Clay question

[Fly Bye]

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It is perfectly fine to clay factory rims. Just use clay that has been used on paint, as when you clay your wheels, you won't want to use that same piece of clay on a perfect paint finish.

[SVT Lightning]

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To be honest, some white finishes do not give off the "pop" that some darker colors may give. The good thing about white and silver, is that they do not show dirt like the darker colors do.

Claying may not make a white colored vehicle "pop", but what claying will do, is remove bonded contaminates before you seal the finish. It's better to seal a perfectly clean finish than to seal in bonded contaminates.

Exactly! Just clayed the wifes silver '09 Forester. It "felt" clean to me but I was surprised by the color of the clay when I finished the hood and roof. Claying makes for a smoother more reflective surface. The contaminates aren't there to diffuse the light. White and silver will have more depth after claying.....I used NXT v2 after claying....WOW!

[gmitch23]

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Exactly! Just clayed the wifes silver '09 Forester. It "felt" clean to me but I was surprised by the color of the clay when I finished the hood and roof. Claying makes for a smoother more reflective surface. The contaminates aren't there to diffuse the light. White and silver will have more depth after claying.....I used NXT v2 after claying....WOW!

Great! You now have me pumped, my car is silver and my wife's is white. Cant wait to see results.

[SVT Lightning]

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gmitch...thought I'd post a pic.
GC wash
clay w/ quick detailer
NXT 2.0 applied w/ PC and Megs finishing pad

[Barry N]

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Was asked the other day by a noob... " What's the difference between automotive clay & the modelling clay that you can buy at the craft store" ? Any one have a definitive answer ?

Thanks.

[Murr1525]

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Ones not for cars....

[gmitch23]

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gmitch...thought I'd post a pic.
GC wash
clay w/ quick detailer
NXT 2.0 applied w/ PC and Megs finishing pad

That looks awesome! I did my wife's today and it looks pretty similiar, not quite as good but i think we have two different shades of whites. Cant find my camera to post pics though.

[SVT Lightning]

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Actually, it's silver. I'll try to get a full-on sun shot so you can see what NXT does for the metallic in the paint.