What happend to my nano skin?

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It felt sticky while on the paint, and when I pressed it lightly onto the paint it let some residue behind. Has anyone ever seen this before?





 
It really looks like some marring to me.......what lube?

what kind of car? color of paint?
 
JVD said:
Is this the first use?
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Just to clarify, I was asking because it is normal on first use. The sponge should be broken in on glass first to remove the coating.
 
Is there a possible there was some kind of chemical on the car or somehow managed to get on the sponge. Other than that the only thing I can think of is heat???
 
DaveT435 said:
Is there a possible there was some kind of chemical on the car or somehow managed to get on the sponge. Other than that the only thing I can think of is heat???
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Nothing on car, I used the red sponge and it was perfectly fine. Really weird, idk if I should bother buying another one?
 
Did you ever expose the sponge to any All Purpose Cleaner? Maybe clean it with All Purpose?
 
They do this if the panel temp is above approx 115°.

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Legacykid said:
No, but curious what would happen? would it mess with the properties of the sponge?
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I heard from Garry Dean that All Purpose Cleaner will disintegrate the sponge. He was using the bigger sponge but the black material looks similar.
 
My Nanoskin has worked fine with ONR. However, not so much with tar remover. I thought I would combine CarPro Trix w/ the Nanoskin to quickly wipe out tar. Bad idea. The Nanoskin seems vulnerable to moderate organic solvents - Tarminator, WD40, tire dressings, "Black Wow" types of plastic/vinyl dressings, possibly IPA - anything like this will not play well with a Nanoskin.
 
I use a Speedy Prep "clay" towel, which uses a rubber technology for decontamination (is that what nanoskin uses?) I did my whole car 2 times with it. Then, when I did my mom's car it left behind marks that are strikingly similar to the ones you have. I used a ton of detail spray, so lubrication was not the problem. I always rinsed with only water to clean it. Idk if it is at the end of it's run or what...is that what happens when the rubber gets worn down?
 
This has happened to me before I think the rubber part is getting worn out . I have used my nano skin clay mitts for about a year and the last few cars I detailed had a spot that looked marred. And going over it didn't do anything so had to bust out the clay bar to remove and it worked but yea this has happened to me I'm guessing it's getting worn out ? But still world great only when i apply pressure it'll leave something behind


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May also be during storage may be getting to hot or left in the car if you took it some where to use it. It could also be from rinsing it out use lukewarm to cool water not warm to hot water which will damage the rubber.
 
That sponge is shot. Plus you should be using Glide as the lubricant.

A few weeks ago I bought the 6" pad and Glide. That's a dream combination for claying.
 
I have rinsed it with warm water, but ive also rinced my red one with warm water. it may be possible there was some tarminator left behind after washing the vehicle that it picked some up. Definitely did not think it would be so sensitive to things like that. I guess thats one of the trade offs.
 
I have the same thing going on with my sponge. I broke it in on the windshield, but never really saw anything come off the sponge like I expected. I saw the same type of "marring" or smear a when doing the car. Using onr, going over the area removed the marks. In the end, I felt like I had to work it pretty well for results. Also, the bumps on my sponge are a lot less pronounced.

The sponge was bought through Amazon, and it was my first use. Is it possible I received a dud?
 
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