lol. you'd think that if you don't drive it, it won't get dirty but it does. washed it over the weekend and cleaned the inside after and there was dust latching on to it when i was done everything. i used to use the esso touchless during the winter, but it's a waste of money when the summer is warm. doesn't do a good job unless you get luxury and the one's with the track that drags the car are just horrible. i'll try to mother's scratch remover. found tube of scratch doctor in my garage and it was just a waste of time. i have to look into getting a wax.

 

Hard shell will help when you're done clearing it of all dust.

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hard shell? and also saw some california car duster thingy majiggidy at canadian tire. any experience with this?

 

Car duster is just renamed version of swiffer, you can buy whatever's cheaper I guess. I wouldn't buy either.

By hard shell I meant the hard wax instead of carnauba wax.

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i have the california duster from crappy tire, works great for dust

 

i drive a black car so i know how difficult it is to maintain. you can see the slightest scratch and it attracts dust like crazy. btw OP, waxing will only temporarily hide the scratches. the only way to remove them is to polish them out. after a while and a couple of washes, the wax will be removed and hello swirls again!

 

And that would mean buffing regularly. Correct me if I'm wrong, wouldn't you eventually buff the paint out that way? Reason I suggested wax was to serve the purpose of a filler and yes, temporary.

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Paint doesn't necessarily need to be buffed/polished regularly if you know how to maintain it. For example, when washing your car, use the 2 bucket method (1 with car wash soap, 1 plain water - dip wash mitt in water after every panel and loosen dirt from mitt before re-dipping into the soap bucket). When drying your car, use premium cloths to reduce swirls.

If the user is not familiar with polishing paint, they can very well burn through the clearcoat of the paint. In which case, only a respray will fix.

 

Right, in a case like that it would be safer to have a temporary solution like waxing instead of polishing. You're the expert, you know how much buff a paint can take.

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thanks for the tips everyone.