After talking to a few people at car shows I bought one and have it "curing out" on paper, seems to be leaking some parrafin wax on the paper. Anyone use these ?
http://www.californiacardusters.com/standardcarduster.html

I have been using the Cal. Dusters for about 10 years. They work very well after you get them " Broke in " other words "dirty". We live in the south where the pollen is bad from March till about May every year. It is the best thing for removing pollen and light dust. When you first get a new one it does have a lot of Wax in it. NEVER wash it, the more dirty it gets the better it works.

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Been using one for years, works great , IMO

John

Only used them for @ 20+ (maybe more - CRS moment... ) years or so now ;)
Yes, they will "leak" 'stuff' out onto paper, cloth or whatever else you set them on that will absorb 'stuff' for a while until the dirt and other things on your car get absorbed into the 'stuff' and stop that...
Keep them in the bag when transporting in the truck or storing if there are things you don't want that 'stuff' on.
I have mine hanging in the garage and shop most of the time.
And, as stated, the dirtier they are - the better they seem to work :yes:

Thanks for the replies,Looks like it'll save my back from bending over as much too,which is important with herniated dics's.Thanks Guys

Mines been through the washer and it works the same when clean or dirty, I don't believe in using them dirty, sometimes there is more than dust being picked up. Just an example would be to crumble a dried oak leaf in your hands and imagine a small piece in the duster rubbing against the paint!

I use a vacuum cleaner to clean mine.

Just bought one a month ago..... used it 6 times already and car hasn't been out of the driveway yet :o

Thanks Guys :thumbsup:

I somehow managed to get two sets, not sure how. I've had them for a while...can't think of anything negative to say, they work great!

There's also a smaller one on the market that you can tuck in the trunk when at a meet.. handy thingy to have with ya.

capt

I wonder why I waited so long to buy one now after all the comments.,Paid under $11 for mine at Wal Mart.

I have been using it for a few years now and it works well for me too. There are two things that someone told me about them...

1) gently wrap it in some paper (the consistancy of newspaper without all the ink/printing on it) and then insert it into the carry bag that it comes in. Anything the leaches out of the duster will be absorbed by the paper...every year or so just toss the paper and replace.

2) never agressively rub the brush over your paint ( I see a lot of guys rubbing the crap out of their paint like they were using the duster to wax the car or something). Rather gently go over the paint using the tips of the fibres and allow the duster to pick up the dust particles. If it does not get it all in one swipe just repeat.

I've been using one for years also. I use it before each cruise.

We don't use them at all.

Think about what you are actually doing. You have an item which retains what it picks up and then you continue to drag it accross your paints finish.

Instead, we use Swiffers (the house hold dusting product) to pick up the dust off the finish. They are inexpensive and you can quickly replace them when they get loaded with dust. We then use Adams Detailing spary with a Micro Fiber cloth to clean off the dust and particles which the Swiffer doesn't pick up.