So I did the baggie test after I clay barred the whole car.

OWSIU · 10-13-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by red6spd

Washing the car will remove all that stuff you just mentioned. Claying a car is not something you do all the time. If you want to properly clay a car you need to get down to a clean finish on the paint by using some kind of paint prep. You caly the car polish it then wax it. You guys are just washing your car then claying it??? Normally the dirt and crap a clay bar removes you cant even see with the naked eye.

I think you might be thinking "smooth" is referring to the appearance of the paint, but here "smooth" is used to describe the texture of the paint. Polishing and waxing isn't going to remove the bonded contaminants. I do agree that polishing with a cutting pad will to some degree smooth the paint surface as it removes a thin layer of paint.

OP, as you are claying, use a good amount of lube and continue until you feel the clay is siding very easily. Also most of the time, the sound will change as you clay the surface, it will start out sounding very scratchy (depending how bad it is) and progressively get quieter until it goes it away. Follow up a polish and always wax or seal the paint after you clay since claying will remove the existing protectant. And always, make sure the car is washed thoroughly before you start claying.

whoady4shoady · 10-13-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by OWSIU

I think you might be thinking "smooth" is referring to the appearance of the paint, but here "smooth" is used to describe the texture of the paint. Polishing and waxing isn't going to remove the bonded contaminants. I do agree that polishing with a cutting pad will to some degree smooth the paint surface as it removes a thin layer of paint.

OP, as you are claying, use a good amount of lube and continue until you feel the clay is siding very easily. Also most of the time, the sound will change as you clay the surface, it will start out sounding very scratchy (depending how bad it is) and progressively get quieter until it goes it away. Follow up a polish and always wax or seal the paint after you clay since claying will remove the existing protectant. And always, make sure the car is washed thoroughly before you start claying.

That is exactly what I did and experienced, yet the pair doesn't feel smooth at all to the touch. It is really weird. I washed throughly before flaying the whole car. I don't know. Was I supposed to press really hard when claying? Everything I read said no.

fuct · 10-13-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by whoady4shoady

That is exactly what I did and experienced, yet the pair doesn't feel smooth at all to the touch. It is really weird. I washed throughly before flaying the whole car. I don't know. Was I supposed to press really hard when claying? Everything I read said no.

if your having a hard time with the claying part maybe you should stop right there.

whoady4shoady · 10-13-2010, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

if your having a hard time with the claying part maybe you should stop right there.

What do you mean stopright there? I didn't wax it afterwards because of how the paint still feels. I clayed correctly according to everything I have read and watched on YouTube. Do you have any suggestions on what to do?

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