Originally Posted by
Stokdgs
And make sure if you use a claybar, it is big enough to go all around the car.. You will need to clean, or knead the dirty side of clay as you remove that stuck on gunk from your paintwork, so that you always have a clean side of clay each time you touch the panel..
There used to be a really great Blackfire Clay Bar Cleaner that I used tons of, for spraying and wiping off the claybar instead of kneading the dirty spot into the claybar to expose a clean side, each time I clayed a part on the vehicle..
And know that sometimes, the claybar may introduce some marring into the paintwork, so you may want to consider polishing the paint after a thorough clay bar process over the entire vehicle, if this is what you are planning..
If this is your first time using a clay bar, you will always want to keep the area really wet while using it on the paintwork.. You will feel it kind of grab the paintwork and then gradually, it will get easier as the clay bar picks up the stuck on gunk on the paintwork.. You can actually "hear" the clay bar removing the gunk, and then it goes silent and feels much smoother on that spot as you clay it..
If you have ever "sanded" anything before, this is the same process, just a different media in your hand.. Smooth, straight strokes, Concentrate on the "feel" you are getting in that hand, don`t just do it without paying close attention..
But the claybar, used correctly, will absolutely clean the paintwork and leave it feeling really smooth when carefully rubbed with your clean dry hand and fingers.. When you touch a spot you just used it on, and then touch a spot that has not been clayed, you will know what I mean.. It`s a big difference, especially if the car has never seen one..
The rubberized towels that have been popular for well over a decade, are also really great at achieving the same thing, and do not have to be carefully cleaned to expose a new side.. You just rinse the rubberized towel with water and all the stuff it took out of your paintwork just rinses off.
The mild versions of the rubberized towels sometimes have to be used more than once on the paintwork, to get it really smooth, for me.. These rubberized towels are much more expensive than a bar of clay, so that is one trade off..
Dan F
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