So I decided to give the S the "works" this weekend. That included wash, clay, polish, and sealant. This was the first time I had clayed a car and I have to admit it was kinda scary. I used Meguire's quick detailer (as recommended by the clay kit). There was a lot of friction between the clay and the surface of my car. The clay was pulling up quite a bit of contaminant.

My main concern was that the contaminant getting trapped in the clay was scratching the paint. There was a lot of friction and "scratching" sounds being made as I swiped the paint. After a few swipes I would rework the clay to bury the contaminant before I swiped again.

The end result was impressive though. I looked closely and there didn't seem to be any paint damage done after polishing the car. In fact, after polishing and sealing the paint, it looked better than anytime since I bought the car four months ago. It really looks fantastic.

 

Any pics? Me and a friend was just talking about claying ours.

 

I took a couple - mainly to show off the wheels, but here they are:

 

Your car looks great.

For a car that's never been clayed before the sound when first using the clay sounds almost like light sandpaper a little. However, after using it on an area it should have no sound at all and the paint should be completely smooth to the touch.

Just be sure that these things are true when claying:
The car has been washed very well and is free of all major dirt.
You don't drop the clay on the ground (and if so throw it away).
You keep the surface well lubricated.
You fold the clay over on itself multiple times after finishing an area.
You try not to clay too large of an area at one time.

 

I followed those guidelines pretty well. I will say though that I was probably claying larger areas than I should have at once. I clayed the hood in sections of 3. Splitting it up too much just takes forever.

 

Particles will embed themselves flush into the clay so there's not much risk of abrasion. The most important thing is to keep the surface well lubed at all times.

 

Car looks great. Really like the white wheels. Your car makes me want to spend the weekend detailing mine. Driving a silver s2k makes me lazy since it hides imperfections so well

 

if you dont mind me asking, what tire shine do you use?

 

Armor-all extreme shine gel.

 

Those wheels look immaculate. Are you running after market lug nuts? You should be weary using them since the seating is in most cases different from oem, they could in time loosen itself. There are black cr lugs that I would suggest getting.