Clay a ceramic coating?

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Typically twice a year i will typically clay, light swirl removal if needed, polish, than wax/sealant. Last spring i trialed the CarPro CQuartz on the hood of my truck, I liked the results and decided to do my whole truck. Since then after every wash i have used the CQuartz Reload as a kind of maintainer.

My question is should i do my normal thing of clay, polish, wax/sealant or should I just hold off until the beading of water has diminished and i need to reapply the CQuartz?
 
I would expect that since the CQuartz has only been on about a year, and you've been using Reload, that your finish would be pretty much swirl-free. If this is the case, what use would a polish job be? Clay maybe, but only if a baggie test reveals contamination. Otherwise, just keep topping with Reload every so often and be done with it.
 
I never clay unless I plan on polishing afterwards. And if you polish you'll remove CQuartz. I say do some decontamination with Tar-X and Iron-X (if needed) and wait until about the 2 year mark at which point you'd want to polish and re-coat the car.
 
In my opinion depending on the color of car you can clay it.
for me i have a white SUV and it kills me to feel the contaminants.
so i clay it once in a while mostly just the sides.
If it were a black car i may not because you may notice the marring.
But no i wouldn't polish like the above said because you will be taking off the coating.
 
Once coated I have not ran into scenario where I would need to clay...as mentioned earlier, i have done a decon with iron x and a Gtechniq citrus wash and have restored the coating performance. Any swirls or light scratches have been spot repaired and have used a topper to restore spot, otherwise if it merits the whole car then yes I would start over with Clay, polish and then recoat but thankfully have not needed to


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Don't ever clay a car just because you have some contaminants on it. If you have ceramic coating on the car, you should not clay it and also, it should not be to the point where contaminants should build up in the first place. Wash your car every week and should be in top shape. Use iron x to decontaminant it.
 
Maestro Sam said:
Don't ever clay a car just because
you have some contaminants on it.
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Over the years I’ve learned to
never say: “not ever”...


Maestro Sam said:
If you have ceramic coating on the car,
you should not clay it

and also, it should not be to the point
where contaminants should build up
in the first place.

Wash your car every week and
should be in top shape.

Use iron x to decontaminant it.
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What?


Bob
 
Maestro Sam said:
Been a tough week

forgive me lol
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Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
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Bob
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Hey Bob. Sorry to bug you but PM is full. Would you mind taking a look at the navigation screen microfiber thread? I had a question myself about smudges that are left on a navigation screen. They seem to be permanent as in ozmosis has aided in helping make up oils penetrate the screen. I don't think I can remove them. It was on my Dad's Jeep I did a few months ago. It's clean. Just two fingerprint dots where it look like she wore makeup and push the screen in the same spot over and over. Is it possible that it has penetrated the screen

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nadams18 said:
Typically twice a year i will typically clay, light swirl removal if needed, polish, than wax/sealant. Last spring i trialed the CarPro CQuartz on the hood of my truck, I liked the results and decided to do my whole truck. Since then after every wash i have used the CQuartz Reload as a kind of maintainer.

My question is should i do my normal thing of clay, polish, wax/sealant or should I just hold off until the beading of water has diminished and i need to reapply the CQuartz?
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How does the finish look after this time? Is there marring or swirls that are driving you crazy to the point where you can not take it?

If the finish is still good and is up to your standards, then you can perform a decontamination wash as others have mentioned.

The thing about claying a coating is the chance of marring the surface which would then need some polishing to fix. Which then leads to the removal of the coating.
 
Goonie75 said:
Would you mind taking a look at the
navigation screen microfiber thread?

I had a question myself about smudges
that are left on a navigation screen.
They seem to be permanent as in ozmosis
has aided in helping make up oils penetrate
the screen. I don't think I can remove them.

It was on my Dad's Jeep I did a few
months ago. It's clean. Just two finge-
print dots where it look like she wore
makeup and push the screen in the same
spot over and over.

Is it possible that it has penetrated the screen
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•Many nav screens have a very thin
anti-static/anti-glare Coating applied
to them.

-Because of this Coating: It’s possible the
chemical make-up of the cosmetics hasn’t
penetrated into the nav-screen itself—just
“stained” the Coating film layer.


•Can’t offer a guarantee; but, Meguiars M18
Clear Plastic Detailer may clean off those spots.
-Use it on a very soft MF-Towel, trying not to
use too much pressure. As you know: The nav
screen is very scratch sensitive.


:idea:
Find out from the vehicle manufacturer
if the nav screen’s Coating/film layer is
replaceable.
(IMO: Nav screens should come with
something comparable to gorilla-glass.)


Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
•Many nav screens have a very thin
anti-static/anti-glare Coating applied
to them.

-Because of this Coating: It’s possible the
chemical make-up of the cosmetics hasn’t
penetrated into the nav-screen itself—just
“stained” the Coating film layer.


•Can’t offer a guarantee; but, Meguiars M18
Clear Plastic Detailer may clean off those spots.
-Use it on a very soft MF-Towel, trying not to
use too much pressure. As you know: The nav
screen is very scratch sensitive.


:idea:
Find out from the vehicle manufacturer
if the nav screen’s Coating/film layer is
replaceable.
(IMO: Nav screens should come with
something comparable to gorilla-glass.)


Bob
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Thanks again... sorry to everyone else for the brief hijack of the thread...

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Sort of another hijack for this thread, sorry guys! CQuartz installed on my 4Runner last year, had someone hit my bumper lately and took it to the bodyshop to get repaired. Got the runner back but noticed the vehicle has a light dusting of paint or whatever else was airborne in the bodyshop. It doesn't wash off with regular car wash (Zymol auto wash), but clay bar (in a small area on the roof) takes it off relatively easily.

Would it be okay to clay bar the whole vehicle without damaging or removing the CQuartz? Or do you think the overspray has compromised the sealant and I should be looking into polishing and re-applying it? CQuartz was installed in Feb '17 and has maybe 5,000 miles on it, always parked inside my enclosed garage, so it hasn't seen much UV or adverse weather at all.

Chris
 
Claying is going to remove the coating. It's job is to be a sacrificial layer in order to protect the paint and clear coat. It's pricey, but that premium is insurance to protect everything.
 
WashandLearn said:
Claying is going to remove the coating. It's job is to be a sacrificial layer in order to protect the paint and clear coat. It's pricey, but that premium is insurance to protect everything.
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i dont think clay will remove a coating.
 
I've had the same Opti-Coat coating on my hood for 3+ years, been too afraid to clay it. Finally couldn't stand it anymore, clayed it a couple of weeks ago, polished with PO86RD (Menzerna super fine polish). Was prepared to lose the coating, but it held up just fine.
 
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