1. Its sharp and will scratch, under a microscope it has sharp edges that can scratch your car.
2. It’s acidic and can damage clearcoat. When it mixes with water it can etch and damage your clear coat.
3. It’s going to keep coming. During the pollen season it will keep landing on your car. Unless you keep your car in the garage with the door shut you need to accept this is about managing, you can’t pollen proof your car.
How to Safely remove Pollen:
- Do Not rinse your car without soaping first. If you rinse pollen off with a hose or water blaster it will push the pollen across the surfaces where it can scratch your clear coat. Instead foam soap on first and let the soap dwell 3-5 minutes before rinsing off. This time allows the soap to better loosen the pollen, and the soaps also add lubrication, this means more is removed with less scratch risk. Rinse all the soap off. Do not use a wash mitt or pad. You do not want to rub pollen across the surface or get it on your wash mitt. You can follow up with a bucket wash with a premium soap as a second step after Pollen is removed if you like, but do not do this until the Pollen is removed.
- Do Not wipe with a dry cloth.
- Foam the soap onto the car without touching it. Use a snow foam or pre-wash in a foam cannon (on a water blaster), or a foam gun (on a normal hose) or a hand pump.
- Use a good PH Neutral Soaps for removing normal Pollen like:
- Autostolz Snow Foam (pH Neutral) — Our top recommendation. Ultra-high lubrication, dense foam, and pH neutral for maximum safety on all finishes, including ceramic coatings and matte paint. The safest and most effective option to pre-wash and remove pollen.
- Fireball Snow Foam (PH Neutral)
- Valet Pro Foamula One (PH Neutral)
- Chemical Guys Honeydew Snowfoam.
If the Pollen is very bad, or has been on a long time use an Alkaline Soap like:
- Valet Pro Citrus Pre-Wash in a hand pump (Alkaline)
- Fireball Alkaline Pre-Wash (New - Arriving September).
- Once Clean add a layer of smooth protection to your paint, this will not stop pollen landing on your car, but it will make it easier to remove and reduce the risk of damage to your clear coat. It also will look better!
- The more regularly you wash the less pollen will build up and the less damage it will do.
