smooth surface clay kit

[johnandjen]

can u clay a car over and over

[Murr1525]

Sure, as often as needed. Most people need at least twice a year.

[Mike Phillips]

Detailing clay only removes contaminants sitting on the top surface of your car's paint, it does not abrade paint and there for cannot be used to remove below surface defects like swirls and scratches and for this same reason it will not reduce the thickness or film-build of the clear coat on your car.

For this reason you can safely clay your car's paint as often as it needs it. If anyone reading this is wondering,

"How often do I need to clay my car?"



Then we have an answer for you!


How often do I need to clay my car's finish?

The question is often asked,

"How often do I need to clay my car's finish?"


The answer is,

"It depends on where you park your car and what's floating in the air"



If you spent one day detailing your car including claying it and applying a coating of wax, and the next day your car was parked in a parking lot like this,



And about 100 yards away is a painter elevated into the sky spraying paint onto a building like this...



Then because the wind will tend to carry the overspray through the air until it finds a place to touch down and come to rest, you may very well need to clay your car the next day.

"How often you need to clay your car's finish depends on what's floating in the air where you park your car"


As I drove down the road from where this building is being sprayed, I stopped to take a photograph of this Corvette sitting behind a fence in the owners front yard while he was doing some upgrades to the house that required access to the garage.




It's completely possible the paint overspray being sprayed into the air just a few blocks down the road could come to rest on this Corvette's finish as well as everything else, including the window glass and the convertible top.






What Meguiar's teaches is that in order to know whether or not you need to clay, or re-clay your car's finish, you need to evaluate the condition of the finish, with both your eyes and your sense of touch.


So the answer to,

"How often do I need to clay my car's finish?"

Is as often as necessary and the way you determine if claying is necessary is to evaluate the condition of the finish, with both your eyes and your sense of touch.


Click here to make comments on this article

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note: The above photos were all taken on August 2nd, at approximately noon at a nearby establishment.

[johnandjen]

it had been about a month since i waxed it
but i wash it atlest one a week .
After the overspray i used the clay kit
everystage worked great.
The clay made the car feel real smoth but
didnt seem to remover much of the overspray
the wax remover on the other hand seemed to take
allmost all of it off .....but i want all of it.
so whould i clay it again the whole process over
or should i get something differant..?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

The clay made the car feel real smooth but didn't seem to remove much of the overspray the wax remover on the other hand seemed to take
almost all of it off, but i want all of it off. So would i clay it again the whole process over or should i get something different..?

Detailing clay is the most effective way to remove above surface contaminants. Paint cleaners and cleaner/waxes when worked against the finish will also remove above surface bonded contaminants, but the most effective way to remove these types of things is by using detailing clay.

In most cases, when detailing clay is not working to remove above surface bonded contaminants, it's due to technique, not the product. Try claying a small section, about a foot squared and apply a little more pressure and focus on the task at hand. Learn what is required to remove all the bonded contaminants in this one small section, (how much pressure and how long to clay), and then duplicate this over the entire finish or the affected areas.

[CEason06]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

Well I got bad news maybe ya'll can make me feel better...they painted a water tower down the road from me and I happend to drive by it not thinking abut it and the entire passenger side of my Ford Ranger has tiny tiny white overspray...I have glossy black so I can see it easily, now that was about 3 months ago...I just bought a clay kit is it too late to save it??? I hope its not, thanks

C.E.

[Krazy Ken]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

Well I got bad news maybe ya'll can make me feel better...they painted a water tower down the road from me and I happend to drive by it not thinking abut it and the entire passenger side of my Ford Ranger has tiny tiny white overspray...I have glossy black so I can see it easily, now that was about 3 months ago...I just bought a clay kit is it too late to save it??? I hope its not, thanks

C.E.

I don't think it's too late. The smooth surface kit is proboby a bit mild and in this situation I would tryhttp://www.meguiars.com/?auto-detail...tailing-System

[CEason06]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

sweet! thanks Thats cheaper online than it is in store

[Mike Phillips]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

Similar thread taking place here,

Clay Lube

[CEason06]

Re: smooth surface clay kit

Well... after about an hour I removed about 30% of it I can see it working, just takes time... but there are siome major spots on the hood and those were so stubburn... its okay to rub it in a good bit? I'm using some clay that I had from an old kit...I guess its time to throw it away and get more clay...I'm using the NXT speed detailer as lube, I was usuing Mothers showtime, but I ran out