mustangmike
New member
After the discussion about a month ago about the sponge clay block I wanted to try one so I bought the Hi Tech Magna Sponge. Just had a chance to use it recently on the single stage paint on my 88 Mustang.
I mixed up 2 oz of ONR in 2 gallons of water for a lube and also so I would be able to dunk the sponge repeatedly. I did a section at a time, maybe half a fender, and then wiped it dry with a MF towel. I did the windows first.
It seemed to make the paint feel smooth like clay does and did remove some contaminants that were visible. It was easy to hold and much more forgiving when the lube got a little thin. I did use too much pressure in a couple of spots on the edges of the roof, the paint looked like I had sanded it with 3000 grit paper but I was planning on polishing the whole car anyway. The marks left from using too much pressure polished out easily with M205 and a white pad on my PC and the paint felt really slick afterwards.
I went over a couple of areas with clay after the sponge and the clay didn't seem to pick up anything new.
I'm pretty happy with the sponge block overall and will continue to use it. I don't miss kneading clay at all and the whole process seemed to go faster.
Sorry, no pics.
I mixed up 2 oz of ONR in 2 gallons of water for a lube and also so I would be able to dunk the sponge repeatedly. I did a section at a time, maybe half a fender, and then wiped it dry with a MF towel. I did the windows first.
It seemed to make the paint feel smooth like clay does and did remove some contaminants that were visible. It was easy to hold and much more forgiving when the lube got a little thin. I did use too much pressure in a couple of spots on the edges of the roof, the paint looked like I had sanded it with 3000 grit paper but I was planning on polishing the whole car anyway. The marks left from using too much pressure polished out easily with M205 and a white pad on my PC and the paint felt really slick afterwards.
I went over a couple of areas with clay after the sponge and the clay didn't seem to pick up anything new.
I'm pretty happy with the sponge block overall and will continue to use it. I don't miss kneading clay at all and the whole process seemed to go faster.
Sorry, no pics.