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Old 01 May 2011, 01:55 PM
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Question Dust???

Is it just me or is there loads of dusty type crap in the air this year? I wash my car and within 48 hours it's covered in a yellowish dust, and it ain't just mine, most of the cars I've seen around have the same. Why????
Old 01 May 2011, 02:35 PM
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Its pollen mate. mine is covered in it.lol
Old 01 May 2011, 04:30 PM
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Pollen - really?
My car was washed three days ago, and its now covered with what looks like a powder
Old 01 May 2011, 04:38 PM
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on the news few weeks ago they said there would be dust in the air from the sahara desert, could be it
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The stuff i got on my car, isnt like the sandy stuff i had on it a couple of years ago when that happened. It doesnt feel gritey, After i run my finger threw it made my eyes run and sneezing which goes with my hay fever
Old 01 May 2011, 05:00 PM
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Oil seed rape pollen mate its in full flower at the mo'
Old 01 May 2011, 05:02 PM
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That would be about right as there is a few fields around my with the stuff. So it assaults my car with pollen then assaults my nose when it starts to smell as well a in couple of weeks.lol
Old 01 May 2011, 08:27 PM
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German pollen cloud. wash it off quick time before it strips the paint:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...e-heads-for-UK
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No way, gonna wash it again tomorrow for sure!
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Pollution cloud
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ye got it on my cars and my 2 sons three of our cars are black so shows up more than the crystral grey of my scoob
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