Has anyone used Meguiar's Professional Aggressive clay bar?

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gofastman

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What did you think of it, does it mar the paint?

the cars I usualy do are fairly neglected and I want something more effective and faster than the Clay Magic kit I usualy use
 
I use it on neglected finishes. It chews through the tough stuff in a hurry. YES, it does cause marring to the finish as well. If it's neglected, it's getting compounded anyway so.....
 
SpoiledMan said:
I use it on neglected finishes. It chews through the tough stuff in a hurry. YES, it does cause marring to the finish as well. If it's neglected, it's getting compounded anyway so.....
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I agree.



I was able to use this clay while attending Meg's 3-Day Advanced Course a few years ago. As SpoiledMan mentioned, it *will* mar a finish in a hurry but, if you're going to be taking care of something similar during the normal detailing routine, it's probably not a bad choice.



To date though, I haven't really found a use for it because standard clay always seems to do the job for me and on my client's vehicles. Not sure I've ever had to go after something that is bonded so much that I needed 'the red clay'. ;)



Long story short, if you need it, use it but, be aware that it will cause a bit more work in the long run.



RP :D
 
carn00bie said:
Anyone know how Meg's Pro MILD clay compairs to Clay Magic?
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Head to head... about the same from the standpoint of both of them being 'mild' and very safe/simple to use.



I'm a white clay kind of guy... thus, I'd give the nod to the Meg's mild. Then again, they may have added some color to it (green or blue = mild / red = aggressive). I'm still working out of some old stock...
 
I probably should i have read up on it before I bought it, but now I have the red agressive clay, so I am guessing I cant be using that on the whole car, I dunt have a buffer and wouldnt want to buff the whole car. But say on certain small areas if I want to use it, would i be able to correct whatever damage was done with meguiars speed glaze (80) ? by hand of course.........



thanks guys
 
When I first started detailing as a hobby it must have been on neglected cars because this was the first clay that got the job done. I plan to always have this clay or an equivlent around.
 
I bought some of this when OTC clay wouldn't remove some paint transferred to a bumper -- you know, from those steel poles that seem to get in the way when you exit a parking lot.



It was a tad pricey at about $25, and it did still take some effort, but it removed the paint transfer over a pretty broad area of about 4" x 9" -- this was on a '94 Camry (beige metallic). I also used it on the hood to remove stubborn paint splatters that had been on the surface for over 2 years.



I have not noticed marring on the Camry, but the bumper paint wasn't in real good shape anyway; the hood seemed to be have no problems and I followed it with FX SynWax with nice results.



I would imagine on some finishes that there may be some marring with this clay depending on what you use for a lubricant or just how much elbow grease you put into your effort, but I had no complaints.



While I use OTC clays on a regular basis, I like having this aggressive clay handy for those special occassions.
 
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