DKS
Wax on, Wax off.
We all get pollen on our cars this time of year. It sucks. But did you know that pollen actually attaches itself into the pores of your paint. Pollen is so small and has little spiked protrusions that actually will hook into your paint on a microscopic level. Imagine a thistle and how they can stick to your clothes.
The problem. . . Just spraying a car off will get rid of the pollen coat you can see, but it will not get the pollen that is attached into the pores of the paint/clearcoat.
The kicker. . . when pollen gets wet it turns acidic. This is big trouble, because now you have acid in the pours of your paint.
The only way to get rid of all the pollen is to hand was the car with a soapy sponge, etc.
The bottom line. . . If you are spraying the pollen off your car and not hand washing it you are actually setting yourself up for more paint damage then if you just left it on dry.
I'm not going to say that you should just dry wipe it off either since that will scratch your car and still not get all the pollen off. So, basically, to really fix the problem you need to hand wash the stuff off.
The problem. . . Just spraying a car off will get rid of the pollen coat you can see, but it will not get the pollen that is attached into the pores of the paint/clearcoat.
The kicker. . . when pollen gets wet it turns acidic. This is big trouble, because now you have acid in the pours of your paint.
The only way to get rid of all the pollen is to hand was the car with a soapy sponge, etc.
The bottom line. . . If you are spraying the pollen off your car and not hand washing it you are actually setting yourself up for more paint damage then if you just left it on dry.
I'm not going to say that you should just dry wipe it off either since that will scratch your car and still not get all the pollen off. So, basically, to really fix the problem you need to hand wash the stuff off.