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| | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 235 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 235 | Has anyone used detailing clay or other mildly abrasive means (rubbing compounds) to clean the paint surface? I feel like there is a small amount of over-spray or grit on some of the surfaces on my truck. They are not visible but the paint is not entirely smooth to the touch. Here is a link to what I found on AutoGeek Auto Geek Detailing Clay | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I've used a clay bar on mine. At first, I was skeptical about whether they actually worked, but was pleasantly surprised at the results. I was also shocked at just how much crap was still on the paint, even though the truck had just been washed and even buffed out with rubbing compound.
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Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 235 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 235 | I think I'll steer away from the razor blade, but more inclined to try the detailing clay. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | Clay takes a lot of elbow grease. But ya can't beat it. Never bothered on my primered 65 but I've done my work truck lol. I also use an oscillating buffer when I'm done to make sure it's all good.
Last edited by Hollow65; 09/16/2013 9:05 PM.
I can explain it to you, I can't understand it for you.
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Run your hand over the paint before and after - big difference !
Not that hard if you use lots of water. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | a good detail shop will use clay, razor blade to get off over spray....watched them do it on my truck, thought the guy was crazy but he knew what he was doing....
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | So just a thought here... you run this clay bar over your paint and you pick up lotsa non paint crud. So you continue to rub this clay bar over your paint and you don't expect to have deep scratches from the crud the claybar picked up?
I am not opposed to it, just curious as to how big a problem this is? | | |
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