Claying cars

[pritchp]

Well i've always been skeptical about this and that it was a load of bull and a waste of time

now i've just washed my dads car for him and where the tail pipes are there was LOADS of chemical marks that i couldnt get off simply by washing/polishing the car
i had an old clay kit i bought but never used on the side so i thought "hey what the hell.. cant hurt"

and by george it bloody worked!!!

im sold on it now!

off to clay other things!

 

[maggi200]

Oh dear :lol:

Doesn't work on your face remember

 

[BlackTwingo-i]

If you run your fingers across older paintwork, youl feel tiny tiny particles, claying gets rid of that too

 

[manofhow]

i was unsure, but the first time i did it i was sold. it makes the paintwork come up nicely

 

[maggi200]

Its strange though how far detailing has moved on in terms of tar and fallout remover. Clay is almost redundant

 

[frediiii]

Its strange though how far detailing has moved on in terms of tar and fallout remover. Clay is almost redundant

point me to good spray on products then. I still struggle to find the balls to clay my new clio as I am scared of additional scratches.

 

[Alex_225]

Clay really is a fantastic way of preparing your paint for polishing and removing contaminants. I know it looks a bit novelty but when you run your fingers over a freshly clayed panel compared to one that hasn't been, you can literally feel the difference.

 

[JMR]

I did the wifes Clio 182 Cup earlier this month over 3 days.

Foamed with APC
Sprayed with Autosmart Tardis to remove tar deposits
Sprayed with CarPro Iron X to get rid of bonded iron particles/brake dust

Hardly took any claying, most of the surface roughness was gone by using the two steps above.
A day with the 3M rotary and the PorterCable polishers and the Cup looks like new with a dripping wet gloss to it again.