LG and claying

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johnnygee3

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Hey people, just a quickie,

I have several layers of LG on my Mazda 6. I want to clay this wknd.for the first time. But only if the clay will NOT take off my LG. Its getting to cold to strip everything off and try to reapply it several times Any help out there? I'm thinking i'LL GET THE CLAY MAGIC. And use distilled water and car soap. See !? I AM learning stuff here !!! I lub this site:xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :D :D



EDIT jus got my waffleweaves from autogeek.They threw in a sample of Pinnacle Natural Brilliance Bodywork Shampoo and thier paintwork cleansing lotion. Sould I use one of these with distilled water? Which one??
 
Clay magic is a very good clay. If you have several layers, claying won't remove them all. You will probably notice and therefore want to add another layer afterwards.
 
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P.S. Do I just wipe the newly clayed area dry? I'm thinking I'll use my white diapers,(well thier not really "mine", I don't wear them) to dry off the areas then, do I need to wash the car afterwards? I know I need to wash it beforehand.
 
Many people have luck with just wiping the area dry afterwards, but it seems like I can never convince myself to do that. I always end up giving it a quick wash after I am done claying...and that leads to another coat of wax, and then a quick detail after that, and so on and so on. :)
 
My 6 with 10,000 miles has no wax on it. Only layers of LG. Gonna put some wax on for the winter,since wax might last longer in colder weather. Is this correct experts?? Any help is greatly appreciated. :nixweiss
 
There have been mixed results with LG's durability. With so many coats though, it might last you through the winter. As a huge overgeneralization, synthetic polymer "waxes", like LG, tend to last longer than regular waxes. Personally I wouldn't bother waxing and would just see how it fares.



Run some searches for "spot claying" by Accumulator. He does this all the time, and, like me, has found that claying doesn't always remove much of whatever wax/sealant you have on the paint as long as you don't clay it too hard or vigorously.
 
Brian, I ain't Accumulator (I'll PM him to look at this thread). But I've repeated clayed my Zaino'd white Jag, and I'm sure the clay doesn't remove the Zaino. Can't comment on how clay would behave on LG, of course -- just my $.02.
 
Isn't the point of claying to get the paint AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE. Then some polishing. Many expert people here say "preparation is everything", so why not buy the whole ranch and not just a acre or two?
 
Yeah, Lynn, here I am.



johnnygee3- I don't use LG, but know people who do. LG's "layerability" is debatable, but let's say it DOES layer. *IF* you clay the areas that need it *GENTLY* you *PROBABLY* won't remove all of your LG. I spot-clay ALL the time, where ever I see contamination that didn't come off with my regular wash. I DO NOT strip my protection when I do this (just did it on my SG'ed WRX).



BUT you GOTTA be gentle about it. *I* would clay while washing (wash the panel, rinse it, spray lube, clay, rewash quickly). This makes the "dry?" stuff a moot point. *I* dunno if I'd use the Pinnacle shampoo, it's sorta harsh and will probably strip a lot of your LG on its own, let alone with the claying. Use the lube that comes with the clay unless you KNOW how your shampoo mixture will work (err on the side of caution, some shampoos dissolve some clays).



Another BIG "BUT..." here is that you haven't clayed before. Unless you want to redo your 6, only clay enough to remove stuff stuck in the LG, NOT the stuff UNDER it (that's actually IN the PAINT). So you might want to confine your claying efforts to the spots that really need it (front of the car, behind the wheels, rocker panels, etc.).



DO be prepared to re-LG in case the clay DOES remove it.



Pinnacle's PCL is a MILD polish. Anywhere you use it you'll have to redo your LG.



I dunno about LG vs. wax durability-wise. But you sure won't HURT anything by putting some Collinite wax (or Meguiar's #16)on top of your LG. LG usually looks better, IMO, when topped with wax anyhow. Come spring, strip it all off, clay the whole car, use your PCL, redo the LG.



Gonzo- Good analogy withe the "ranch" bit, but I'll give you MY take. Already OWN the ranch, only do work on the areas that NEED it (why mow ten acres if the grass only needs cut on ONE). I agree with full-on, whole-vehicle claying during infrequent "major details", but on MY vehicles, there are usually only a few spots that need clayed. I'm claying stuff that's stuck in my PROTECTION, no need to polish, etc. because the underlying PAINT is still OK. Not like either of us is right/wrong, just different situations. Not sure which one johnnygee3's gonna find himself dealing with :nixweiss
 
thanks everybody

clayed it over wknd and was able to get one coat of LG back on. Dunno if the clay stripped off all my other "layers." Think I'm gonna hang it up till spring now. then strip everything off and do a complete redo without LG Thanks again everybody. BTW, I enjoyed the claying ,it wasn't hard at all.
 
Can the clay scratch?

I used it on my old car and noticed some fine scratches afterwards. There's a chance the scratches (about like swirl marks) were there before and I hadn't seen them, still now I'm cautious before using it on the new ride.
 
Sure depending on the composition of the clay, what type did you use? Clay Magic has two levels of stregnth.



More likely though is it was something embedded in the clay that did the scratching.
 
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