foot to foot and a half long and made of a conductive rubber about 1/8 inch thick, and an inch wide. At one end was a brass eyelet or metal tab with about a hole in it for a mounting screw or bolt.
What one did was mount the strap to a convienient place under the car (making good contact to the metal) and trim the length so it was about 2 or 3 inches longer than needed to reach the ground.
This bled off whatever static charge the car gathered without creating a bunch of electrical noise. (Was especially nice if one had two-way radio gear inboard.)
I haven't looked for those straps for quite a while, but they might still be around.
If I had the ZZZAAAapppppp! problem when I got out of my box, I'd try to find me one of those straps, AND some antistatic spray for the interior...
(The problem is two-fold - the static charge your polyester leisure suit makes sliding across the seat before you get out, and the natural static charge the car builds up while in motion...)
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Originally Posted by jethro_b
The Mr. clean contraptions leave a funky residue on your paint. I tried it and then later couldn't wax it properly and ended up having to rub out the whole car to get the residue off so I could properly wax it. It's fine for extreemly lazy people with used cars but not for Scions with really soft paint that require constant maintance to keep them looking good. If dust was an issue where you live you should have gotten PW as a color. JMO
The car duster is a good investment for extremely dusty locations, but it does have to be used daily to be effective.
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I'm just **** when it comes to my paint. With the stuff left behind is just didn't look 'right' after waxing. Now I use the silicone blade to remove 80% of the water then only micro fiber cloths to finish drying. It helps also to wet then wring out the towel they absorbe much better this way.
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