DIY/FAQ on how to use a clay bar
09-26-2007, 05:58 AM
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DIY/FAQ on how to use a clay bar
The only things that should be posted in this thread are clay bar questions or clay barring techniques. Everything else will be removed.If you ask a good question and it is answered well, I will add it to the first post.
There are a lot of questions on how to use clay bars and if it is safe. Well, both are pretty simple answers. The basics of clay barring is spraying a lube onto the surface and rubbing the clay across that surface and if done properly, it is very safe.
Why should I clay?
Claying removes contaminants on the surface that regular washing can not take care of. Claying will even remove particles that pre-wax cleaners cannot get. Claying strips things off the surface, making it naked so to speak, and leaves a fresh, clean surface ready for polishing or waxing. Claying before polishing is a good idea because it removes those particles that could potentially get trapped in your pad and cause unwanted surface marring.
What can I clay?
You can pretty much clay any hard, smooth to mostly smooth surface. It is generally meant for use on the painted surface of your vehicles body, but you can use it for the windows, plastic trim, wheels, headlights, taillights, etc
There are a lot of questions on how to use clay bars and if it is safe. Well, both are pretty simple answers. The basics of clay barring is spraying a lube onto the surface and rubbing the clay across that surface and if done properly, it is very safe.
Why should I clay?
Claying removes contaminants on the surface that regular washing can not take care of. Claying will even remove particles that pre-wax cleaners cannot get. Claying strips things off the surface, making it naked so to speak, and leaves a fresh, clean surface ready for polishing or waxing. Claying before polishing is a good idea because it removes those particles that could potentially get trapped in your pad and cause unwanted surface marring.
What can I clay?
You can pretty much clay any hard, smooth to mostly smooth surface. It is generally meant for use on the painted surface of your vehicles body, but you can use it for the windows, plastic trim, wheels, headlights, taillights, etc
09-26-2007, 07:15 AM
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Claying will remove some/all of the wax/sealant. It depends on how much wax/sealant you have left.
A good gauge would be to wash the area you clayed after you can see by the beading how much wax /sealant is left if any.
A good gauge would be to wash the area you clayed after you can see by the beading how much wax /sealant is left if any.
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Seems always to me that weather or not you have any sealant remaining, doesn't have an effect on the beading. A freshly clayed surface beads much much better than a contaminated one. You'd have to be intimately familiar with the sealants you use in order to spot the kind of beading you're looking for if any sealant remains (of which there probably isn't much).
Supposedly though the Sonus Green clay is nicer to sealants than the typical yellow clay.
Also, detailers: It might be easier to read the information you've posted if you separate the FAQ's and bolded/italicized them.
Supposedly though the Sonus Green clay is nicer to sealants than the typical yellow clay.
Also, detailers: It might be easier to read the information you've posted if you separate the FAQ's and bolded/italicized them.
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