Glass Clay Bar vs. Paint Clay Bar

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Mike,

What is the difference between these types of clay?? Can Glass Clay NOT be used on paint?? I have noticed that most paint clays advertise the ability to use them on glass and wheels, but have never bought a glass clay, so I have never had the chance to see whether or not glass clay works on paint.. safely and effectively that is

Feed back please
 
I would imagine that glass clay is more abrasive, being that glass is harder to scratch. I haven't ever bought a "Glass Clay Bar" either but i would bet that is the case.
 
Ok I have a question on this similar topic... I have mild and aggressive clay, the aggressive will leave "clay Haze" (tiny scratches) on paint but would it be ok to use on glass and not leave haze?
Peace,
Jon
 
PAR Detailing said:
Ok I have a question on this similar topic... I have mild and aggressive clay, the aggressive will leave "clay Haze" (tiny scratches) on paint but would it be ok to use on glass and not leave haze?
Peace,
Jon
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Glass is pretty darn hard to scratch, unlike paint. I would try it on one of your home windows in a place you might not notice. Chances are windows by planters are already pretty bad near the bottoms.
 
So basically the consensus is that paint clay can be used on glass, but not the other way around - guess that makes sense..

I am curioius however if you could use it as a "cheaper alternative" when you planned on following it up with polish????

i.e. if I would be polishing regardless, would I not have lowered my overall cost, without causing permenant damage??
 
I think that if the glass clay is going to create scratches, then its not worth any savings. That's just my opinion. How much cheaper is the stuff, really?
 
I think its about 1/3 of the cost - $10 vs. $25-$30
 
Have you considered using ammonia (not windex, but true ammonia) and a razor blade? If you have a nice steady hand you can get pretty good results with that. It's a cheaper alternative IMO.
 
Paint clay is fine on glass. Glass clay sounds like a great piece of marketing, not a need-to-have product. CM red is aggressive on paint and would do fine on glass too if needed. I try to have fewer products that do the job rather than all these silly specialty items, like wheel sealant. DG 105 works just as well on wheels as it does on paint. Glass clay indeed....marketing.
 
zinc02gt said:
Have you considered using ammonia (not windex, but true ammonia) and a razor blade? If you have a nice steady hand you can get pretty good results with that. It's a cheaper alternative IMO.
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I thought ammonia was BAD...... I can understand maybe doing on an un-tinted windshield, but what about all the other glass???
 
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