Burgundy17 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Last month I got a burgundy velvet '17 Edge. That color looks sharp. I negotiated the dealers prep down to a good price and went ahead and had them send it out to seal the paint. I know, I know. But I had good luck with my last car going down that route. After I wash the vehicle it looks great. However after a few days there is a film of very fine dust on it. From afar it looks fine. But upon close inspection you see it. I never noticed this problem before. I don't know if it is because I had lighter vehicles and just did not notice it or something else is at work. I've only had one other dark colored car from years ago and that had a thick navy blue paint with no clear coat on it and I never noticed this problem. Maybe the car was never shiny enough to notice though, LOL. I have read that the clear coat has an electrical charge to it. I don't know what the Permaplate paint sealant does to this charge. Could the dust in the air be attracted to the surface of my vehicle through electrical attraction? Dust particles are polar and have a positive and negative side and I could see the appropriate side being attracted to my car. I talked to a detail shop about this and what I could do and they scoffed at the idea of electrical attraction of dust. Does anyone else have this dust problem? What is the reason for it? What are you doing about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 It’s because you had lighter colored vehicles before and just didn’t notice it. It’s the main reason people don’t buy black vehicles - they’re even more noticeable. There isn’t anything you can do about it assuming the surface is already smooth and slippery from the sealant. If not you might try a wax on top of it but nothing is going to keep it 100% clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 This may be a stupid response but I wonder if a product like Enddust would leave an invisible film behind to repel dust? http://www.qvc.com/Endust-Electronics-Multi-Surface-Anti-Static-Cleaner.product.E255313.html?colorId=000&sizeId=000&ref=GAS&cm_mmc=GOOGLESHOPPINGFEED-_-GShopping|M|Generic|electronics-_-pla-_-sGTlx0O4I|dm_313305909029__E255313-000-000_&mkwid=sGTlx0O4I|dm_pcrid_313305909029_pkw__pmt__productid_E255313-000-000&TZ=EST Or Chemical Guys Extreme Slick http://www.chemicalguys.com/Extreme_Slick_Synthetic_Detailer_16_oz_p/wac_116_16.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQjwg7HPBRDUARIsAMeR_0i2D1EhGfzFvtkCRFFMbjVtpXfHhn8RQLlvmDW0x2DzsnyMwohs61gaAi9CEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy17 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Yeah I was looking at a quick detail product that said it cut down on dust. I was wondering if anyone tried it and how it worked for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Not really. Maybe a little. Get a California duster brush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Not really. Maybe a little. Get a California duster brush. I got one of these dusters and it works great on freshly waxed (or sealed) paint to clear it of settling dust. Not much you can do about dust settling on your car, regardless of what paint treatment you have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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