squelchy451
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- Jun 16, 2016
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Hi. I just got my new car and it looks like it's been sitting in the lot awhile. In any case, I'll be doing a full detail this weekend.
Two bucket wash, clay bar, polish, and wax (or I might just go with a cleaner wax).
I've been detailing for a bit, but only did clay bar three, four times. Most recently I did my girlfriend's car and while claying, I made sure to mist a 18x18" area, use barely any pressure, and use a reasonably clean clay bar surface by folding and kneading it periodically. However, it just felt like I was scratching the car with how 'rough' sliding the clay bar over the paint felt. The car has 70k miles and never has been detailed, or even cleaned all that well. So many swirl marks and even deeper scratches visible without bright light over it.
Anyway, I sometimes err on the side of using too much clay lube. There is always an initial 'grabby' feeling from the clay bar and I'm not sure if that's entirely normal.
Two bucket wash, clay bar, polish, and wax (or I might just go with a cleaner wax).
I've been detailing for a bit, but only did clay bar three, four times. Most recently I did my girlfriend's car and while claying, I made sure to mist a 18x18" area, use barely any pressure, and use a reasonably clean clay bar surface by folding and kneading it periodically. However, it just felt like I was scratching the car with how 'rough' sliding the clay bar over the paint felt. The car has 70k miles and never has been detailed, or even cleaned all that well. So many swirl marks and even deeper scratches visible without bright light over it.
Anyway, I sometimes err on the side of using too much clay lube. There is always an initial 'grabby' feeling from the clay bar and I'm not sure if that's entirely normal.