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So, I got an opportunity to work on my father-in-law's 1981 Chevy Monte Carlo (light blue), this weekend, only I didn't have ANY of my products with me.
A quick run over to the local Autozone and I got a few things I needed and went to work.
The car was repainted about a year ago (maybe a bit more) with a cheapy paint job at Maaco. When touching the paint, the car felt like it had sand grains imbedded in the paint.
I had purchased the Meg's clay kit with the consumer clay inside and got to work. I split the clay in half because I knew this car was going to be trouble. So, I started claying the hood and my clay went black INSTANTLY. I started working the clay and hit the same spot. Black again. I kept working the same spot and it just kept coming back dirty. I quickly realized that if I kept up this pace, the car would take me 4 days to just clay, so I figured I'd just do the best I could.
Long story short is that I improved the feel of the car but not NEARLY as good as clay normally leaves the car feeling. It is like there was no end to the dirt in the paint.
So, would this be an example of when I should be using a more aggressive clay? If so, what does it do differently? Does it pick up more crud off the paint?
Also, suppose I kept working my mild clay in the same spot, would the mild clay eventually yield the same result as the stronger clay, just needing more passes?
I'm just trying to figure out what I need to do to get this finish glass smooth. The next time I get a crack at this car, I want to be better prepared.
A quick run over to the local Autozone and I got a few things I needed and went to work.
The car was repainted about a year ago (maybe a bit more) with a cheapy paint job at Maaco. When touching the paint, the car felt like it had sand grains imbedded in the paint.
I had purchased the Meg's clay kit with the consumer clay inside and got to work. I split the clay in half because I knew this car was going to be trouble. So, I started claying the hood and my clay went black INSTANTLY. I started working the clay and hit the same spot. Black again. I kept working the same spot and it just kept coming back dirty. I quickly realized that if I kept up this pace, the car would take me 4 days to just clay, so I figured I'd just do the best I could.
Long story short is that I improved the feel of the car but not NEARLY as good as clay normally leaves the car feeling. It is like there was no end to the dirt in the paint.
So, would this be an example of when I should be using a more aggressive clay? If so, what does it do differently? Does it pick up more crud off the paint?
Also, suppose I kept working my mild clay in the same spot, would the mild clay eventually yield the same result as the stronger clay, just needing more passes?
I'm just trying to figure out what I need to do to get this finish glass smooth. The next time I get a crack at this car, I want to be better prepared.
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